Democrats have grumbled that President Barack Obama hasn’t done enough to help them raise cash, and so some of the party’s biggest names are taking matters into their own hands at this week’s Democratic National Convention.

Unlimited-money Democratic outside groups striving to keep within in shouting distance of big GOP outfits like the Karl Rove-conceived Crossroads groups are banking on help from a A-list liberal pols and celebrities like Jessica Alba and culinary legend Alice Waters.