Former Vice President
Joe Biden is reportedly scrambling to reassure donors after his performance at the June
Democratic debates, sources told Politico.Biden had conversations with his donors shortly after it became clear he had slipped in the polls, according to Politico. The former vice president’s support dropped 10 percentage points after his debate performance, according to a Morning Consult/FiveThirtyEight poll.Democratic
California Sen. Kamala Harris bashed Biden during the second night of 2020 debates in June over Biden’s past positions on civil rights,highlighting the former vice president’s past comments regarding his opposition to bussing.Biden’s reaction to Harris’ attack made Biden appear “anything but a front-runner,” according to Politico’s Natasha Korecki.But Biden is promising to be more aggressive in the next round of Democratic debates.“I’m not going to be as polite this time,” Biden said Wednesday at a fundraiser, referring to Harris’ emotional attack. “Because this is the same person who asked me to come to California and nominate her in her convention.”