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Lindy Li says Kamala Harris courted donors before Biden left the race
The former Democratic fundraiser told Fox News Digital that Harris assured major contributors Joe Biden would remain in the 2024 contest while also positioning herself inside the party.
Former Democratic fundraiser Lindy Li told Fox News Digital that Kamala Harris was already building ties with top party donors in the days before Joe Biden announced he was ending his reelection bid.
Fox News Digital reported that Li, who raised money for both Biden and Harris, describes in her book Unburdened how people close to the campaign had already recognized serious warning signs around Biden’s standing, including before the 2024 debate that later became a turning point.
Li said she was on a donor call in which Harris insisted there was no gap between her and Biden and said he would not leave the race. By Li’s account, that call took place on July 19, 2024, or possibly July 20, two days before Biden said on July 21 that he would no longer seek reelection.
According to Fox News Digital, Li believes Harris stayed away from publicly criticizing Biden while simultaneously making herself visible to the wealthy contributors who could later support her own path to the nomination. Li also said that after Biden’s announcement, Harris moved quickly inside Democratic circles to lock in support and signal that she had the president’s backing.
Li further claimed that some donors reacted angrily in private conversations because they believed Biden’s condition was already apparent and felt they had been told something that did not match what they were seeing. Fox News Digital also said it sought comment from Harris representatives, who did not immediately respond.
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