SCOOP: Influential Democratic donors who backed Buttigieg in 2020 are privately chattering about prodding him to run for the White House in 2024 if Biden doesn't seek reelection, @thisisinsider has learned. ($) by @adamwren & @rbravender businessinsider.com/buttigieg-2024…
More than 2 dozen Democratic donors who want to eventually see a President Buttigieg have been attending secret & informal dinners over the summer and into late Sept in traditional $-raising hubs including DC, Wall Street, & Silicon Valley, per a former Buttigieg bundler.
They're driven in part by a lack of confidence in VP Harris' performance so far, and some don't think Buttigieg should wait in line behind Harris if Biden opts against running for a 2nd term. Other dinner attendees think Buttigieg is better off waiting until 2028 or even later.
Former Buttigieg bundler: "There have been a number of conversations among donors about trying to push Pete to get into the race if that were to be what wound up happening in 2024 because there is not a lot of confidence behind the vice president at this moment."
This former Buttigieg bundler also added of Harris "there is no question that she would be the heir apparent" if Biden didn't run in 2024.
Insider interviewed a dozen people in Buttigieg's & Harris' fundraising circles about the behind-the-scenes 24 discussions. Most spoke on condition of anonymity due to sensitivity of Ds wanting to avoid appearance of 24 planning before Biden officially announces his intentions.
Almost all those in attendance at the informal dinners were "bundlers" — super fundraisers who coordinate and collect campaign contributions from multiple donors, and among those in the attendance were some who had bundled for Biden.
A Democratic strategist who was informed by people who attended the dinners described the gatherings as "a lot of donors getting into a room and bitching about things. It's a lot less about here's how we get this done."
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