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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s key fundraisers are being asked to raise $60 million for the president’s re-election campaign and the Democratic Party by the end of June.
Two people familiar with the fundraising goal said it was part of a presentation in Chicago on Wednesday to top Democratic fundraisers. The two spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the private meeting publicly.
Obama raised $750 million in 2008, and his advisers have privately told donors that they hope to match the amount or exceed it. Some estimates say the 2012 re-election campaign could pull in $1 billion.
