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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

As Hillary Clinton asks for money in Provincetown, what she says a remains a mystery


PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — It was a very busy, very lucrative weekend for Hillary Clinton in the summer playground of the East Coast's moneyed elite.

She brunched with wealthy backers at a seaside estate in Nantucket, snacking on shrimp dumplings and crabcakes. A few hours later, she and her husband dined with an intimate party of thirty at a secluded Martha's Vineyard estate. And on Sunday afternoon, she joined the singer Cher at a "LGBT summer celebration" on the far reaches of Cape Cod.

By Sunday evening, Clinton had spoken to more than 2,200 campaign donors. But what she told the crowds remains a mystery.

Clinton has refused to open her fundraisers to journalists, reversing nearly a decade of greater transparency in presidential campaigns and leaving the public guessing at what she's saying to some of her most powerful supporters.

It's an approach that differs from the Democratic president she hopes to succeed. Since his 2008 campaign, President Barack Obama has allowed reporters traveling with him into the backyards and homes of wealthy donors to witness his some of his remarks.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

If you give her enough money, she'll "guarantee" you a place in the underground bunker when the big one comes.

Anonymous said...

She lives in la la land and parties in la la land so who knows. Over the weekend she was probably asleep in la la land, that's way too many parties for her to partake in.

Anonymous said...

What she says is always a mystery, even when it's heard firsthand.

Anonymous said...

Send the refugees to Cape Cod