I spent years fundraising for Democrats. I raised millions of dollars. And in the process, I routinely saw and heard about inappropriate relationships between donors and candidates that would bust anyone’s bubble about the independence of our leaders. There is an entire donor ecosystem working against the interests of regular Americans—and it’s the one top Democrats are swimming in.
Consider the long-time friendship between Kamala Harris and billionaire donor Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs. The New York Times described the women as being so close that they’ve gone on vacation together and consider each other family. Powell Jobs sat in Harris’ exclusive friends and family suite at the DNC last month. She was also instrumental in getting Biden to step down to clear the way for Harris; one of her top aides circulated a polling memo to other key influential donors that allegedly showed Biden’s inability to win.
It was another example of a megadonor overcoming the will of the people—and making things worse for voters. Now that the Kool-Aid from the DNC is wearing off, people are waking up to the realities of an untested candidate. Harris is barely beating Biden in key swing state polls, dodges questions from the press, and continually gaffes answers on significant policy issues. She can barely answer basic questions about her plans for regular people in friendly encounters with people like Oprah.
Yet, Donald Trump is on track to secure more support from minority voters, especially Black men, than any other Republican in generations. It’s becoming increasingly clear that the real divide is the one separating the college educated from the working class of all races. But Phillips and others like him continue to focus exclusively on race—and you can see the direct impact this has on Democratic politicians, who talk much more about things like “equity” than they do about the class divide.
It’s out of touch with the pulse of the country and deeply alienating to working-class voters who were once stalwart Democrats.
Unfortunately, the Democrats aren’t getting the message. Last week, Alexander Soros posted images at his opulent New York mansion on X with Harris’ VP pick, Tim Walz.
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