Obama Victory Fund to hold fundraiser with stars from ‘The Wire’

by Carrie Healey |
(L-R) Richard Price, Clarke Peters, Seth Gilliam,Wendell Piere, David Simon and Clark Johnson attend a panel discussion with the cast of 'The Wire' at The Times Center on July 30, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

(L-R) Richard Price, Clarke Peters, Seth Gilliam,Wendell Piere, David Simon and Clark Johnson attend a panel discussion with the cast of 'The Wire' at The Times Center on July 30, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

The Obama Victory Fund and supporters have announced a fundraiser on August 15th with the cast of the HBO series The Wire. Highly acclaimed as one of the best TV series of all time, The Wire aired on HBO for 5 seasons from 2002-2008.

It is unclear which stars from the popular series will be attending the event, which will be hosted by Judy and Ron Davenport at their home in Martha’s Vineyard, but tickets can be purchased for $500 a guest, $2,500 per host, on the Obama campaign website.

Although President Obama has noted ‘The Wire’ as one of his favorite television shows and Omar as his favorite character, the president is not scheduled to attend the fundraiser.

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