Bill Clinton's Pennsylvania fund-raising very disappointing.
I'm posting this here to avoid interaction with the cast of K Street irregulars over at GD Primaries, AND because I take this as encouraging to we Bernie supporters as a sign that HRC's financial support is drying up in the critical state of Pennsylvania. One of the links includes a photo of Bill getting a warm reception in Bethlehem during HRC's 2008 campaign. Not this time around!
Not only did he cancel the Bethlehem appearance, but attendees at his Pittsburgh fundraising reported a low turnout. He "popped in and out" for a 30 minute speech, and the Allegheny county Democratic chairwoman tried to spin the low turnout as an "intimate gathering". Note the campaign reported the number as "100 to 150" - with no photos or independent verification of that number. They could hardly admit to less than 100, could they!
Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign fundraising machine brought out its big gun Thursday in Pittsburgh: her husband.
Former President Bill Clinton delivered a half-hour speech then schmoozed with the 100 to 150 donors in Consol Energy Center's Lexus Club, helping to raise enthusiasm and at least $50,000 for his wife's campaign, attendees said.
(Allegheny County Democratic Chairwoman Nancy) Mills described the event as an “intimate gathering.”
Allegheny County Republican Chairman Jim Roddey thought the turnout was “a lot lighter than I would have imagined,” noting he expected the former president to draw 300 to 500 people.
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/9606079-74/clinton-former-president
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2015/12/10/Bill-Clinton-holds-fundraiser-for-Hillary-today-at-Consol/stories/201512100156 The Post-Gazette reported "attendees" estimated crowd at 100. But again, any Clinton fan who had just shelled out $500-$2700, would put the gloss of the minimum acceptable number of 100.Mayor Bill Peduto and county Executive Rich Fitzgerald had just five minutes with Bill Clinton before the former president addressed a fundraiser Thursday at Consol Energy Center. But in that time, Mr. Peduto said, the garrulous Mr. Clinton spoke about Pennsylvania’s political landscape, how it had changed since his 1992 presidential run, and recent events including the San Bernardino, Calif., shootings.“That was just him,” Mr. Peduto said. “We were just listening.”
As detailed and cited/documented in an earlier thread, the Clinton campaign was pushing Bill to appear at 20 fundraisers in December, including 3 today spread across the state of Pennsylvania. A luncheon at Pittsburgh at Noon, followed by events at 4:30 p.m. in Bethlehem and 7:45 p.m. in Scranton. All in all, a punishing schedule for a man with his cardiac (quadruple by-pass) health history.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10747374
The Thursday cancellation of the Bethlehem fundraiser was barely 24 hours beforehand, but he still was going through with the other two. All these events were closed to the press, as per usual for either Clinton's fund-raising events held behind closed door at undisclosed, elite locations.
In the absence of any explanation at the time of the announcement, or any response to a reporter's queries to Clinton Campaign headquarters, I suggest there was an embarrassingly low response. If you don't got the money, honey, Bill don't got the time. Another possibility is that the physical demands of his 20 fundraising events in one month is taking a toll on his health.
Bill Clinton's Bethlehem fundraising put on hold (headline)
If you were hoping to spend $500 to $2,700 to see Bill Clinton on Thursday in Bethlehem, you'll have to pocket the cash and wait awhile.
Clinton's fundraising appearance for his presidential candidate wife, Hillary, was postponed, host committee member Bill Argeros said Wednesday afternoon.
Argeros referred all other questions to the Hillary for America Pennsylvania finance operation. A phone call to that group wasn't immediately returned. It's not clear when -- or if -- the fundraiser will be rescheduled. The willhillarywin.com website had not updated the former president's schedule and as of Wednesday afternoon was still showing the event.
Bill Clinton's Scranton appearance -- one of three initially scheduled for Thursday -- was moved from 7:45 p.m. to 6 p.m., the Times-Tribune of Scranton reports, which was in the window of Clinton's 4:30-6:30 p.m. Bethlehem visit.
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2015/12/bill_clintons_bethlehem_fundra.html
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Let's just say if some folks knew my exact city it wouldn't take much to figure out from my posts who I was. So I'll play a little game with you. I already said what day this took place, which will pull up news stories. You ask if the gov and both senators are Dems, yes they are, and I said it happened on Main St in our town, and it is a true Main St, Norman Rockwellesque town in a very blue, very small...very very small state. I trust you'll figure out from my post, lol. 
That being said, I worked very hard to get our governor elected. I have close personal connections to her, damn another clue, and I had no idea that President Clinton was coming. Now, I'm not in the Sec Clinton circle in the state and I'm not on her email list, so maybe the invite list was exclusive. It just seemed very strange to me. Although I will say, Sec Clinton held a fundraiser or a "small group session" in our state during the summer for a similar 2.7k price tag, it was held on the back porch of a house in a subdivision around the corner from us. My wife and I were stopped by the motorcade coming home from a dinner date and had no idea who it was until the late news that night. So, maybe I'm not in the most elite circle of Dems in the state! Lol...that being said, Bernie is well represented in our state judging from local support and bumper stickers during my commute
Of Providence...
