To be sure, a bevy of the usual suspects are busy on both coasts raising thousands of $2,700 contributions — the maximum that any single donor can give to a candidate’s primary campaign committee. That’s the price tag at two Hollywood events slated for Clinton on May 7, a luncheon at the home of TV producer Steven Bochco and his wife, Dayna, and a dinner at the home of Power Rangers magnate Haim Saban and his wife, Cheryl.
The Sabans, in particular, are longtime Clinton friends and supporters, who have been raising and giving money to both Bill and Hillary Clinton for 20 years....
Another undercurrent in the latest fundraising efforts here is the lingering bad blood caused by the defection of some big Clinton donors – most notably, Geffen – to Barack Obama in 2008. Most of those donors are now back in the Clinton fold, but some are notably unenthusiastic.
“Here’s the deal,” said one such donor. “I have to tell you, there is such a lack of enthusiasm for Hillary it’s really kind of stunning. We’re raising our $2,700, but that’s all we’re doing. Nobody’s called us. I mean, in the ’90s, we gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to Clinton and the party and the congressional committees. Hundreds of thousands. We might have been minor players compared to George Soros, but nobody’s called us.”
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— POLITICO (@politico) May 3, 2015
