Politico has been told by some moderate House Democrats that they are less than anxious to have U.S. President Barack Obama campaign for them.

Interviews with close to a dozen unnamed congressional Democrats on the ballot this year show a lack of enthusiasm for Obama's help, something that reflects the president's 46 percent approval rating in the polls, the newspaper said.

According to the newspaper, the Democrats give a variety of reasons, like, The president's busy schedule and a long-term practice of not bringing in outside campaigners.

Politico alsoi said that the uncertainty over Obama was seen in Virginia last year. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds at first rejected Obama's help, then embraced it when polls in the final weeks of the campaign showed him far behind.

Uncertainty about Obama has now evolved into a feeling among centrist Democrats that they would be better off if he didn't campaign on their behalf, Politico further added.