Obama enters fray in Murphy-Tedisco race

Once again, DC power brokers are paying close attention to the Inbox. Minutes after Brian Mann wrote this blog entry, President Obama geared up his grassroots campaign machinery on behalf of fellow Democrat Scott Murphy.

OK, Obama sent out his e-mail to 60,000 people in the 20th Congressional district a couple hours before Brian’s blog post. And maybe, just maybe, he hasn’t read the Inbox…yet. But the de facto leader of the Democratic party did endorse Murphy today. Part of the treatment from the Associated Press…

Obama said in the e-mail that Murphy ”has the kind of experience and background we desperately need right now in Washington” and asked voters to send him to Congress, ”where we’ll work together to get our economy moving in the right direction.”

”He’s created jobs by building and growing small businesses while bringing people together to address difficult challenges,” Obama added. ”He supports the economic recovery plan we’ve put in place, and I know we can count on him as an ally for change.”

The President is also expected to headline two multimullion dollar fundraising events tonight that will fuel the Democratic National Committee’s attempt to retain the seat in a Republican-dominated district.