The conservative lawyer and ex-husband of former Donald Trump aide Kellyanne Conway (aka, the “alternative facts” lady) will headline a fundraiser for President Biden in Washington on April 24 and has signed a check for $929,600, that is the maximum you can donate to the Biden Victory Fund, Axios reported exclusively Wednesday.
The minimum gift for the event is $500.
Trump has driven Republicans out of the party en masse with his attacks on small democracy, its lawlessness and his attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
Republican strategists banded together to form the Never Trumper “Lincoln Project,” for example, and Biden Republicans formed various groups, one of which claimed on Twitter: “Reagan Democrats crossed the aisle and changed history. In 2020, #BidenRepublicans did the same. We are ready to do it again in 2024.”
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Here’s the latest ad from the Lincoln Project (which also shows why it’s useful for Republicans to advertise: they understand how to attack an autocrat):
You’re all alone, Donald. You’re losing money and supporters, losing voters to candidates not even in the running. Everyone knows you’re weak, tired, out of options… and no one wants to help you. pic.twitter.com/miu094FsiU
– The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) April 1, 2024
You can also see Republicans from the Never Trump coalition on TV, pointing out that we can disagree all day about politics, but we can’t disagree about democracy and freedom.
And now, George Conway has made a huge change in the basis of the discourse. And this is but his first pro-Biden event of the 2024 election cycle.
Biden has a big money advantage so far, but as anyone who was here in 2016 learned the hard way, we don’t know which hostile foreign powers are helping Trump behind the scenes or what kind of corrupt hat trick he’ll pull next.
Furthermore, this country’s wealthy elites will not leave Trump there alone, funneling his base’s money into his legal fees. They will step up to the plate with the black money that is so attracted to Trump’s dictatorial tendencies.
This election is a war for our democracy and every single person who steps forward is a patriot, no matter how they show their support: knock on doors, talk to people about the stakes and issues even when it makes you uncomfortable, send $25 to your candidate, volunteer as an elections worker, or write that big check like George did.
To really get his attention, the court needs to revoke his bail.
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