wig a role democrats want to see mr. obama play in their re-election bids. the president about to make remarks on job training outside milwaukee. here's a look at his travels, basically, this year, since january 15th when he came back from vacation in hawaii. the only state president obama hit where a senate democrat is facing a tough battle is in north carolina. senator kay hagan, normally a big presidential supporter, managed somehow not to attend that event with the president. elise i have beck is a writer for the hill. post-state of the union speeches are quite common every, every prosecute in my memory has taken them on. is there anything different about this one? >> there's not a lot which is different except president obama's approval rating, so we know he's seeking to get the public back on his side by talking about what are, frankly, old policy ideas of his, but