Reporter told Dem. running for RI Gov. that Obama won't campaign for him

So, we're all supposed to be urging Democrats to vote, you know, not whine and gripe and groan. Then, we see something like this:

President Obama will not endorse the Democratic candidate for governor, Frank T. Caprio, when he comes to Rhode Island to support other Democratic candidates, the White House said Sunday.

The president’s decision “is a victory for Linc Chafee,” the Republican-turned-independent who is Caprio’s opponent in the race for governor, said Chafee spokesman Mike Trainor, who said he was quoting Chafee’s own stated view. Former Republican Senator Chafee endorsed Mr. Obama for president in 2008.

Caprio was unaware that the president would not endorse him until his campaign was told by a news reporter, according to his campaign manager, Xay Khamsyvoravong. Khamsyvoravong said Caprio is not embarrassed that he did not get a courtesy call from the White House before the president’s decision was made public.

The Caprio campaign shouldn't be embarrassed. The White House political operation should be. Caprio should be aggravated.

This is a tight race. Nate Silver thinks Chafee has a 50.4% chance to win. Caprio's chances are at 42.0%. His prediction is the final vote will be 35.2% for Chafee and 34.3% for Caprio. Pretty damn close.