President Biden’s reelection campaign raised more than $1 million through online fundraising alone in the 24 hours after the president’s Jan. 6 anniversary speech, according to numbers exclusively provided to The Hill.

Biden on Friday gave a full throated attack against former President Trump, his likely GOP opponent, and warned Americans that Trump’s reelection would pose a threat to American democracy. The president zeroed in on Jan. 6 to mark the third anniversary of the U.S. Capitol riots and argued in his remarks that democracy is on the ballot in 2024.

In response to the 24-hour fundraising haul, the Biden campaign noted that they see preserving democracy as a political winner for the president in 2024.

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    10% of democratic socialist supporters voting for Trump is terrifying. Do we have data on how many didn’t vote in the general at all?

    10% of moderate dem voters supporting a moderate repub makes a lot more sense.

    edit for a word

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      10% of democratic socialist supporters voting for Trump is terrifying

      Yeah, I’m blocking as soon as I finish typing this…

      For everyone else:

      Way more than 10% of Bernie’s primary votes came from people who would never vote D in their life. He got “non voters”, 3rd parties, and even a significant amount that normally vote R.

      All of this shit is almosy a decade old now. Anyone that genuinely had these questions really should have been able to figure this out by now, and there’s no way I’m the first to try and explain it.

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        Frankly, many have tried to explain it to me, but it always falls apart when I apply pressure, and the person gets upset. With how close and pivotal the election was, it creates very strong feelings, so I honestly don’t really blame people for getting angry.

        But for anyone who was around, it’s very easy to remember just how huge a clusterfuck it all was.

        Regardless, block me if you like, but that doesn’t sound like a very productive decision for someone who really is trying to fight for a better, fairer, more just USA.

        • I volunteered for both Bernie campaigns and can tell you that, if you were paid attention, Bernie always said that if it became apparent he could not win the nomination he would drop out and support the nominee. I’m sure there were many people who are attracted to some of the things Bernie said and who would have voted for him who otherwise would not have voted for a Democrat, and who subsequently did not vote for Hillary. I remember pulling an exit pulling at the time that said virtually all of Sanders’ supporters turned around and voted for Hillary; that’s what Bernie urged them to do and had been urging all along. Perhaps is endorsement could have been a little more full-throated, but I think it was appropriate for how he was treated.

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      An alarming number of Clinton supporters voted to put Palin in the VP slot. They formed a fucking PAC to try to make it happen.