Biden Heads to California to Add to His $42 Million Haul in January

President Biden’s ability to raise cash has been a bright spot as his polling numbers remain stubbornly low.

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Biden Heads to California to Add to His $42 Million Haul in January | INFBusiness.com

President Biden will headline several campaign events in California venues that will attract the richest members of the Democratic establishments.

President Biden is headed to California on Tuesday for a series of campaign fund-raisers in some of the wealthiest parts of the country as he seeks to add to the $42 million he raised for his re-election campaign in January.

Mr. Biden’s ability to raise cash — his campaign reported having $130 million in the bank over the weekend — has been a bright spot amid bleak polling numbers that show his popularity has sunk to near the lowest point in his presidency.

Campaign advisers say the numbers will rebound once the president’s team has had the opportunity to contrast his record with that of former President Donald J. Trump, who is widely expected to be the Republican nominee. The campaign’s success in raising money will determine how effectively the president can deliver that message to voters.

In a statement released over the weekend, a spokesman for the Biden campaign said that more than 422,000 donors gave money in January, and that nearly 97 percent of the donations since Mr. Biden announced his candidacy had been under $200 each.

“We are particularly proud that January shattered our grass roots fund-raising record for a third straight month,” said T.J. Ducklo, the spokesman. “This haul will go directly to reaching the voters who will decide this election.

But the president’s three-day trip to California is not designed to seek support from the small-dollar donors.

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