A New Report Says President Obama Is Going To A Fundraiser Every 5 Days This Year

A new report from the Washington Post shows President Obama has been going to a fundraiser every 5 days in 2014.

This startling statistic comes after a weak jobs report, a possible bombshell Benghazi revelation, and Obama’s administration commencing airstrikes against ISIS.

Via Philip Bump:

As part of his push to keep money flowing into Democratic campaign accounts before the midterms, President Obama has appeared at 49 fundraisers so far this year — 46 of which were for party committees or PACs that will spend the money on political campaigns this fall.

When we looked at Obama’s fundraising in May, we figured out that he was on pace to go to a fundraiser every six days or so. Now, he’s at five-and-a-quarter. That’s thanks to a particularly active summer; the president even attended a fundraiser during his putative vacation on Martha’s Vineyard in August.

The way it usually works is that Obama squeezes in a fundraiser — often, two — when he’s visiting a city for other official business. That’s led him to criss-cross the country, attending events that are usually held at private residences. (Of the 47 events for which the location is known, 33 have been at peoples’ homes.)

Even for the so-called “campaigner-in-chief” that’s a pretty staggering statistic. But it just goes to show how desperate Democrats have become. With the president’s disapproval weighing down the party across the country, they’re going to need every cent.