President Biden’s reelection campaign raised more than $1 million through online fundraising alone in the 24 hours after the president’s Jan. 6 anniversary speech, according to numbers exclusively …

President Biden’s reelection campaign raised more than $1 million through online fundraising alone in the 24 hours after the president’s Jan. 6 anniversary speech, according to numbers exclusively provided to The Hill.

Biden on Friday gave a full throated attack against former President Trump, his likely GOP opponent, and warned Americans that Trump’s reelection would pose a threat to American democracy. The president zeroed in on Jan. 6 to mark the third anniversary of the U.S. Capitol riots and argued in his remarks that democracy is on the ballot in 2024.

In response to the 24-hour fundraising haul, the Biden campaign noted that they see preserving democracy as a political winner for the president in 2024.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      94·
      10 months ago

      It’s a tactical move to avoid splitting the vote

      The only time a primary has “split the vote” in the general in modern history was when Clinton supporters voted Romney over Obama

      And Obama still won.

      Because even the majority of moderates know voting R is stupid. And no progressive is going to vote R.

      So maybe if Biden lost wed see some vote trump out of spite.

      But we’d likely see the same thing with Obama where lots of traditional non voters turn out

      • Candelestine@lemmy.worldEnglish
        122·
        10 months ago

        You just conveniently forgetting the time we handed Trump a 4 year term on a silver platter? Wasn’t that long ago.

        Fortunately for us, being the coalition party of change and progress in general, we can actually admit when we make mistakes and try to learn lessons from them. If we couldn’t do that, we wouldn’t deserve anyone’s votes anyway.

        • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
          35·
          10 months ago

          Are…

          Are you really saying a primary is why Clinton lost?

          Does that mean you’re arguing we shouldnt have any primaries at all?

          I don’t understand how your comment is relevant if that’s not what you’re saying

          • Candelestine@lemmy.worldEnglish
            91·
            10 months ago

            Oh, absolutely Clinton lost because of the bad taste left from her primary, 100%. She handled the entire Bernie situation very, very poorly and paid the price for it.

            No, this does not mean we should get rid of primaries, that is an extremely stupid idea.

            • 4am@lemm.ee
              81·
              10 months ago

              😖🤚 getting rid of primary elections

              😏👉 getting rid of two-party system

            • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
              73·
              10 months ago

              But…

              Bernie supporters still overwhelming voted for her in the general.

              The primary wasn’t why Clinton lost, she lost because she was a terrible candidate and no one on her campaign knew what the electoral college was.

              And obviously, her team helping trump in the primary was a bigger reason she lost to trump in the general, although she’d have likely lost to anyone else too. The whole reason they helped trump was they thought he was the only candidate Hillary could win against.

              I just don’t see any logic or basis in facts in your opinions man.

              • Candelestine@lemmy.worldEnglish
                45·
                10 months ago

                Bernie supporters still overwhelming voted for her in the general.

                Got a source for that? I remember a lot of “maybe the DNC needs to learn a lesson.”

                Which, they were right, and we did. But it came at enormous cost.