Security concerns erase appearance by Clinton
The Bakersfield Californian | Sunday, Nov 18 2007 9:05 PM
Last Updated: Sunday, Nov 18 2007 9:09 PM
Security concerns led to cancellation of a high-ticket fundraiser for Hillary Clinton originally scheduled for Sunday at the Kern County Fairgrounds.
The breakfast event, sponsored by Bakersfield group Sikh Americans for Hillary '08, could have brought in more than $1.5 million to Clinton's presidential campaign coffers.
One thousand tickets ranging from $1,500 to $2,300 a plate were on the table for the Democratic hopeful.
Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, had been scheduled to appear.
But security personnel who looked over the site, said Dr. Shivinder Deol, one of Clinton's local Sikh supporters, decided it was too risky.
In Kern, the Sikh community's support has vaulted Clinton into the top earnings spot among 2008 presidential hopefuls.
At last count, Clinton had pulled in $158,600 from Kern contributors, a Californian tally of federal filings found.
The next nearest candidate, Republican Mitt Romney, fielded $30,800 in Kern County donations.
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