Biden Summons Big Donors to Washington as 2024 Campaign Nears

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Times

Top donors to President Biden have received a last-minute invitation to travel to Washington at the end of next week to see Mr. Biden as he gears up for a 2024 campaign, according to more than a half-dozen people who have been invited to or briefed on the event.

Invitations are going out to some of the biggest donors and bundlers for Mr. Biden’s 2020 campaign — those who donated or raised at least $1 million, according to one person. The initial round of invitations is being made by phone instead of email.

The event, which is not a fund-raiser, is seen as an effort to rally donors before what is expected to be an expensive 2024 run.

The gathering is the latest in an intensifying series of discussions and planning meetings between the White House and Democratic National Committee officials ahead of Mr. Biden’s expected campaign. The president has said for months that he plans to run, and last week he said while traveling in Ireland that an announcement would come “relatively soon.”

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/us/politics/biden-donors-2024.html

[Bettie]

1. "Summons"? Really NYT...

way to make it sound like he's demanding rather than inviting.

So SICK of this shit.

[brooklynite]

2. I suppose if you want to dislike the Times, you can find something objectionable any time you want.

SUMMON (verb): to issue a call to convene (Merriam-Webster)

[Bettie]

5. Word choice matters

Summon implies an order....invite would be a less loaded word choice.

If you think it means I dislike the NYT, that's your issue.

I subscribe, even if I am sometimes frustrated with the reporting.

I do, however, understand that words have power and two words that have the same general meaning may cause different reactions from readers.

[brooklynite]

6. In your case, it infers...

...unless you have evidence that the Times is pushing a narrative on this story, in which case I'd like to know what you think the narrative is.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

8. Yes...and how can anyone be a donor if there is no donating just yet to donate??

More like invited to dinner than summoned donors!

Hoping more alert people at NYT feel the same.

[Bettie]

9. Exactly

I'm glad someone else gets the difference in tone.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

11. Not to mention there is still lots of time for governing before the corporate media gets its

share of the campaign cash, the lions share…campaign season starts when the media says it does!??

[Omaha Steve]

3. "donated or raised at least $1 million"

The DU should be invited. We raised 2.4 million as a group!

OS

[Bayard]

7. Did we really?

[Omaha Steve]

10. Here are the stats

[Bayard]

12. I don't doubt it

I'm just astounded!

[DestinyIsles]

4. Biden is going to have a big overhaul as an incumbent

when he runs and make likely will be beat Trump in 2024.