San Francisco , California ( CNN ) -- President Obama will wake up in San Francisco , California , on Friday amid a five-state , four-day tour aimed at propping up embattled key Senate incumbents . Obama will fly to Los Angeles , California , to attend a fundraiser luncheon at the University of Southern California for Sen. Barbara Boxer and former Gov . Jerry Brown , before delivering remarks at a Democratic National Committee rally at USC 's Alumni Park . Boxer has opened a slight lead against Republican Carly Fiorina , as has Brown in his effort to win his old job back in a nasty battle with Republican Meg Whitman . National Democrats are still watching these races closely to ensure they do n't slip out of their hands . By Friday evening , the president will be in Las Vegas , Nevada , to attend a DNC rally at a middle school before heading to a private residence for a fundraising event for Sen. Harry Reid and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee . Reid is stuck in the mid-40s in most polls , despite months painting his Republican opponent , Tea Party-friendly Sharron Angle , as an extremist . On Saturday , Obama heads to Minnesota for a rally to support former Sen. Mark Dayton , who is running for governor . The president also will headline a fundraiser for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee before heading back to the White House on Saturday evening . In addition , the president will attend another congressional campaign panel fundraiser Monday in Rhode Island before taking four days off from campaigning to tend to other business at the White House . As the president stumps across the West for several Senate incumbents , Democratic officials revealed Thursday he will shift his attention to the Midwest and Northeast in the final weekend before the midterm election . Obama will headline four major rallies for the Democratic National Committee in the final stretch , starting Saturday , October 30 , in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , and Bridgeport , Connecticut . Both states have Senate battles that are simply too close to call , as well as competitive gubernatorial battles . Also on that Saturday , Obama will return home to Chicago , where there is a tight gubernatorial fight and Democrat Alexi Giannoulias is locked in a bitter battle with Republican Mark Kirk for Obama 's old Senate seat . The state is also home to a close re-election battle for Democratic Gov . Pat Quinn . Advisers to the president have privately said he 's particularly concerned about the symbolism on election night if his party ca n't even hold his former Senate seat , which is why first lady Michelle Obama and the president each campaigned in Illinois earlier this month . On Sunday , October 31 , the president will return again to Ohio in his 12th visit as president -- just days after he and the first lady headlined their first joint rally there , drawing 35,000 people to the campus of Ohio State University . White House aides have said they expect the president to be in Washington on Election Day , though that could always change if Democratic officials calculate that a last-minute visit will have an impact in another key race . Vice President Joe Biden will join Obama at the Cleveland , Ohio , rally , according to Democratic officials , as the White House continues to very aggressively coordinate the travel of the president , vice president , and first lady for maximum benefit . Biden led campaign events earlier this week in Washington , California , and Nevada -- three states the president is also hitting on his current five-state swing -- because of the urgency of saving incumbent Sens . Patty Murray , Boxer , and Reid . Michelle Obama will also be visiting Washington and California next week , and then will be in Las Vegas for Reid on Monday , November 1 , the day before Election Day . That same day she will also headline an event in Philadelphia , a sure sign that the White House believes that Joe Sestak , the Democratic candidate for Senate that many pundits had written off , has a legitimate shot of knocking off Republican Pat Toomey .
Critics say midterm elections will be a burden on Obama and his leadership . Barack Obama seeks to shore up embattled senators from California , Nevada , Texas . Obama is on a six - state , four - day tour . Obama will also make another campaign swing the final weekend before midterms .