Despite the fact that Dems up for re-election are avoiding him like the plague?

Washington (CNN) – One of President Obama’s advisers said Sunday that, despite the President’s low popularity numbers, he’ll still be helpful for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections.

A CNN Poll of Polls from last week, averaging four national surveys that measure the President’s approval rating, said just 44% of Americans approve of the job Obama’s doing in the White House.

But Dan Pfeiffer, senior adviser to the President, said despite those numbers, many Democratic candidates will still rely on help from Obama.

“The President will be an asset in every way to help these candidates,” Pfeiffer said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

It may not be just at campaign events, either. Pfeiffer said the President and those around him have some experience in winning elections by both old-school campaigning and modern technological tools.

“This President wrote the book on running and winning modern campaigns,” Pfeiffer said. “We’re going to take all of our resources and help Democrats up and down the ballot.”