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Related: About this forumSkeptical Democratic donors tell Joe Biden they will not raise funds for him
CNBCSeveral top Democratic donors have told former Vice President Joe Biden that they wont help him raise funds in the early stages of the partys 2020 presidential primary, CNBC has learned. Their reason: skepticism that Biden actually can win the Democratic primary.
Biden, who has yet to announce whether he will run, has reached out to leading financiers over the past week to see whether they will help him raise money for a presidential run. His pitch: He will need their assistance to compete against candidates, such as Beto ORourke and Bernie Sanders, who have raised millions of dollars over the first 24 hours of their campaigns, according to people familiar with the deliberations.
However, during those calls, some high-profile donors told Biden that they will not commit to bundling for him, at least in the early stages of the primary, said the people, who declined to be named. The donors told Biden theyre not yet convinced he can overtake the younger, more diverse and progressive field, and that they are going to wait to see how he competes in the race, the people added.
The donors did tell Biden that theyre willing to write the $2,700 checks for his campaign, which is the most an individual can give directly to a candidate in an election cycle, according to the people.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
still_one
(92,454 posts)Last edited Fri Mar 22, 2019, 09:16 AM - Edit history (1)
piece, who conveniently doesn't name who these suppossed donors are comes from Fox Business News:
https://talkingbiznews.com/1/cnbc-com-hires-schwartz-to-cover-political-fundraising/
https://www.biography.com/people/roger-ailes-51916
After CNBC absorbed FNN, I switched to Bloomberg. With personalities such as joe kernan, maria bartiromo, Rick Santelli, etc., it became pretty clear where CNBC was shifting. Away from business and straight news reporting, and more toward injecting political opinion into their format.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Peacetrain
(22,880 posts)Goes with the being the front runner in politics...being the front runner and not even officially in the race yet... I have read that the right and Trump are worried sick about Biden.. that is who they fear the most..
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
still_one
(92,454 posts)this sudden concern some are reporting that "he can't win the primaries", seem like an extraordinary disconnect to me, unless their are other agenda's being exploited here
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(94,792 posts)...as opposed to shading the news.
CNBC is owned by NBC/Comcast (which provides all that content people love on MSNBC) and has a content deal with the New York Times. Ailes left the channel over 25 years ago.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
still_one
(92,454 posts)am concerned it is speculation and opinion
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(94,792 posts)Either donors told Biden they wouldn't support him or they didn't. You discounted the story on the basis of who ran it a quarter century ago.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
still_one
(92,454 posts)When Bret Baier said in 2016 that according to his sources in the FBI an indictment against the Clinton Foundation was imminent, is just one of many I can provide:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/fox-news-apologizes-for-falsely-reporting-that-clinton-faces-indictment/2016/11/04/8fd56f20-a2b7-11e6-8d63-3e0a660f1f04_story.html?utm_term=.3dc122fd7647
How much credibility should I give to David Sirota as an example?
Could it be that these "donors" have a vested interest in other campaigns, which is why they are nameless?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(94,792 posts)Fox News does not.
And if the donors have an interest in other campaigns, why did Biden call them?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden