WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it “Checks and the City.”
Needing to boost his donor base, President
Barack Obama is banking on elite entertainers for help so often they
have essentially become a cast of characters in his campaign. He is
using his Hollywood access and raffling it off as a prize to others,
tapping into a culture that revels in celebrity even in hard economic
times.
Obama’s big-name tour makes its next stop
on Thursday at Sarah Jessica Parker’s place in the West Village of New
York City. The “Sex and the City” star, who is married to actor Matthew
Broderick, is hosting a cozy $40,000-per-person fundraiser along with
Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
The president and first lady Michelle Obama
will then appear at a second glitzy fundraiser in Manhattan, headlined
by a performance by Mariah Carey.
While Democrats have long held political and ideological ties to the TV and movie industry, the dynamic is different this time for Obama. His own celebrity has
faded a bit after more than three years in the slog of governing, and
some reliable donors have gotten so used to seeing him, they want more —
like a real movie star.Read More at OfficialWire. By Ben Feller.
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