TPM: Hillary To Raise Half A Million Dollars For Obama At Private Manhattan Dinner

[BeyondGeography]

Hillary is set to do what is likely to be her only high-dollar fundraiser for Obama before the election -- an intimate dinner in Manhattan where she's planning to raise at least $500,000 for the Illinois Senator's presidential run from some of the party's wealthiest donors.

The dinner will take place on September 22nd, at the Upper East Side home of her campaign's finance chairman, Hassan Nemazee, who is one of the most prolific fundraisers in the Democratic Party.

"This is the only dinner that Hillary is doing in New York," Nemazee tells me in confirming the plans. "It's probably the only opportunity to have an intimate dinner with Senator Clinton on behalf of the Obama campaign."

Couples will pay $28,500 each to attend, and the cash will go to the Democratic National Committee's Victory fund to elect Obama.

Asked if he'd lined up enough commitments to achieve the dinner's goal, Nemazee said: "I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't have commitments."

The effort to tap Hillary as a fundraising draw comes as Obama's finance team is stepping up the pressure on Democratic fundraisers to bring in more money as the full weight of Obama's decision to forego public financing becomes apparent.

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[jakem]

1. so, 39 more of those, and she earns her debt relief?

:shrug:

[secondwind]

2. Obama needs money badly

[jakem]

5. i agree completely-

i guess i am a little irate about an article i saw where HRC wanted conditions of paying her debt in exchange for campaigning for Obama-

[shaniqua6392]

3. I am sure the Obama campaign is appreciative of her efforts

to raise money and campaign for him! That is a great pic.

[Alter Ego]

4. Thank you, Hillary--please, please take a more active role in this campaign.