Via Jim Geraghty, we get this delightful story of a Barack Obama fundraising event that sounds more like a Cippers game than an appearance by the Commander in Chief:
Pres. Obama is the best fundraiser the Dem Party has, but his drawing power is way down from its peak during the ’08 campaign.
Obama is heading to MO and NV today to raise money for Sec/State Robin Carnahan (D), running for an open Senate seat, and Senate Maj. Leader Harry Reid.
But Carnahan’s campaign wasn’t able to completely sell out the Folly Theater, where Obama will appear for a grassroots event on Carnahan’s behalf, at the prices they wanted. Tickets once priced at $250 are now going for $99, while $35 tickets are half off.
We already knew that President Obama’s approval ratings would make him more of a liability than a benefit to Democrat candidates on the campaign trail. But up until now at least, it was generally assumed that he could raise money for targeted races. Apparently even that magic is gone. I’m curious to hear what scalpers are getting for their bargain-bin remainders.
Exit question: what’s the appropriate obscure ’80s movie reference for this tale: ‘I’ve been kidnapped by KMart,’ or ‘his appeal is becoming more selective?’
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frankieb (Diary) Thursday, July 8th at 7:46PM EST (link)We (mistakenly) got an invitation to pay up and listen to BOzo and his cohorts. I sent back an empty reply envelope with no return address.
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Next time
Adjoran (Diary) Friday, July 9th at 2:05AM EST (link)Strap the Business Reply envelope to a brick with clear packaging tape. The recipient is charged by weight – never send back an empty envelope if you really want to make a point!
Grand idea!
taxmaiden Friday, July 9th at 12:58PM EST (link)By golly, I’m going to have to remember that; thanks!
“It is futile to fight against, if one does not know what one is fighting for” – Ayn Rand
gee, I'm signing up for BoZo News now
Veronica (Diary) Friday, July 9th at 1:02PM EST (link)great idea!
bastids.
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Locked and Loaded (Diary) Friday, July 9th at 6:34PM EST (link)Remove your name from the material they want you to send back, tear it to pieces, place it all in the envelope (with anything else you want to fit in), and then mail it back. My kind of recycling.
What is the world coming to?
clintonformccain Thursday, July 8th at 7:52PM EST (link)First, the American Idol summer tour cancels shows due to weak ticket sales and now The One can’t sell out a $35 a plate fundraiser.
Maybe they should try booking that Palin woman next time. I hear she sells a lotta tickets.
May be something grimmer going on here.
cactusjack Thursday, July 8th at 7:57PM EST (link)Discretionary income is vanishing. People are really having to cut back. And the dollars they do have, worth less than a year ago. They can tough out 6 months, but not 13, or 18, or 24. The mortgage/rent, or the Bamster’s party. If you’re sane, that decision is taking less than a nanosecond.
Starting to see "toys" for sale ...
acat (Diary) Thursday, July 8th at 10:07PM EST (link)Saw three vintage-70s Corvettes for sale within the last few days, “For Sale” sign in the window, parked near the street….
Haven’t noticed more RVs or boats, suspect they won’t go on the market until after the summer’s over… one last trip, eh?
Mew
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“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost”. –Tolkein
Saw two boats for sale today....
acat (Diary) Saturday, July 10th at 12:53AM EST (link)Brisk business in “For Sale” signs as people have to decide between keeping their toys and keeping food on the table and a roof overhead.
Mew
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Good point, but what about AZ
mkozikowski (Diary) Friday, July 9th at 8:52AM EST (link)Arizona has, in two days, gathered over $500,000.00 for it’s defense against the Government.
So, although cash strapped is a good way to look at it.
Perhaps it is just “The People”, you know, the little guys, expressing an opinion.
That's wonderful news.
NeoKong (Diary) Thursday, July 8th at 7:53PM EST (link)It worked wonders for Jon Corzine, Martha Coakley and Creigh Deeds
Hopefully he will campaign for Barbara Boxer and Charlie Crist too.
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Yes!
Tony_Cruz (Diary) Thursday, July 8th at 8:00PM EST (link)and maybe Feingold and Jerry Brown!
Everyday that passes I get even more excited for November. I’ve already organized a 3 TV watch party at my university for all the Republicans on campus. SOO good!
For Our God and Our Country,
Tony Cruz
Who would have seen Mussolini as an "attraction"
Veronica (Diary) Thursday, July 8th at 8:07PM EST (link)if they had a chance back then?
They could offer $.50 tickets and we still wouldn’t go.
Not even for “history.”
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The joint's only got 1087 seats. Maybe if they offered free cheese
Tbone (Diary) Thursday, July 8th at 8:10PM EST (link)with every ticket?
Or, maybe they should have billed him as “Barry and the Prompters”
Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.
1087 seats?
joecollins (Diary) Thursday, July 8th at 11:09PM EST (link)Barry can’t fill 1087 seats? Mmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmm.
Yes, the Folly is Tiny
cboullear Friday, July 9th at 10:49AM EST (link)Probably the smallest venue in the Kansas City area. HaHaHa.
He really just needs to get the Shabazz brothers to do his scalping. nt
Locked and Loaded (Diary) Friday, July 9th at 6:41PM EST (link)Earlier today, the KC papers said the hall was "sold out", but several rows were empty
Teresa in Fort Worth, TX (Diary) Thursday, July 8th at 8:40PM EST (link)I linked to the article later, but that information had been removed from the article……
Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride…..
Sounds like the STAR.
realskinny (Diary) Friday, July 9th at 1:43AM EST (link)They’ve lied about his crowds before.
KC Star = Communist Rag
cboullear Friday, July 9th at 10:53AM EST (link)The people who might have wanted to see him couldn’t afford it. And the people who could afford it are REALLY P.O.’d at him. If you get out of the ‘economically disadvantaged” areas in KC, Obama is universally hated.
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Kmart. Can you photoshop the redlight to be a bluelight? nt
redneck_hippie (Diary) Thursday, July 8th at 9:39PM EST (link)I would be glad to attend, if I were paid...
snowshooze (Diary) Thursday, July 8th at 9:42PM EST (link)More great news.
Thanks, Brian!
Aw, Obama should not feel so bad....even "legends" can't sell tickets
izoneguy (Diary) Thursday, July 8th at 10:21PM EST (link)At the Last Minute, DSO Cancels Smokey Robinson Show Due to Slow Sales
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/07/no_miracle_at_the_last_minute.php
The point cannot be made often enough: Modern liberalism, as embodied in the Obama presidency, is the defender of the status quo. And the status quo is a road to economic ruin. Political forces cannot redistribute the wealth that the economic system does not produce.
Carnahan shoulda booked
tngal (Diary) Thursday, July 8th at 10:48PM EST (link)the Chppendale’s. After a few drinks the money would have really flowed in. But oooooh noooo, she had to get the one and only B.O. with his “yes we did” speech proclaiming the success of the stimulus and obamahcare . Not saying it would have been healthy or wholesome, rather…know your audience! Nice one Carnahan.
What about the big time fundraisers
tjexcite (Diary) Thursday, July 8th at 10:51PM EST (link)the 10,000-30,000 dollars a plate. All they need is these wall street fundraisers and the little ones are not needed. Oh wait, the wall street donors are holding back too. So he may just have to tap Center of American Progress and Soros, all will be good.
When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all
Not really a new trend...
anotherindyfilmguy (Diary) Thursday, July 8th at 10:59PM EST (link)Towards the end of the last presedential election he could not draw much in the way of crowds… the media fell over itself to ignore that Palin was drawing huge crowds while the dem main candidate was occasionally drawing like six people here and there unless the event was astroturfed…
Santorum? Well, at least he’s not Romney…
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Appearing at the "Folly" Theater?
Erick Brockway (Diary) Friday, July 9th at 1:15AM EST (link)Well that’s the problem. Couldn’t be him.
Note to lefties;
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The venue name couldn't be more appropriate nt
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I wonder what price those commemorative plates with Obama's dreamy eyes are going for nowdays?
SoFiMil (Diary) Friday, July 9th at 1:56AM EST (link)Or those coins hawked by Montel Williams with a sticker on them that doesn’t even stick? But wait, there’s more! If you call before November 2nd….
What an investment! There goes the kids’ college education fund.
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Ebay has them...
taxmaiden Friday, July 9th at 1:03PM EST (link)Starting at 99 cents! (Brand New, in the box!)
“It is futile to fight against, if one does not know what one is fighting for” – Ayn Rand
You are all missing the real story
Adjoran (Diary) Friday, July 9th at 2:08AM EST (link)The BIG news here is that Carnahan is apparently actually going to show up for Obama’s visit this time – she’s always been too busy in the past to catch up to the President when he visited her home state.
I hope they get a lot of nice pictures of them together – smiling, hugging, laughing together.
It will be so sweet, you know.
TV coverage of Robin and The One
alamo294 Friday, July 9th at 11:54AM EST (link)The Fox channel (not cable) in St. Louis covered the foolish follies with a nice, long story last night. No hugs and kisses were shown, and there were no shots of the two on the platform at the same time. Odd.
The report pointed out that Air Force One was in the air less than 30 minutes after the follies. Odd.
The prices per plate are encouraging, given the nasty ads Robin has been running.
Local station in KC got them both in one shot.
realskinny (Diary) Friday, July 9th at 5:13PM EST (link)She must have been 10 feet behind him..
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Barack Obama
gwalt Friday, July 9th at 8:17AM EST (link)Our half off president.
Who at a whim gets hacked off at the slightest whiff of criticism.
BTW—-I see Hate Whitey Half Lady Mickey-O is heading to the Gulf to see the devastation her hubby (for now) is causing.
But the Dem controlled Con-greases would not allow other members of Congress to go see what Odingo has wrought.
God-willing, the Blago trial will ensnare Odingo and we can be rid of the disease known as Obamaism.
“A lot of briefing for a 2 hr. special with Dan Rather. Saw the show & wonder why we bothered”. –Ronald Reagan, The Reagan Diaries (January 27, 1982)
Good Solid Economic News - Finally
sparkyva Friday, July 9th at 8:44AM EST (link)Wow, just when you think it is going to get worse, we finally get some solid economic news that is good, no GREAT. They are discounting Obama because his brand is not selling any more. The heck with polls! You never know how honest they really are, and politicians will do anything to get a positive spin. But can’t sell tickets to an event? People aren’t willing to part with their money to support a friend of the ONE who will stop the rise of oceans, and change the way things are done in Washington? To quote a disappointed Democrat, John Carville: ITS THE ECONOMY STUPID.
I have one word for this.
stephaniet Friday, July 9th at 9:10AM EST (link)Well, actually, it’s a lot of words smushed into an acronym: OMGWTFROFLMAO.
There.
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