While Joe Biden‘s campaign reportedly is dreaming of the possibilities of a Taylor Swift endorsement, there’s some data suggesting that it could have a real impact.
15.01.2024 - 16:20 / deadline.com
Joe Biden‘s reelection campaign raised almost $100 million in the most recent quarter, helped in part by a huge haul during a Los Angeles fundraising swing in December.
The campaign said that it raised more than $97 million for the campaign and the Democratic party during the October to December time frame. That exceeds the amount raised in the second and third quarters of 2023, when around $72 million was raised in each of those time frames.
The Biden campaign also said that it had $117 million in cash on hand, the highest by any Democratic candidate at this point in the cycle.
Biden’s coffers got a boost from Hollywood donors, when he trekked to California for his first Los Angeles fundraising swing since announcing his reelection bid. That trip raised more than $15 million, according to Jeffrey Katzenberg, who is serving as campaign co-chair.
TJ Ducklo, senior adviser to the campaign, said in a statement, “While most of the Republicans have not yet announced their fundraising numbers, we fully expect to lap them. Several times.”
Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, who is competing to be the clear alternative to Donald Trump in today’s Iowa caucuses, raised $24 million in the latest quarter. Other candidates have not announced their totals. The campaign fundraising reports are due on Jan. 31.
The Biden campaign said that the average contribution was $41.88 and that 97% of the contributions were under $200.
The Biden campaign has set up a joint fundraising committee with the DNC and state parties, allowing for the collection of much larger contributions. The Biden Victory Fund can accept contributions up to $929,600 from an individual donor.
Katzenberg is scheduled to join Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Sen. Tina
While Joe Biden‘s campaign reportedly is dreaming of the possibilities of a Taylor Swift endorsement, there’s some data suggesting that it could have a real impact.
“Sequels suck, whether you’re making them or watching them.” So said one storied filmmaker in rejecting a rich movie deal (details below), and he’d likely react the same if offered Biden vs. Trump.
UPDATE, 5:13 PM: Donald Trump was called as the winner of the GOP’s New Hampshire primary by Fox News at 5:09 pm PT, with MSNBC following three minutes later. With Nikki Haley still in the running with the results better for her than expected, CNN are only saying that Trump is in the lead.
Many other Republican candidates have suspending their campaigns this cycle, but Florida Governor Ron DeSantis‘ exit inspired some pretty biting and snarky reactions today, coming from other politicos and some celebrities.
Palestine march down Main Street in Park City drew roughly 100 protesters to the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday. The march, organized by “Let Gaza Live,” bussed protesters in from nearby Kimball Junction and took up space in front of local restaurant Riverhorse on Main. The event was not affiliated with Sundance.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, ending a faltering bid where he tried to cast himself as a Trump-like candidate in a race where so much of the Republican base ended up preferring the real thing.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Glen Powell and his “Hit Man” co-writer and director Richard Linklater stopped by the Variety Studio presented by Audible at the Sundance Film Festival, where Powell celebrated his role in reviving the romantic-comedy genre. “Anyone But You,” his Sony-backed rom-com with Sydney Sweeney, has earned $64 million at the domestic box office and crossed the $100 million mark worldwide. It’s a huge win for the $25 million movie at a time when many people were writing off the genre as dead.
Colin Jost and Michael Che appeared in Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update for the first time in 2024, and the main topic was the presidential election run between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
The members of One Direction have grown up in front of our eyes.
In the years since Scream Queens released its last episode, the campy horror series has remained a cult classic with a dedicated fan base.
Game of Thrones is the sort of industry dominating, pop culture titan that comes around every so often and totally changes the game. And while the characters fought for the Iron Throne, the show made its stars very wealthy in real life.
Joe Biden‘s presidential campaign will try to steal some of the media attention on New Hampshire on Tuesday with a Northern Virginia rally focused on the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s repeal of Roe vs. Wade.
Dr. Jill Biden spilled the tea on her visit with Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle just one year before her death.The First Lady of the United States and President Joe Biden sat down to have private tea with the British Monarch during their 2021 stateside visit and it would become the last time they would meet before the Queen passed away at Balmoral Castle on Sept. 8, 2022, at age 96.In Robert Hardman’s new book “The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy,” the royal biographer spoke with FLOTUS and recounted the historical visit as detailed in an exclusive excerpt obtained by People.
Green Day have responded to claims that they are “anti-American” saying: “If we didn’t care about this country, we wouldn’t say anything.”On New Year’s Eve, the band – comprised of frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool – played a set as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve – hosted by Ryan Seacrest.The gig then hit headlines when Armstrong, altered the ‘American Idiot’ lyric “I’m not a part of a redneck agenda” to hit out at Donald Trump, singing: “I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda”. Many including Elon Musk then criticised the gesture, with the X/Twitter boss saying: “Green Day goes from raging against the machine to milquetoastedly raging for it.”Since the band’s controversial performance, many have claimed that they are “anti-American”.
Yikes, there goes all Ariana Madix‘s Scandoval money…
Aubrey Plaza has shared that she stole something from Joe Biden’s office during a tour of the White House.READ MORE: ‘The White Lotus’ season two review: the guests are still awful, the show still utterly addictiveThe actor, who starred in the second season of HBO series, The White Lotus, spoke recently on the multiple connections to the President throughout her life. She told The New Yorker that she has met him several times, including at a “Joe Biden youth-leadership conference” at the age of 16.She shared about the experience: “I had a stare-down with Joe Biden from the audience, because he asked how it went, and I raised my hand immediately.”“I was, like, ‘It’s bulls—. This conference sucks.
Turnout for the Iowa caucuses was down, and so was viewership. Early numbers show that interest was down considerably from 2020 and, before that, from 2016, with about 4.67 million watching primetime coverage across Fox News, CNN and MSNBC.
Joe Biden hasn’t had anything to say so far about Donald Trump’s big win at the Iowa caucuses last night, but when it comes to Elton John, the man in the White House was ebullient this morning.
Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley is signaling that she won’t participate in the next two planned GOP debates unless Donald Trump does.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Former president Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses on Monday, according to projections from the Associated Press and other outlets. Trump was the heavy favorite heading into Monday’s vote, as he seeks to reclaim the White House. Florida Gov.