Coronavirus is throwing a huge wrench in Joe Biden’s fundraising plans just as he’s preparing to build up his campaign for a general election fight against President Trump
David Hoffman, a partner at the Sidley Austin law firm and former federal prosecutor, notified co-hosts around noon on Wednesday that Jeremy Hallahan, Biden’s Midwest fundraising chief, had relayed the “disappointing news” that the Chicago fundraisers were being canceled, according to an email obtained by POLITICO. Hosts were told to keep plans for the cancellation quiet until an official email was prepared.
“So it’s unlikely we’ll have any in-person fundraisers until that process is completed,” Nix said. “The vice president plans to use the advisory group to give him advice in terms of public policy for the country and also how to operate within his own campaign.” The campaign has started spending its new income. It dropped $2 million on Facebook ads last week, an amount of money that accounts for about 30 percent of the Biden campaign’s total amount of Facebook spending since it launched in April 2019. And it spent more than $4 million on advertising in Florida, which will hold its big-ticket primary on Tuesday. The campaign is also beginning a new round of staffing up, including bringing on high-profile hire, Jen O’Malley Dillon, to manage the campaign.
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