Bill and Hillary Clinton have reportedly been urging Democrat donors to keep giving to President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, even as it became obvious he was going to drop out of the race.
As pressure continued to mount for Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, very few of his powerful allies stuck by his side.
One of the primary reasons that Democrats wanted him out, aside from his obvious incompetence, was the fact that Democrat donors read the tea leaves and cut off the money spigots.
Biden and his campaign must have called in an old favor as, according to CNN, the Clintons reportedly privately encouraged donors to keep giving to Biden’s campaign.
The elderly president had lost widespread support for his campaign in recent weeks, which began after his disastrous debate performance with President Donald Trump.
According to sources reportedly familiar with the Clintons’ actions in aiding Biden, Bill and Hillary Clinton have apparently worked overtime in recent weeks to urge Democrat donors to keep the money flowing in.
CNN noted:
One of the sources said the Clintons are choosing to be “deferential to Biden’s decision.”
However, the second source, who is familiar with the Clintons’ thinking and has spoken with the couple in recent days, insisted that it is more accurate to say they are “deferential to the process.”
“I don’t know how you campaign with a broadening electoral map without money,” one major Democrat donor reportedly told CNN on Friday.
“I don’t know what they’re doing. I don’t know.
“I’ve never seen this strategy where you think you can win without money.”
The sources familiar with the conversations said that the Clintons were all-in on Biden as long as he was the presumptive nominee.
Notably, the source wasn’t able to confirm that the Clintons were still personally in favor of Biden continuing in the race as pressure from within the Democratic Party mounted to extreme levels.
Multiple high-profile Democrats, including former President Barack Obama, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) all urged Biden to drop out.
Bombshell reports emerged Sunday afternoon that President Biden was preparing to drop out of the race before the president himself confirmed that he’s no longer in the running.
Slay News had also reported last week that Biden would drop out on Sunday.
BREAKING: BIDEN DROPS OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL RACE
“I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down…” pic.twitter.com/hSgTGXfzva
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 21, 2024
Moments later, Biden published another post in which he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take the top spot on the Democrat presidential ticket.
Shortly after, the Clintons both endorsed Harris to replace Biden as the party’s presidential candidate.
“We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do whatever we can to support her,” the Clintons said in a statement posted on X.
“Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we’ve got to elect her.”
However, the Clintons would have been among those high-profile Democrats who first knew of the plans for Biden to drop out.
Of course, Harris is the only possible candidate who could carry over Biden’s fundraising haul.
Should Harris win the Democrat nomination, she would still require a running mate.
Perhaps the Clintons have been plotting for Hillary to run as Harris’s VP…
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