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Dominic Patten May 8, 2019 10:53pm
Pete Buttigieg may be the Democrat running for President soaking up the L.A. spotlight today but the South Bend, Indiana Mayor is going to have to get a fundraising move on if he wants to catch up with Joe Biden.
The former Vice-President’s big bucks get-together in former Ambassador to Spain and HBO executive James Costos and his partner and ex-White House interior designer Michael Smith’s Beverly Hills home last night pulled in over $750,000 and counting, a knowledgeable source confirms.
With a fundraiser earlier on May 8 and one earlier today, that’s a big reward for once Hollywood regular Biden’s first ATM visit since formally announcing his third bid for the White House on April 25.
Leading in the dough and in the polls, Biden’s success may be a spurt out of the gate or a long term problem for the more than 20 other Dems in the race to replace Donald Trump to be able to get their hands on serious Tinseltown cash.
In pursuit, Mayor Pete, the gay, religious, Afghanistan war veteran and Rhodes Scholar, is in L.A. Thursday. Buttigieg started off at a union rally in support of a LAUSD ballot measure ahead of the June 4 elections here, followed by a “grassroots” event in the afternoon.
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