Meeting with more than 150 donors at the Salamander Hotel, Biden and first lady Jill Biden took pictures and chatted with supporters during a cocktail hour alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff. Attendees later dined on roasted beetroot salad, prime New York strip loin with tiger shrimp and orange mousse cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere was kind of confidence in the air\u201d among the Democrats \u201cthat I\u2019m not sure you saw in 2020,\u201d said a source in attendance, who described Harris as being in a good mood \u2014 there was \u201ca hop in her step.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biden, who spent about two hours at the event, thanked his audience for their past contributions and emphasized the stakes for 2024 as he prepares for a potential rematch against former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou raised significant amounts of money to allow us to compete\u201d in 2020 and helped beat back the \u201cred wave\u201d in 2022, he said.\u00a0
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Alan Kessler, a longtime Democratic fundraiser from Philadelphia who attended,\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Kessler said: \u201cThere\u2019s nothing better for good fundraising than having Donald Trump on the other side.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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all we got to do is point out, in many cases, comparison with what these guys want to do. Look what they just introduced, what they just passed in the House.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biden has billed 2024 as a choice between \u201cmore rights or fewer,\u201d warning of \u201cMAGA extremists lining up\u201d to cut the social safety net. Biden said\u00a0he wants to finish the job for the American people and will fight for the nation at a critical junctu<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Jeffrey Katzenberg, a longtime Democratic donor and\u00a0a\u00a0co-chair\u00a0of Biden\u2019s 2024 campaign who attended Friday’s speech,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Biden\u2019s campaign\u00a0didn\u2019t release\u00a0early fundraising numbers, which typically are an indicator of enthusiasm. It did, however, launch a seven-figure ad campaign in battleground states to double down on its opening message that MAGA Republicans are attacking America’s freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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