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Democrats sign on for Hillary Clinton fundraiser Thursday, Apr 24, 2008 By Aaron Sadler Stephens Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - It was not clear what sweets they will be serving, but Arkansas Democrats in Congress will host a $500-per-person "dessert reception" next month for Sen. Hillary Clinton. The event is scheduled for May 7 at a Washington hotel. The White House bid of the state's former first lady got a boost Tuesday with a Pennsylvania primary win. All five Arkansas lawmakers are superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention. All have pledged to Clinton. Reps. Mike Ross, D-Prescott, Vic Snyder, D-Little Rock, and Marion Berry, D-Gillett, and Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor, D-Ark., will host the event, according to an invitation prepared by Clinton's campaign. Donors are asked to help raise $5,000 to be a "co-chair" of the fundraiser. The cost to be designated as a "champion" is $1,000 per person. A "friend" can get into the event for $500. Attendees who have already donated the maximum $2,300-per-person for the primary are asked to raise $500 from another source. Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., are locked in a nomination fight that it appears superdelegates - elected officials and other party leaders - may have to settle. With her win in Pennsylvania, Clinton staved off calls for her to cede to Obama, who holds about a 150-delegate lead. Clinton tried to build on Tuesday's win with an online fundraising blitz Wednesday. Her campaign raised more $10 million online to close a significant cash gap. Federal election commission filings showed Obama having raised about $45 million more through March 30. "I think the Hillary Clinton campaign for president got new life last night in Pennsylvania," Ross said. "Barack Obama has not been able to win a big state yet. She continues to win the big states." Clinton ran away with a primary win in Arkansas, her home for 17 years. The May 7 fundraiser comes the day after critical primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. "If there's momentum in this race I think she has it," Pryor said. "I know all eyes will be on those states that have primaries (May 6)." |
