Joe Biden aides meet Bay Area financiers while he takes heat for skipping California Democrats' convention
Biden's decision to miss the California convention is the latest indication he's trying to approach the White House race differently from his rivals in the field. While other candidates were speaking to fellow Democrats in a state that solidly supports Democratic candidates, Biden, who has a wide lead in polls of Democratic voters, was in a state President Donald Trump won by eight percentage points in 2016 after President Barack Obama won it in 2008 and 2012.
At the private gathering Sunday, Biden's advisors and the financiers agreed to hold at least three fundraisers in the Bay Area, according to attendees who described the details of the event on the condition of anonymity. The events, which will feature Biden himself as the marquee guest, will all be at the homes of established Biden supporters. There was also talk that Biden's wife, Jill, would be a featured guest at one of the events.
Meanwhile, other Democrats running for president appeared to take veiled jabs at Biden's decision to bypass the convention.
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