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President Barack Obama marks his sixth straight month visiting New York to raise campaign money for congressional Democrats, who in key races dont want him campaigning beside them.

The president returned to the nations financial capital for three events today, including one in suburban Connecticut.

New York has always been the center of gravity among centers of gravity, said Representative Steve Israel of New York, who leads House Democrats campaign arm.

Obama, who has no public events or speeches scheduled during the roughly nine-hour trip, attended two Democratic National Committee events in New York City, one for about 25 people donating up to $32,400 and a reception with about 250 people, according to the DNC.

He then flew in a helicopter to Greenwich, Connecticut, landing on a polo field and heading to the $10 million house of real estate investor Richard Richman, where is raising money for Senate Democrats.

The president is lending his time and his fundraising prowess to the party, which is trying to hang onto its Senate majority in the Nov. 4 election, four weeks away.

Tonights event in the Conyers Farm development in Greenwich is the 11th Obama has done for the 2014 mid-term elections for Senate Democrats, according to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. The tickets cost $10,000 to $32,400, according to the DSCC.

The aura around Obama as president can encourage donations, letting Democrats raise money they couldnt get without him, said Stanley Renshon, a professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York who studies political psychology.

To be in the same room, to feel special, even if youre paying for the privilege, is something that a lot of people like to do, Renshon said. Because it makes them feel like theyre important. And the tradeoff is theyre buying their own importance.

At White Street Restaurant in New Yorks Tribeca neighborhood, Obama drew applause from the audience when he talked about raising the minimum wage and improvement in the U.S. economy during his presidency. His remarks near Wall Street about minimizing risks for the banking sector were met with silence.

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