As public opinion continues to turn against the President, combined with his inability to make a difference (at least not a positive one) in Massachusetts, Virginia and New Jersey, the Associate Press asks the question: Can Obama get any other Democrats elected?

It’s big news when the AP publishes a story like this about President Obama, as the AP was firmly in the Barack Obama’s corner during the election and during the first year of his term.

The Associated Press reports on the growing discontent that Democratic Congressmen have with Obama:

The list of White House failures is growing: It hasn’t galvanized the legions of 2008 Obama backers in three major statewide losses. It hasn’t prevented primary challenges for at least two vulnerable Senate Democrats even though Obama endorsed them. And it hasn’t recruited strong candidates for Senate seats once held by Vice President Joe Biden and the president himself.

“I get the sense that it’s all about them … and that if they do get involved, it should be magic. But, in my experience, it hasn’t been,” said Democratic Rep. Marion Berry of Arkansas.

Based on roughly two dozen interviews with lawmakers, party leaders and political operatives nationwide, it’s clear that many Democrats feel Obama hasn’t fully embraced his role as party chief. It has them questioning the strength of his political muscle and faulting his advisers for paying too little attention to the fast-approaching 2010 midterm contests.

Some of these Democrats complained on the record. Others asked for anonymity to avoid angering Obama and his team. Altogether, they described an ineffective political operation. They suggested Obama’s team is overly focused on his likely 2012 re-election bid. And they blamed the White House for a muddled message about what he’s trying and accomplishing as president.

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