According to a new book, Joe Biden’s aides warned Democrat donors that having Biden drop out and be replaced by Kamala Harris would be a mistake.
The book “Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House” detailed the tensions between Biden and Harris before he dropped out.
Aides to President Biden told Democratic donors that it would be a “mistake” for him to drop out of the race in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris, according to an upcoming book.
The Guardian published excerpts on Thursday from “Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House,” which detailed tensions between Biden and Harris ahead of him dropping out of the presidential race in July.
The excerpts showed Biden’s team “aggressively” pushed back against donors who considered removing him from the race over concerns about his age. One of the ways allegedly included warning that Harris as the replacement Democratic nominee would be a “mistake.”
The Guardian published excerpts from the book.
One quote in the book is, “The last threat, the ace in the hole, was Kamala Harris. Even if Biden did drop out and you got your dreamed-up open convention, you would only succeed in nominating the vice-president. Is that what you want? You want her? Look at her polling. No one wants her. Forget it. It’s never gonna happen.”
“One donor on the receiving end of an electronic message summed up the sentiments of Biden’s top aides: ‘They were aggressively saying that we would wind up with the vice-president and that would be a mistake.’”
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“It all sounded like a serial killer’s conspiracy theory. Donors want to scrap Biden so they can get his wannabe replacements – the governors, with power over state decisions – to beg them for cash, Biden aides argued.
“This isn’t fucking Wall Street financiers versus Ivy League presidents. Our guy isn’t scared of your money. We have grassroots donors. We have the support of the voters. We have the nomination in hand. All you’re doing is fucking yourself and the president. We will remember this. Capisce?
“The last threat, the ace in the hole, was Kamala Harris. Even if Biden did drop out and you got your dreamed-up open convention, you would only succeed in nominating the vice-president. Is that what you want? You want her? Look at her polling. No one wants her. Forget it. It’s never gonna happen.”
Even Biden aides knew Kamala Harris was a bad candidate.
