Mike Novogratz, CEO of Galaxy Investment Partners (L) and President Joe Biden (R).
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Veteran financier and longtime Joe Biden advocate Mike Novogratz is changing sides to fundraise forRep Dean Phillips, D-Minn, the president’s long shot main challenger.
Novogratz, the CEO of cryptocurrency-focused Galaxy Investment Partners, will co-host a project charity event for Phillips on Saturday in New York City at the home of David Barry, the president and CEO of realty company Urby, according to an invite evaluated by CNBC. Invitees are motivated to provide $3,300 to participate in.
In 2020, Novogratz contributed $200,000 to the Biden Action Fund, a joint fundraising committee for both the Biden project and the Democratic National Committee, according to a Federal Election Commission filing.
Novogratz likewise contributed more than $1 million that year to an extremely PAC called Defeat by Tweet, which looked for to utilize Donald Trump’s tweets versus him.
“I worked hard in 2020” for Biden, Novogratz informed CNBC. This time around, “I think he’s too old. I think Trump is too old, too. We need fresh people.” Biden turned 81 in November, while Trump turns 78 next June.
Novogratz, 59, views Phillips as a clever centrist with a strong organization record. He likewise prepares to meet previous U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley next month, as he ponders assisting her defeat Trump.
A Biden project spokesperson stated he didn’t understand Novogratz and wanted him well. “I don’t know who that is but we appreciate his support of the president and wish him the best,” Biden project spokesperson TJ Ducklo stated in a declaration. Biden is coming off an effective West Coast fundraising swing, generating over $15 million throughout simply a couple of days.
Novogratz is among a little group of rich Biden advocates who are searching for an option to the celebration’s incumbent. Chamath Palihapitiya, a long time tech executive, backed Biden in 2020 however openly soured on him and co-hosted a fundraising event for independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Novogratz’s issues about Biden’s age are shared by citizens. An August Associated Press survey discovered that 77% of participants stated Biden was too old to be efficient in a 2nd term.
Biden’s approval scores are presently around 40%, according to a November NBC News survey.
Novogratz has actually likewise been crucial of the Biden administration’s position on cryptocurrency. He just recently declared at a service top in Miami that the “Biden administration, the Democratic Party really doesn’t like crypto.”
Still, even with the assistance of individuals like Novogratz, Phillips stays a long shot prospect for president.
A current Morning Consult survey programs Biden ahead of Phillips by 69 portion points.
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