[CHRON] Sen. Wendy Davis is raising money with the stars in Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,.
Her Republican opponent for governor, Attorney General Greg Abbott, is making political hay of it back home.
Director Steven Spielberg is among the hosts of the "celebration and fundraiser honoring Davis" on the rooftop of the Bad Robot in Santa Monica, Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,. Besides Davis, it benefits Battleground Texas, dedicated to making Texas competitive for Democrats.
The tab for hosts is $25,000, while contributions range down to $1,000 at the "friend" level.
The Abbott campaign put out a video Star Wars-themed slam on the trip that begins with the words on the screen, "A short time ago, in a liberal land far, far away..."
"A candidate for Texas governor rubbing elbows with gun-grabbing, ObamaCare-promoting, tax-raising Hollywood elites? It sounds like the plot of a sci-fi fantasy film, but when it comes to Sen. Wendy Davis, it's a reality show," said Abbott communications director Matt Hirsch. "As she heads to a glitzy fundraiser in Los Angeles with celebrities tonight, it's official; Sen. Davis has gone Hollywood."
Davis, a Democrat in an uphill race for governor, must raise money from outside of as well as within Texas to compete in a state where her party long has been shut out of statewide office.
| There was a time when Texas was yellow dog Democrat. But then that malaprop George W. Bush took the re-election away from Governor Ann Richards, and the world changed. |
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