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Top Hollywood Donors Already Writing Checks, “Excited & Motivated” For Kamala Harris After Joe Biden’s Exit


The exit of POTUS from the 2024 race finds H'wood donors preparing to re-open their checkbooks

The vice president made it clear today that she intends to “earn and win this nomination, ” and to that, has been shoring up support across the board as a sign of political strength if the likes of retiring Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) stands against her. Recovering from Covid as calls for him to not seek reelection continued to grow among deep pocketed donors and leading lawmakers, Biden suddenly said earlier today that he was out of the race. “While it has been my intention to seek re-election, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” Biden said as polls almost universally had him behind Donald Trump.

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