By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-16 02:58:59 | Updated at 2024-12-16 05:54:31
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Biden, Harris thank major Democratic donors and urge them to stay engaged after tough loss to Trump
AP via MSN ^ | December 15, 2024 | MORIAH BALINGIT
Posted on 12/15/2024 6:56:53 PM PST by DoodleBob
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday thanked deep-pocketed Democratic donors who raised record sums in last month's election loss to President-elect Donald Trump and urged them not to lose hope and to remain politically engaged.
Biden and Harris, along with their spouses, in remarks at the Democratic National Committee holiday reception sought to buck up key donors who the Democratic Party needs to stay committed as it tries to pick up the pieces. Republicans scored a decisive victory taking the White House and Senate while maintaining control of the House in an election where donors of all political stripes spent about $4.7 billion.
“We all get knocked down. My dad would say when you get knocked down, you just got to get up,” Biden said. “The measure of a person or a party is how fast they get back up.”
Harris, who stepped in as the party's presidential nominee after Biden ended his campaign in July following his disastrous debate performance, praised donors for putting their time — and checkbooks — into backing her and Democrats that they believed in.
Democrats, their allied super PACs and other groups raised about $2.9 billion, compared to about $1.8 billion for the Republicans. Harris noted that Democrats raised a whopping $700 million over just 700 events organized by the Democratic finance committee.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; dnc; harris
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Democrats, their allied super PACs and other groups raised about $2.9 billion, compared to about $1.8 billion for the Republicans.
$2,900,000,000.
Trump beats Harris.
Republicans will ultimately take control of the House by a margin of 220 to 215 — meaning Democrats picked up one seat.
Republicans poised to control 53 seats in the Senate.
The GOP is heading toward full control in Washington come January.
1 posted on 12/15/2024 6:56:53 PM PST by DoodleBob
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