Comment on Obama, in low demand, suits up for governor races

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is picking some temperate spots in an otherwise chilly political landscape, avoiding hostile Senate terrain during the final days of the midterm campaign in favor of tight governor races where his liabilities are less likely to stick to Democratic candidates. With a week left before Election Day, Obama is fanning out to campaign in six states, betting that his last-minute appeals will mobilize core Democratic voters who have a history of sitting out midterm elections. Democratic governor candidates also are better shielded from Obama's policies than Democratic candidates for Senate, whose votes can directly advance the president's agenda. "In Senate races, voters are looking through the lens of federal politics, and voters are getting a president with the lowest approval of his presidency right now," said Nathan Daschle, a former executive director of the Democratic Governors' Association. State action has been a crucial element of Obama's health care law. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama's fundraising for the national party benefits Democrats up and down the ballot, including governors.