Biden, Harris meet top donors, Indian-American entrepreneur to raise funds for 2024 election campaign
The Hindu
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over the weekend met top 150 donors, including an Indian-American entrepreneur, to develop a successful strategy to raise funds for their 2024 re-election campaign, participants of the meeting said.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over the weekend met top 150 donors, including an Indian-American entrepreneur, to develop a successful strategy to raise funds for their 2024 re-election campaign, participants of the meeting said.
During the event, Mr. Biden highlighted the importance of donors and their contribution to preserving democracy, while lambasting former president Donald Trump-led "MAGA Republicans" and emphasising abortion rights.
Although the reception was not a fundraiser, it marked a new effort to bring in untapped donors into the fold, participants of the meeting said.
Leading Indian-American fundraiser, Ajay Jain Bhutoria, who is the Democratic Party deputy national finance chair, was among the 150 major Democratic donors to attend the meeting in Washington DC.
It is understood that the campaign has set a target of raising $2 billion for the 2024 re-election campaign.
The event marked the first in-person donor conference of Mr. Biden's 2024 re-election campaign, where Democratic Party officials presented their campaign strategy and began their fundraising efforts to reach the goal of $2 billion — double the $1 billion raised during the previous election cycle.
Participants of the meeting, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that both Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris along with their strategists appeared confident of winning the 2024 election cycle based on their accomplishments so far. But they are not taking any chances, one of the participants said.
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