Friday, July 26, 2024

Top CT donors line up for Harris: 'It’s hard ... not to'

When Jill Biden attended a fundraiser at the Guilford home of philanthropists Roslyn and Jerry Meyer in February, the mood was mostly upbeat as the first lady cracked jokes from the couple's living room, recounted her early romance with President Joe Biden and touted his accomplishments over three years in office.

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... Just over four months later, however, the Meyers' mood turned to dismay as they watched the president bomb his first debate against his Republican rival, Donald Trump.

"We love Joe Biden, we think he's a wonderful, wonderful person, but it just became clear to us that it was not looking good for him and that we really needed to make a change,' Roslyn Meyer said this week.

In the aftermath of the debate, Meyer said she wrote to other attendees from the fundraiser to share her concerns about Biden's performance as well as his worsening poll numbers. "Pretty much all of them hoped that he could face reality and gracefully bow out," she said. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-07-26 12:53 AM

"As for the Meyers, on Monday morning the couple gave what Jerry Meyer described simply as "a very big gift," to the newly-minted Harris campaign"

"Thanks Citizens United"

-Corky

#2 | Posted by eberly at 2024-07-26 12:57 AM

@#2

Yep.

I do not deny that Citizens United is a huge issue in our politics. (thank-you Republican SCOTUS Justices).

So, how do we resolve that problem?

By adding more Republican Justices to SCOTUS?


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-07-26 01:22 AM

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