Democratic members of Congress are being urged by their party leader to avoid the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte so that they can remain in their districts and campaign for votes, Reuters reports.
Rep. Steve Israel (D., N.Y.), head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, urged his fellow Democrats to skip the vacation and remain in their districts, the outlet reported:
"If they want to win an election, they need to be in their districts," New York congressman Steve Israel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, told the Reuters Washington Summit on Tuesday.
Israel emphasized that Democratic President Barack Obama's poll ratings - which have hovered around 50 percent - have little to do with his stance.
"I don't care if the president was at 122 percent favorability right now," he said. "I think (candidates) should be in their districts," rather than spend time at the convention, which will be in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 3-6.
