Granderson: Dems Have Been Running from Obama Except with Fundraising

"Illinois is unique in the sense that the economy of Illinois is so poor. We’re one of the — you know this, congressman — one of the lowest in terms of unemployment, falling way behind the national trend. And so there are other factors involved with what’s happening in Illinois, and not just President Obama. As a matter of fact, his opponent, Bruce Rauner, has been going into Cook County specifically where the majority of Democrats are located, and finding ways of getting Democrats to come to his side because of strictly the economy of Illinois and Pat Quinn and not necessarily tied to President Obama. But I agree with the governor here, I’m actually astounded at the number of Democrats who have been cowards, in my estimation, and running from President Obama, except when it comes to raising campaign funds. He’s still pretty popular there.”