Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker will headline an East Brunswick fundraiser.
WASHINGTON -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is coming to raise money in New Jersey on Tuesday, a week before the state's presidential primary that could clinch the Democratic presidential nomination for her.
Clinton's special guest at the fundraiser will be U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), who endorsed her early and has campaigned around the country for her. He has been mentioned as a potential running mate for Clinton.
The two politicians are scheduled to be in East Brunswick at a fundraiser where tickets are priced from $250 to $2,700. Those who raise at least $10,000 will be invited to a private reception with Clinton, according to an invitation on the campaign website.
The New Jersey primary could put Clinton over the threshold and guarantee her a first-ballot victory at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia in July. She is 74 delegates short of the 2,383 she needs to be nominated, according to the Associated Press, and the Garden State will send 142 to the convention.
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The Clinton campaign has yet to disclose whether the candidate will make other appearances in New Jersey leading up to the June 7 primary.
Clinton and the rest of her family, former President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea Clinton, have campaigned in the state, as has her Democratic opponent, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
President Clinton is scheduled to campaign in Edison on Friday, appearing at an event at Edison High School.
The most recent poll of likely Democratic primary voters, taken May 10-16 by Quinnipiac University, had Clinton ahead of Sanders, 54 percent to 40 percent.
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