Sen. Amy Klobuchar surprised America with a third-place finish Tuesday in New Hampshire's Democratic presidential primary. But her climb will get steeper in Nevada, South Carolina and the March 3 Super Tuesday contests, which all occur within the next three weeks.
So on her way to campaign in Nevada, she stopped in New York City on Wednesday to raise some much needed campaign cash. This is standard operating procedure in political campaigns. Here are some highlights from the press pool report filed by Jasmine Wright and Kyung Lah of CNN:
The reception was held in Manhattan's midtown at the Il Gattopardo restaurant, an Italian restaurant set in the historic Rockefeller Townhouses, named after their most famous owner, John D. Rockefeller. The poolers awaited the arrival of Klobuchar, who arrived at her event at 6:35pET. She was dressed in a familiar suit from the campaign trail, a deep purple/maroon skirt suit and brown boots. The senator joked when she saw her poolers, saying "You look like you're at a speakeasy!"
Shortly after Klobuchar descended the stairs into the restaurant's basement/reception room, the poolers followed at 6:50 p.m.
Per the campaign, the event was co-hosted by Beth Ann Day, Elizabeth Chandler and Ashley Garrett. Beth Ann Day is the chief talent officer and global associate director of research at AB Bernstein. Bernstein is a Wall Street sell-side research and brokerage firm known for its equity research. Elizabeth Chandler is an investor and digital enthusiast, whose Twitter profile also lists her as filmmaker, designer, triathlete, dedicated reader and traveler.
The campaign did not give an estimate of how much the event raised, but confirmed 150 people were in attendance a ticket was priced at $1,000.
Guests fundraisers were greeted at a sign-in table, where they also picked up white name tag stickers. The nondescript foyer led to a five-story tall glassed-in reception area to see the Senator in person. The reception area felt more like a foyer, plainly decorated with simple plants and casual up-lighting.
The campaign says hors d'oeuvres were served before the arrival of the poolers. Guests were served arancini, shrimp cocktails and panini. One bar was in the far end of the reception area where drinks were free. The red wine offered was the modest Ippolito Liber Pater Ciro (approximately $20 retail/bottle), the white wine was Branciforti Dei Bordonaro 2018 chardonnay (approximately same price). Prosecco Castello Roncade was the champagne (retail $12 — 19 per bottle). Beer was Estrella Barcelona and Hop Commander IPA, Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
