Obama-Clooney fundraiser rakes in celebrity dollars

Saturday, May 12th, 2012 5:25:58 by

Obama-Clooney fundraiser rakes in celebrity dollars

In what’s shaping up to be one of the biggest one-off fundraisers in the history of the presidency, Obama will pitch to a houseful of boosters from Hollywood’s inner circles at a sold-out event in Studio City and it’s not just any house – it’s George Clooney’s
7,354-square-foot crib.

Obama has ever acted cool in courting celebrities, on Thursday he’ll be dropping that act and heading for the mother lode.

With the exception of a couple supporters – namely, the winner of the Obama campaign’s "Obama, Clooney and You" sweepstakes and a plus-one – guests reportedly paid as much as $40,000 each to secure a seat. That tallies up to nearly $6 million from partygoers,
plus another estimated $4 million to $6 million from the contest, which gave would-be donors the chance to feast with the stars for a $3 (or more) pledge made via the president’s campaign site.

Although some celebs have dialled down their enthusiasm for Obama since the last election cycle, he still has friends in Hollywood – many of whom will be attending the dinner; and the fundraising game has also changed significantly since Obama’s 2008 campaign,
as the Supreme Court’s controversial 2010 Citizens United ruling made way for Super-PACs and supersized donations to stuff candidates’ war chests with unprecedented amounts.

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1 Comment for “Obama-Clooney fundraiser rakes in celebrity dollars”

  1. President Obama will be re-elected in November because he’s solidifying his liberal base. He knows conservative Americans will never vote for him no matter what he does so why bother trying to attract them? Federal debt = $15 trillion. There are 1000 U.S. military bases. Military spending = $1 trillion/year. War on Terror = $4 trillion spent so far. War on Drugs = $15 billion spent per year. There are 7 million adult Americans on probation, parole or in jail or prison. Seems like a good time to focus on religious differences doesn’t it? Americans are being deceived big time!

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