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Clinton Fund-Raising Watch
Posted by Josh Gerstein
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 at 1:11 PM
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Advisers to Senator Clinton are now openly blaming a lack of resources for their failure to fight Senator Obama's presidential campaign more aggressively in caucus states and elsewhere. They are also intent on not being outgunned by Mr. Obama in the remaining contests.
To that end, the Clinton campaign has begun another intense round of fund-raising. The Sun reported today on attempts to seek new Jewish, Irish, Asian, and Indian donors. (Yes, we know India is in Asia, but that's the way the Clinton folks described their outreach.)
It's all hands on deck for the Clinton fund-raising operation now. On Tuesday next week, two members of Congress, Kendrick Meek of Florida and Hilda Solis of California, will offer donors of $250 or more "cocktails and conversation" with "senior campaign advisors" to Mrs. Clinton. Mrs. Clinton and President Clinton will also pitch in. On Monday, Mrs. Clinton will host a "Hillary Live!" event at George Washington University in Washington. Tickets were originally $100 a head, but have recently been cut to as low as $25.
President Clinton is spending the next couple of days stumping in Texas, but on Friday he'll jet to Florida, which already voted (sort of), to pick up some cash at three $1,000 and up events. First stop, Boca Raton at the home of a vice chairwoman of the United Jewish Communities, Rani Garfinkle. Also leading that event: a Florida state senator, Ted Deutch and his wife Jill; Tracey Hampton Stein and Mitchell Stein; the Mayor of Palm Beach, Lois Frankel, and Norma Grill, who is the mother of a Washington Post writer, Laura Blumenfeld. Second stop: the Parkland, Fla. home of Michael and Marilyn Moskowitz. Third stop: the Grand Bay Club in Key Biscayne, Fla. Hosts are a family of Miami-area condominium developers, the Defortunas, an international lawyer, Daniel Korn, and a New York-based real estate broker, Kathy Sloane.
Of course, the Clinton campaign's efforts could be dwarfed by a new political group being set up by Clinton backers, the American Leadership Project. It is reportedly seeking $10 million for pro-Clinton ads. That group will not be subject to the $2,300 limit on donations to federal political campaigns and is certain to ignore the $5,000 limit on donations to committees involved in federal elections.
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