Tickets to See Mike Pence Discounted Because No One Wants Them
Not even Republicans are willing to pay big money to hear Vice President Mike Pence.
The Colorado Republican Party has slashed prices for Pence's keynote address by 45 percent after failing to sell enough of the $275 tickets to the October 26 speech in Denver.
“They very much want to see the vice president speak, but the tickets were too expensive,” party spokesman Daniel Cole told The Denver Post. “We couldn’t fill the large room at that ticket level.”
The Party said in an email Wednesday that the Vice President will still draw "our expected attendance of 400 supporters," but spun the ticket price cut as a tip of the hat to low-level campaign workers.
"We have opened up an additional general ticket level to allow more of our hardworking grassroots activists from the 2016 cycle to be able to attend," the email said. "We believe they deserve the same opportunity to hear from our Vice President as the premiere seating we are offering.”
For the swankiest attendees, $10,000 will buy a VIP reception and a photo with the vice president.
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http://www.newsweek.com/low-demand-mike-pence-tickets-discounted-689419
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