Canfield event raises more than $100K for Hillary Clinton

Canfield event raises more than $100K for Hillary Clinton

CANFIELD — President Clinton engaged a crowd of about 100 to 150 people — most of who paid between $1,000 and $2,300 each — with reasons why they should support his wife’s presidential bid.

Clinton spoke tonight for about 90 minutes at the Canfield house of local businessman Bruce Zoldan.

“If the Secret Service had not asked for a last question, he’d have been here for another two hours,” Zoldan said.

Those in attendance asked Clinton a variety of questions on issues such as the war in Iraq, terrorism, global warming and stem-cell research.

“He gave in-depth answers to all the questions,” Zoldan said. “It was an unbelievable event; very memorable. All who were here were enormously impressed with President Clinton.”

The event was expected to raise $100,000 for U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., who won last week’s Ohio primary by 10 percentage points over U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.

While Zoldan didn’t count the cash, he said the amount raised surpassed the $100,000 goal.

For the complete story, see Wednesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com.