Not seeing any real big names other than James Cameron.
Posted on 09/08/2014 12:31:46 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
Major fundraisers are planned in September for Alison Lundergan Grimes and Michelle Nunn to boost faltering campaigns
With their control of the Senate hanging in precarious balance, Democrats are papering Hollywood with last-minute fundraising appeals, and three of the entertainment industry’s anointed political stars this season are coming west to make their 11th-hour midterm cases in person.
One email invitation to the coming weeks' full calendar of events desperately urged the industry Democrats to open their wallets because “there’s so much at stake.”
Two of the favored trio — Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky and Michelle Nunn in Georgia — have fallen narrowly behind in their senatorial races. Grimes now trails current Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell by eight points and Nunn is six points back of former Dollar General CEO David Perdue, the Republican nominee. Both races, however, are rated as "toss-ups" in Hollywood which a late infusion of cash might make the difference.
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Grimes’ September 18 fundraiser is shaping up to be Hollywood's biggest A-ticket event this month. Like all of Grimes' Los Angeles fundraisers, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg is once again a driving force. The studio chief has not only declared Grimes’ election his number one priority of this electoral cycle but already has raised well over $1 million on her behalf. In this final push, Katzenberg appears to be pulling in support from all corners of the industry
(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...
Joe McCarthy was right.
Any Nunn in GA has always won, I believe. People there believe in Nunns.
Remember in the 1992 debate, how the arrogant Bill Clinton conned GHWB into attacking Joe McCarthy by noting that Prescott Bush was strongly anti-McCarthy, c. 1954.
It is the people that go to see these communist preform that is backing the democrats.When people stop going to these movies etc of the Obama and democrat crowd then the communist producer and directors then they will go broke and can give no more of your money..So for the next two years show them what we are made of..
Not seeing any real big names other than James Cameron.
Ugh I see Zenyatta’s owners Jerry and Ann Moss on this list. Too bad I am a big Zenyatta fan.
How many should vote for Nunn?
NUNN.
Fund raisers are a lost proposition — better invest in musicals like Chorus Line.
One of the reasons why I support copyright piracy.
Despite her greatness, she can't cure their political stupidity.
Yes, yes.
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