Obama to Attend Fundraiser for Joe Sestak in Pennsylvania

Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak will get some presidential help in his uphill battle against Republican Pat Toomey in his Senate race in Pennsylvania.

President Barack Obama will attend a Sept. 20 fundraising event for Sestak in Philadelphia, The Associated Press reported.

It will be the president's first campaign stop for Sestak, who beat Republican-turned-Democrat Sen. Arlen Specter in the primary. The White House had backed Specter, but threw its support behind Sestak for the general election.

Toomey, a businessman and former congressman, has been leading Sestak in the polls. A Franklin & Marshall College survey last month found Toomey ahead by 40 percent to 31 percent among likely voters, with 26 percent undecided.

Pennsylvania voters have been subjected to a slew of negative ads from both sides.