Joe Biden vs. Hillary Clinton Round 1: Battle for Hollywood Begins With Dueling Fundraisers

[Purveyor]

Vice president’s supporters plan his first donor event for Wednesday in West Hollywood, while Clinton returns to L.A. on Thursday to raise funds

By Itay Hod on August 4, 2015 @ 3:20 pm

The movement to draft Joe Biden for a third presidential run is picking up steam in Hollywood, with a fundraiser planned in West Hollywood on Wednesday, a person close to the vice president’s team told The Wrap.

In recent weeks, a group of Democratic donors has been stepping up efforts to draft Biden to challenge former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the nomination. Despite Clinton’s seeming dominance in the Democratic race, particularly among Hollywood liberals, a member of the Draft Biden Committee told TheWrap, “You’d be surprised to know how many people who have supported Hillary have told me they would switch over if Joe Biden announced he was running.”

Though Biden hasn’t officially announced his intentions, his L.A. supporters are already holding a first fundraiser in a posh West Hollywood restaurant. About 45 wealthy guests with deep pockets are expected to attend, including three East Coast operatives from the Draft Biden Committee who are flying in specifically for the event.

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“We’re going to see a big uptick in fundraising and public support for Biden in the next coming days and weeks,” another big bundler close to the committee told TheWrap. “I just got a call from a major bundler to Obama in 2008 and 2012 and he told me he was joining the Draft Biden team.”

Meanwhile, Clinton is scheduled to be in Los Angeles for another round of fundraising on Thursday with an event scheduled at the house of Scooter Braun, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande’s manager.

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[PoliticAverse]

1. Who the heck would think the Starbucks CEO actually has any real chance of winning? n/t

[virtualobserver]

3. I can think of 2.3 billion reasons why he might think that.

[PoliticAverse]

4. He's running in the Democratic primaries not the Republican ones. n/t

[virtualobserver]

5. He is a Democrat.....where would you expect him to run?

[PoliticAverse]

6. If he wanted to get primary votes based on being a successful businessman and having $2.3 billion

it would be the Republican primaries where he'd be more likely to succeed.

[virtualobserver]

7. More likely he would run as someone beholden to no one.....

unlike you know who.

[ericson00]

9. interesting because for all the attacks

on the Clintons, including a philanthropic foundation, I think Democratic voters would probably find a Wall Street titan like Starbucks and some of its practices not only more surprising but less acceptable.

[virtualobserver]

10. as would I, but that might not stop him from trying n/t

[Adrahil]

8. LOL... yeah... no.

He'll make Chafee look popular in the polls.

[virtualobserver]

11. you never know with a Billionaire n/t

[virtualobserver]

2. “The Biden family would not have let him join the team if Biden wasn’t seriously...

considering running.”

Also Please, Flying Spaghetti Monster......do not, in your noodly wisdom, create a face-off between the CEO of Starbucks and Donald Trump.