President Obama is coming to Culver City on Thursday, April 21, to appear at a fundraiser for his re-election campaign at Sony Pictures Studio.
Tickets are $250 for general admission, $2,500 for VIP seating and $100 for those under 40 years old and can be obtained on his campaign’s website, barackobama.com.
The trip will be Obama’s sixth to Los Angeles since being elected.
Mr. Obama officially began his re-election effort yesterday, filing the required documents with the Federal Election Commission and sending an email to supporters, which included a two-minute, nine-second video with volunteers from his 2008 campaign explaining the importance of working on behalf of his re-election.
In the email, Mr. Obama explained he is starting his campaign now “because the politics we believe in does not start with expensive TV ads or extravaganzas, but with you — with people organizing block-by-block, talking to neighbors, co-workers and friends. And that kind of campaign takes time to build.”
In response the Republican National Committee released an internet commercial and website titled, “Hope Isn’t Hiring,” and began a 72-hour fundraising effort with a goal of raising $270,000, representing $1,000 for every electoral vote needed to win the 2012 presidential election.
“It’s official — President Obama’s re-election campaign is off and running, meaning once again, the president is putting politics ahead of the work of the people,” Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said.
“Despite a looming government shutdown, a new military operation in Libya and Tax Day around the corner, President Obama made the decision to focus on kicking off his billion-dollar campaign.
“As the debt and reckless spending championed by this administration threaten to snuff out the recovery and future job growth, the President’s conscious decision to take a back seat on leadership is downright irresponsible. Simply put, America can’t afford four more years of Barack Obama.”
In his email, Mr. Obama said “Though I’m focused on the job you elected me to do and the race may not reach full speed for a year, the work of laying the foundation for our campaign must start today.”
