Barbara Boxer's secret weapon: Danny DeVito

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., locked in perhaps the closest race she’s faced since the House banking scandal ensnared her in 1992, is reaching early for her big Hollywood fundraisers. Instead of just a cocktail party at some mountainside mansion, she has Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman sending out fundraising e-mails for her:

This past Saturday, we hosted a fundraiser for Barbara at our home, and we were thrilled that dozens of other Boxer supporters could join us.