Several Biden fundraisers abandon his struggling campaign to support Bloomberg
Key fundraisers are jumping ship from Joe Biden's struggling presidential campaign to instead support Mike Bloomberg's ascending candidacy.
Jon Henes, a partner at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis, has signaled to friends that he is shifting his allegiance from Biden's campaign to Bloomberg's bid to take on President Donald Trump, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter, who declined to be named as these decisions were made in private. Henes is one of close to a dozen other Biden fundraisers who have already decided to move toward Bloomberg, these people added..
Many of the Biden donors who spoke with CNBC on the sidelines of the New York fundraisers last week said they felt the former vice president had rebounded in the wake of dismal finishes in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. However, since then, some Biden donors have noticed that evenThese donors are privately acknowledging that Sanders has become the front-runner in the race.
Several financial executives who have been helping Biden have also started to meet with and reach out to the Bloomberg campaign to get a feel for the operation. Beyond the battle for prominent behind-the-scenes supporters, Bloomberg and Biden are on a collision course in the Wednesday debate.
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