{"id":2293212,"date":"2024-07-12T06:02:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T10:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-troubled-waters-muddied-by-fundraising-woes-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T06:10:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T10:10:41","slug":"bidens-troubled-waters-muddied-by-fundraising-woes-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-troubled-waters-muddied-by-fundraising-woes-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s troubled waters muddied by fundraising woes &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-troubled-waters-muddied-by-fundraising-woes-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2293212&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This article \u200cis about the challenges President Joe\u2062 Biden is facing with fundraising following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/midterm-elections-updates-biden-harris-to-campaign-for-fetterman-after-rocky-debate-performance\/\" title=\"Midterm Elections Updates: Biden, Harris to Campaign for Fetterman After Rocky Debate Performance\">rocky debate performance<\/a>. Some Democratic fundraisers are hesitant \u2062to continue soliciting\u200b donations \u200bdue to concerns about Biden&#8217;s election viability. Reports of a fundraising crunch have surfaced, with some high-profile donors expressing a reluctance \u200cto contribute further until \u2063Biden is replaced at the top of the ticket. Despite pushback from the Biden campaign, concerns about fundraising\u2063 continue to linger among party elites and donors.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden\u2019s troubled waters muddied by fundraising woes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/christian-datoc\/\">Christian Datoc<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-12T05:00:00-04:00\">July 12, 2024 5:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1700500\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The fallout from President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a>\u2018s disastrous debate performance surprisingly did not include a complete shutdown of incoming donations to Biden\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>But after two weeks, and one particularly weighty op-ed later, that appears to be changing.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple senior Democratic operatives tell the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that outstanding questions about Biden\u2019s election viability have paused efforts from some fundraisers to solicit new donations to support the president\u2019s campaign spending.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese people aren\u2019t dumb. They want to know exactly who the nominee will be before the money starts coming in again,\u201d one Democratic strategist familiar with Biden\u2019s orbit explained. <\/p>\n<p>A second Democratic operative told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that there would also be a lot of eyes on Biden\u2019s Thursday night <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a> on the sidelines of the 75th NATO summit during which he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3078964\/biden-big-boy-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pressed by reporters about his candidacy\">pressed by reporters about his candidacy<\/a>. It\u2019s yet unclear how his performance, which included multiple gaffes, will affect fundraising operations for his campaign, if at all.<\/p>\n<p>During his press conference, Biden addressed fundraising concerns, saying his campaign was \u201cnot doing bad\u201d in terms of money raised, and that while other Democrats could beat former President Donald Trump in a general election, it would be \u201chard to start from scratch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other outlets, including NBC News, CNN, and Fox News, also reported earlier this week that Biden is facing a severe fundraising crunch as party elites continue to mount pressure campaigns for the president to step aside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are starting to tap the brakes a bit. They want to see how it\u2019s going to play out,\u201d an anonymous Democratic bundler told Fox News. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one is picking up the phone,\u201d a \u201cwell-connected\u201d Democratic fundraiser, who has previously raised for Biden, similarly told CNBC.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden campaign vehemently pushed back on those reports, claiming that the president has seen some of his best grassroots fundraising days during the opening\u00a0weeks of July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn grassroots fundraising,\u00a0the first seven days of July were the best start to the month on the campaign \u2014 and many of those were first-time donors,\u201d Biden campaign spokesperson Lauren Hitt said in a statement. \u201cOn the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seismic-problem-hits-biden-campaign-as-donors-reportedly-shut-off-the-money-flow\/\" title=\"Seismic Problem Hits Biden Campaign as Donors Reportedly \u2018Shut Off\u2019 the Money Flow\">high-dollar side<\/a>, we\u2019ve had\u00a0folks max out since the debate, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), whose home state of Michigan Biden will visit on Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-marshall-sends-letter-to-fauci-demanding-copies-of-financial-disclosure-following-heated-exchange\/\" title=\"Sen. Marshall Sends Letter to Fauci Demanding Copies of Financial Disclosure Following Heated Exchange\">additionally told<\/a> the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that she\u2019s seen no signs of fundraising woes for the president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see both sides of this as a member of Congress, right? I fundraise. I talk to donors and I talk to voters, and sometimes they\u2019re overlapped and you know, sometimes, in the trenches work, people are removed from it,\u201d she said Thursday. \u201cEvery day in Michigan, we have a real campaign here. It is going really well. I\u2019m really excited about it. And I wouldn\u2019t be saying this if I wasn\u2019t sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, a number of Hollywood mega-donors, longtime sources of campaign cash for Biden and other Democratic candidates, have openly said they won\u2019t donate again this cycle until Biden is replaced.<\/p>\n<p>Heiress and filmmaker Abigail Disney told CNBC in early July that she would halt her 2024 contributions unless Biden is replaced at the top of the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI intend to stop any contributions to the party unless and until they replace Biden at the top of the ticket,\u201d she wrote in a July 5 statement. \u201cThis is realism, not disrespect.\u00a0Biden is a good man and has served his country admirably, but the stakes are far too high.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Damon Lindelof, a producer, screenwriter and self-described \u201csignificant contributor to Democrats up and down the ballot,\u201d urged his Hollywood peers in a July 3 op-ed to take part in a \u201cDEMbargo\u201d until the president is replaced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo checks written. No ActBlue links clicked. For anyone,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWhen they text you asking for cash, text back that you\u2019re not giving them a penny and you won\u2019t change your mind until there\u2019s change at the top of the ticket.\u00a0And when Joe finally leaves the mound, I will stand and applaud.\u00a0Because he truly pitched a great game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The most public blow to Biden\u2019s fundraising faucet came from George Clooney on Wednesday. The famed actor had lent both his digital and physical likeness to Biden\u2019s fundraising efforts on multiple occasions this cycle before writing an op-ed in the <em>New York Times<\/em> telling Biden to back down for the good of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe one battle [Biden] cannot win is the fight against time. None of us can,\u201d Clooney opined about his recent time spent with the president. \u201cIt\u2019s devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fund-raiser was not the Joe \u2018big F\u2014ing deal Biden of 2010. He wasn\u2019t even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout most of the 2024 race, Biden held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-biden-fundraisers-report-depression-as-their-strategy-goes-up-in-smoke\/\" title=\"Top Biden Fundraisers Report &#039;Depression&#039; as Their Strategy Goes Up in Smoke\">substantial cash advantage<\/a> over former President Donald Trump, which the president\u2019s campaign and allied super PACs poured into hundreds of millions in battleground ads.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump\u2019s New York conviction saw him pull in donations by the fistful, and he now holds more cash on hand than Biden, blunting the president\u2019s ability to blanket voters with on-air messaging attempting to prove his continued viability as a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>According to AdImpact, which tracks political campaign spending, Trump and his allies have $92.9 million in upcoming reserved ads, compared to $140.6 million from Biden and his supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Though Biden still leads, his ad spending advantage has shrunk significantly compared to Super Tuesday through Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over that time frame, Biden and Democrats spent more than $211 million on campaign ads for the president, compared to just $46.5 million from Trump and his allies.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rachel Schilke contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1700500\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1700500\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden&#8217;s fundraising troubles have been exacerbated by concerns about his election viability, leading some Democratic fundraisers to pause soliciting new donations for his campaign. 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