But with Democrats and Republicans both aiming to raise upwards of $750 million by the time the election is done, the President will also be busy doing what all of his recent predecessors have done: hitting up rich people for donations.
He said what he had done hit home when his cancer charity Livestrong asked him to step aside last year.
In the past we've done hit jobs on email, voicemail and business cards at various times.
Barry Bonds has done everything -- hit home runs, steal bases, hit for average.
"Whoever has spoken has done it to hit me.
"What the recession has done has really hit household formation hard, so instead of forming households we are having some contractions: the college student moving back in or someone's brother-in-law loses a job.
Baddeley said he had been enjoying the work he has done this week, had been hitting his irons well and tightening up his short game.
"It's just that no one in the category has done anything that has hit the hot button".
The party has done well online, having hit the £2m mark in only 12 months with a £5 donation from a woman in Pontypridd last week.
"The way to treat them organically," suggested Cushnie, "is what I've just done: hit them on the head".
