DeMint, Graham, Coburn, Inhofe host fundraiser for Todd Akin

Lightning-rod Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin is getting a fundraising assist next week from four members of the U.S. Senate, according to an event invitation a source shared with POLITICO.

Sens. Jim DeMint and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, are listed as honorary hosts of a Wednesday reception for Akin in Washington. The requested donation is $2,500.

DeMint has previously hinted at the possibility of financial support for Akin, but the participation of the three other senators -- particularly the less stridently conservative Graham -- is a welcome development for Akin as he fights the general election with limited financial support from his national party.

Here's the invitation:

Tom Carpenter, Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates

Ryan Bradel, Esquire, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Honorary Hosts

Senator Tom Coburn

Senator Jim DeMint

Senator James Inhofe

Senator Lindsey Graham

Invite you to join them at a Luncheon for

U.S. Representative Todd Akin

Republican Nominee for Missouri U.S. Senate

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Eastgate

710 East Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC

Suggested Donations: $2,500—Host $1,000 – PACs $500 – Individual $250 – Young Professionals

Todd Akin for US Senate, PO Box 31222, St. Louis, MO 63131

Democrats have indicated that they will hammer any GOP official or candidate who associates himself with Akin, so it's not a surprise that the four senators involved in this event are in some of the country's safest Republican states.