Obama Fundraising For 2012 During Primary Night

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is spending an evening with high-end donors, raising big money for his re-election campaign as his GOP opponents battle in Florida's primary.

Obama is attending two small fundraisers Tuesday evening, each with tickets priced at $35,800 each, with proceeds going to his campaign and the Democratic National Committee.

The president is speaking to around 50 people at the swanky St. Regis Hotel in Washington and then to a group of nearly 70 at a private home in Chevy Chase, Md.

The events are to get under way as polls close in Florida, where Mitt Romney is hoping for a strong showing in his bid to become the GOP nominee against Obama in November.

Comments

[JeffE]

08:22 PM on 01/31/2012

Yeah, booting the GOP on its can.

[StewII]

07:28 PM on 01/31/2012

Probably sitting around laughing at the GOP like the rest of us.

[senator11]

07:17 PM on 01/31/2012

Barack attending another fundraiser? He'd better keep them coming, as Ax and his other handlers are definitely going to need that $1B soon. He will have to spend all of that (maybe some paper bag 'Barack-money' handouts?) plus, if he will ever pull off a Houdini like in 2008.

But, the people have seen this show firsthand, and have quite enough. One and Done.

[sdanca4]

07:28 PM on 01/31/2012

Presidnet Obama will have 4 more to Clean up the Mess of the republican party.

[JeffE]

08:23 PM on 01/31/2012

Dream on.