-- Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both asked supporters to open their wallets Monday at dueling fundraisers in downtown Chicago.
Clinton’s event, her second major fundraiser here, signaled the Illinois native’s determination not to surrender Chicago money and votes to Obama, a popular U.S. senator from Illinois.
Her fundraiser was planned long before Obama’s event was announced. The Obama campaign wouldn’t discuss why it scheduled a fundraiser at the same time, but it could be read as a message to Clinton that he is willing to push back.
Joe Power Jr., a Chicago attorney helping raise money for Clinton, called it “kind of shocking” that Obama would schedule a rival event. He said the two are Senate colleagues and she had long ago announced the date of her fundraiser, so Obama’s decision was inappropriate.
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