President Biden’s reelection campaign raised more than $1 million through online fundraising alone in the 24 hours after the president’s Jan. 6 anniversary speech, according to numbers exclusively provided to The Hill.
Biden on Friday gave a full throated attack against former President Trump, his likely GOP opponent, and warned Americans that Trump’s reelection would pose a threat to American democracy. The president zeroed in on Jan. 6 to mark the third anniversary of the U.S. Capitol riots and argued in his remarks that democracy is on the ballot in 2024.
In response to the 24-hour fundraising haul, the Biden campaign noted that they see preserving democracy as a political winner for the president in 2024.
I volunteered for both Bernie campaigns and can tell you that, if you were paid attention, Bernie always said that if it became apparent he could not win the nomination he would drop out and support the nominee. I’m sure there were many people who are attracted to some of the things Bernie said and who would have voted for him who otherwise would not have voted for a Democrat, and who subsequently did not vote for Hillary. I remember pulling an exit pulling at the time that said virtually all of Sanders’ supporters turned around and voted for Hillary; that’s what Bernie urged them to do and had been urging all along. Perhaps is endorsement could have been a little more full-throated, but I think it was appropriate for how he was treated.