In East Hampton, Bill Joins Hillary at Fundraiser (HILLARY GROUP)
Bill Clinton provided a brief warm-up act to Hillary Clinton on Sunday evening: The former president schmoozed with donors at an East Hampton fundraiser, where about 175 guests attended, each paying from $500 to $2,700.
But the former president was not there to upstage his wife: Once Hillary Clinton finished with the photo line, her husband sat on stage and listened, with no speaking role during the program.
Bill Clinton chatted up guests at the Long Island home of Hilary Leff while Hillary Clinton posed for pictures and mingled with the fundraiser host committee....
“The reason (Republicans) are trying to restrict voting rights is they want the presidential electorate to look more like the midterm electorate,” Bill Clinton told a group of supporters mingling at the outdoor fundraiser, discussing the Republican wave that dominated the 2014 midterm elections.
But after Hillary Clinton came out and delivered a lengthy speech, another source said, “It was the Hillary show.” Bill Clinton's presence was described by multiple attendees as "very low-key."
As Bill Clinton looked on, Hillary Clinton was introduced by her longtime friend and supporter Susie Tompkins Buell, co-founder of Esprit....
On Sunday, Bill Clinton accompanied his wife to two of the three fundraisers she attended (he also attended a fundraiser in Water Mill with his family last weekend). The former secretary of state joked that when they get home from events he tells her what she did right and what she did wrong, "and I take notes!"
Politico: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/clinton-east-hampton-bill-joins-hillary-at-fundraiser-213175#ixzz3kROtEgWZ
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