Obama makes rare campaign trail appearance, people leave early

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(Reuters) - President Barack Obama made a rare appearance on the campaigntrail on Sunday with a rally to support the Democratic candidate forgovernor in Maryland, but early departures of crowd members while he spokeunderscored his continuing unpopularity.
With approval levels hovering around record lows, Obama has spent most ofhis campaign-related efforts this year raising money for strugglingDemocrats, who risk losing control of the U.S. Senate in the Nov. 4 midtermelection.
Most candidates from his party have been wary of appearing with him duringtheir election races because of his sagging popularity.
Not so Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown of Maryland, who is running forgovernor, and Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois, who is running forre-election. Obama plans to appear at an event for Quinn later in theevening.