Polls show Democratic voters may want an alternative to the incumbent who publicly insists he will seek a second term in the White House, as President Joe Biden's allies are quietly meeting with party officials and donors.
The influential people who could propel a White House run in 2024 are already starting to get in touch with top Democrats. A person briefed on the matter says that the Vice President has been in touch with a small group of allies who helped organize her successful California campaigns. Harris said in an interview that she will run on Biden's ticket.
The person said that Harris has been in touch with at least two wealthy friends, including the wife of a billionaire and the widow of an Apple co- founder. Both have been close to Harris throughout her political career and both helped raise money for her unsuccessful run for president.
One of the people said that Powell Jobs met with the vice president at her residence. When the vice president's friends are in town, she always enjoys hosting at the residences and that is what the nature of their visits are, according to another person.
The press secretary for the vice president refused to speak. A Powell Jobs spokesman wouldn't say anything. The person did not reply to the questions.
According to those briefed, Harris did not mention the election in his meetings. Those familiar with the conversations that the vice president is having with influential people suggest that he is keeping them close to either help the Biden-Harris ticket or help her own campaign if the president doesn't run again.
As the president considers his political future, several of Biden's allies are making inroads with wealthy financiers. The Wall Street executive who raised money for Biden said he has heard from both Harris and Newsom recently.
According to this person, the Democrats did not explicitly ask for support, but they are trying to get big money supporters in their corner in case they run for the White House.
Soon, Newsom will have more opportunities to meet wealthy potential campaign patrons. At least seven governors are going to be at Heather Podesta's home in Santa Monica this week. Wealthy donors are going.
People familiar with the matter say that California Gov. Newsom and Colorado Gov. Polis are going to attend. The event supports the Democratic governors association.
The gathering will be held at Podesta's home. Big money donors who have supported the campaigns of individual governors are included. The property was purchased for over $7 million.
The event is an example of how some Democrats, all of them Biden allies, seem to be making inroads with wealthy financiers in case the commander-in-chief decides not to run for president. Many of these people did not want to be associated with Biden or his allies.
He doesn't have a White House ambition. He said he wouldn't run against his party leader if he ran for president again. Nathan Click pointed to the governor's comments on CNBC that he has no intentions of running for president. According to Click, Newsom will support the party governors at the event.
Click said that he believes strongly in helping Democratic governors win.
According to his team, if he is reelected, he will serve his full term as governor. According to Miller, the governor is a democrat running for re-election.
Miller said that the governor plans to serve his entire term if he is re-elected.
The president will run for reelection. Voters seem to have started to look at other options as he works through inflation and a low approval rating.
A majority of Democrats want someone else to be the president in two years, according to a New York Times/ Siena College poll. If Biden faced Trump again, a plurality of voters would choose the incumbent, according to the survey. According to the poll, the majority of Democrats would vote for Biden again.
The general election will be held in November of 2024.
Trump, who will be 78 by the time of the next presidential election, is planning on running for president in September. In a recent interview with New York Magazine, Trump said that he has already decided to run for president again, and that he only needs to make a decision after the 2020 elections.
The White House is trying to improve its messaging for the upcoming elections. A person briefed on the matter said the administration plans to tout positive economic news, such as the 372,000 jobs the US added in June.
The White House and its allies want to repeat their strategy from the 2020 contest, which was to draw a contrast between Biden and the Republican nominee. If the GOP standard bearer is Trump, Biden and his allies will follow the strategy.
The GOP alternative to Biden would hurt key voting blocs such as suburban women according to Biden's team.
The strategist explained that it would be Biden versus the alterative. Biden is going to win that argument.
According to a Biden White House advisor, the president recently said he intends to run for reelection in 2024, and that potential Democratic challengers have said they won't run against him.
I think you've seen the President talking about his plan to lower costs for the American people while he's on the road. He will continue to improve his contrast for the mid-terms, according to the spokesman. There will be a choice between Joe Biden and Democrats, who are fighting inflation and working to cut costs for the American people, or ultraMAGA Republicans, who are proposing a national ban on abortion.
A group of Democrats who appeared to have started the ground work for running in a primary that wouldn't include Biden have been boosted by recent polls. Many in Biden's party are searching for alternatives.
According to the NY Times/Siena survey, more than half of those surveyed rated economic conditions as poor due to high gas prices and inflation.
Party donors are trying to figure out if Biden will run or if someone else will lead the party.
Alan Patricof is still with Biden.
I'm in the Biden camp for the next ten years. I don't like listening to chatter. In an email to CNBC, Patricof said that he was still very much on Biden's game. Data from OpenSecrets shows that Patricof helped to raise at least $100,000 for Biden.
Some donors who supported Biden in 2020 and financed Democrats up and down the ballot are speaking out against the current administration or are considering running for president in 2024.
The CEO of Social Capital gave two checks to Biden. Individuals can give the maximum amount to a campaign. Both were earmarked for the general election.
If the president wants to stand a chance of being reelected in four years, he needs to make changes in his administration, according to Palihapitiya.
The board has put their CEO on notice, and unless they show improvement, the board's confidence will only continue to decline. It's probably time to think about a new coaching staff and adding the right players to fill the team's most pressing holes.
He didn't give any details on what should be changed.
A New York-based tech executive who also donated to Biden's campaign for president told CNBC that early conversations about aunity ticket have already begun with a Democratic alternative to Biden and a Republican other than Trump vying together for the presidency in 2024.
The "unity ticket" idea is thedumbest thing I've ever heard, according to another Biden fundraiser.
A Democratic governor has told this person that they will run for president in 2024 if Biden doesn't. The governor met with a big donor at his home in the wealthy region of the New York state.
The donor wouldn't say who the governor is.
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