Didn't get the memo: Biden campaign begs for support an hour after he drops out
Someone in the Biden campaign apparently didn't get the memo that President Joe Biden has quit the 2024 presidential race.
Nearly an hour after he announced Sunday afternoon that he would not stand for re-election, and instead endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him, the Biden campaign blasted out an email "not to ask for money -- but for your endorsement."
"Joe and Kamala are leading the country with courage, decency, and a determination to keep making progress for working families," the email reads before ticking off a list of Biden administration accomplishments.
"They need you by their side to get it done. Will you sign on right now to endorse President Biden and Vice President Harris's 100-Days Agenda? They're counting on folks like you to make their voices heard by midnight tonight."
Click on a link provided and a page prompts you to "sign on to endorse our agenda" by clicking a button.
Click the button, and you receive a donation page with a message: "Protecting our fundamental rights and saving our nation's democracy all comes down to reelecting Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. They're counting on this grassroots team to keep MAGA extremism out of the White House! Rush a donation today."
And then: "Your contribution will benefit Joe Biden."
It's not uncommon for political campaigns to pre-schedule fundraising pitches such as this — and that's what almost certainly happened here.
If so, someone apparently forgot to pull the plug on the fundraising missive following Biden's announcement earlier in the 1 p.m. ET hour.
If Harris becomes the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee — a likely but not guaranteed scenario — federal campaign finance rules allow for Harris to directly benefit from the money that the Biden-Harris campaign committee raised.
