Clinton campaign raises $8 million at Manhattan fundraiser

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Convening its top fundraisers for a glitzy dinner and concert at the St. Regis hotel in Manhattan on Thursday night, Hillary Clinton's campaign brought in roughly $8 million for its joint fundraising group with the Democratic National Committee and state parties, three people familiar with the figure told POLITICO.

The event — which featured remarks from both Bill and Hillary Clinton, campaign chairman John Podesta and top fundraising official Dennis Cheng, as well as a concert by rocker Sting — was the campaign's first event for the Hillary Victory Fund.

Roughly 160 fundraisers attended the reception, for which they paid a minimum of $33,400. Chairs of the event paid or raised at least $100,000.

It came just hours after Hillary Clinton joined her daughter Chelsea for a separate event at the Sheraton Hotel, featuring 600 guests (including 150 children) who paid between $250 and $2700.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/clinton-campaign-raises-8-million-at-manhattan-fundraiser-216925#ixzz3ueuNQ7uK

This is great news, even though Politico is none-too-subtly trying to make it a criticism of Hillary's fundraising efforts. Hey, in today's America, you gotta raise ma$$ quantities to run for President. That's the reality, something the Sandernistas don't seem to understand.