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Oct 10, 2009 12:06 pm US/Eastern

President Obama Coming To Massachusetts

BOSTON (WBZ) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Gov. Deval Patrick and President-elect Barack Obama on January 19, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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President Barack Obama is coming to Massachusetts to raise money for Gov. Deval Patrick later this month.

The president's visit will include an afternoon fundraiser at the Westin Copley Place Hotel on Friday, October 23.

Governor Patrick is running for re-election next year but has been slow to collect campaign donations. By visiting before the end of 2009, Obama can help Patrick raise the maximum $500 from donors in this calendar year.

When asked if the visit is linked to Patrick's decline in the polls he said:

"That's hilarious. Really?"

"Poll numbers are down and so call the White House? I don't think many other elected officials get to do that."

Also on the 23rd, the president will attend a dinner in Connecticut for Sen. Chris Dodd, who is also up for re-election in 2010.

The visit will come less than a month after Patrick helped Obama by pressing the Legislature to create an interim senator to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy.

The appointment of Paul Kirk restored a filibuster-proof margin in the Senate Obama might need if he hopes to pass a health care overhaul.