Clinton summons top campaign bundlers to New York

Hillary Clinton’s top bundlers from around the country are set to descend on New York City for a day of conversations with top campaign staffers next Thursday, according to a person familiar with her fundraising plans.

The itinerary includes a dinner with campaign manager Robby Mook and campaign chairman John Podesta, who will join the “Hillblazers” — Hillary Clinton backers who have raised $100,000 or more for the Democratic front-runner — at the end of the day.

While the fundraisers have not been given details about the contents of the briefings they’ll receive, the meeting comes at a delicate time for the campaign. With Vice President Joe Biden more seriously considering a run, Clinton forces are eager to ensure that none of their backers defects from Brooklyn to Wilmington. And after a summer full of headlines about Clinton’s private email use as secretary of state, a number of prominent backers have expressed annoyance with how the controversy has been handled.

Clinton cut her Hamptons vacation short on Wednesday to head to Iowa before political stops in Cleveland and at the Democratic National Committee meeting in Minneapolis. She will also raise money in the Midwest, and members of her national finance council were invited to join senior staffers for a happy hour in Minneapolis on Friday.

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