Reelections are busy times for a chief executive, and President Obama’s last 24 hours have been unusually jam-packed, but one made easier by his best constituencies: movie stars, young immigrants and gay activists.
Obama didn’t return to the White House Friday morning until nearly 2 a.m. after attending two star-studded New York City fundraisers, including a stop at “Sex and the City” star Sarah Jessica Parker’s home where supporters paid $40,000 each and the Plaza Hotel where Mariah Carey sang and attendees paid $10,000 each.
Today, to the applause of labor unions, he planned to grant immunity to law-abiding children of illegal immigrants. That could essentially legalize 800,000 in a community that he is trying to woo in his reelection.
And before traveling to Chicago this afternoon, he is hosting a Gay Pride event at the White House where he will be cheered for his recent endorsement of same-sex marriage. At the LGBT Pride reception, he will be pressed to sign an executive order to end workplace discrimination based on sexual preferences, the so-called Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
And the stepped-up speed of the reelection period isn’t likely to let off. Even the president knows that, suggesting in a fundraising letter that he’s about run out of time when he can hold quiet meetings with regular people.
Friend —
I’m about to sit down for lunch with a few grassroots supporters who are being flown in from Arizona, Maryland, Michigan, and Ohio.
It’ll just be me and these four supporters, with enough time to relax and have a real conversation.
I can’t wait.
I’m not going to get to do too many more of these before November. That’s just a fact.
So if you’d like to be there for one of the last ones, please chip in $3 or whatever you can — and you’ll be automatically entered for that chance:
Next time, I could be on my way to meet you.
Thanks,
Barack
