WASHINGTON -- When President Barack Obama swings into Miami Beach Monday night to raise money for Democratic congressional candidates, it will be the 26th fund-raiser of his maiden year in office, compared with the six appearances by his predecessor, George W. Bush, in his first year of office.

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President Barack Obama, right, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at a Las Vegas fund-raiser for the senator in May.

Just last week, the president raised millions of dollars for the Democrat running for an open Republican House seat in New York, the Democratic National Committee, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd. Beyond fund raising, he rallied Democratic faithful for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine Wednesday...