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Obama Can't Pack the House in Vegas

Tickets left for Reid fundraiser at venue Celine Dion sold out

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(Newser) – Not being able to fill a room isn’t a charge usually leveled at President Obama, but, the Los Angeles Times reports, there are still (relatively cheap) tickets available for a fundraiser he’s hosting tonight for Sen. Harry Reid at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Elton John and Celine Dion routinely sold out the venue; Obama hasn’t, despite backup from Sheryl Crow and Bette Midler.

“What makes this extra weird is that I bet Crow and Midler could sell out the theater without the baggage of the president,” Times reporter Richard Abowitz writes.

Bette Midler Performs at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in
Bette Midler Performs at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in "The Showgirl Must Go On."   (PRNewsFoto)
President Barack Obama arrives for the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, May 9, 2009.
President Barack Obama arrives for the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, May 9, 2009.   (AP Photo)
Sen. John McCain looks up at then-Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama as Obama speaks during the Alfred E. Smith Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.
Sen. John McCain looks up at then-Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama as Obama speaks during the Alfred E. Smith Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.   (AP Photo)
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riffran
May 26, 09 8:53 AM CDT
oh darn :) Reply
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Citrixguy
May 26, 09 9:01 AM CDT
Maybe he needs some backup dancers... Reply
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riffran
May 26, 09 9:09 AM CDT
and some dance poles... Reply
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DeniseVB
May 26, 09 9:10 AM CDT
Maybe it's Reid's fault? I hear he's fallen out of grace with the folks of Nevada, not to mention the recession's hit them hard too. Reply
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ClingingToHope
May 26, 09 9:11 AM CDT
Maybe the honeymoon is over? Please! Reply
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