President Biden, Vice President Harris raise more than $2 million in private Raleigh fundraiser

President Joe Biden's fundraiser Tuesday evening -- which was held for a joint fundraising PAC that split proceeds between his campaign as well as the Democratic Party's state and national chapters -- raised more than $2 million, Gov. Roy Cooper told the crowd of about 120 donors in attendance.
Posted 3/26/2024, 11:24:46 PM Updated 3/27/2024, 2:32:48 AM

STORY, INCLUDING THE ECONOMIC

IMPACT OF THE COLLAPSE AHEAD

AT 10, 30.

>> LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS,

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS. AND OF

COURSE, THE 2024 ELECTION.

THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM NORTH

CAROLINA VOTERS TONIGHT FROM

PRESIDENT BIDEN AND VICE

PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS DURING

THEIR JOINT TRIP TO RALEIGH

TODAY. WRAL'S AARON THOMAS

HIGHLIGHTS REMARKS FROM THEIR

STOPS AND ALSO SOME OF THE

PEOPLE WHO WERE OPPOSED TO THE

VISIT.

>> ONE OF THE STOPS FOR THE

BIDEN HARRIS CAMPAIGN TOOK

PLACE OF THIS MARRIOTT HOTEL

IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH AT THIS

PRIVATE FUNDRAISING EVENT.

THEY TOUTED THEIR HEALTH CARE

AGENDA, LAID OUT GOALS FOR A

SECOND TERM. OPPONENTS ARGUE

THEIR POLICIES ARE NO GOOD FOR

NORTH CAROLINIANS.

>> JOINT VISIT BY PRESIDENT

BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS

AND RALLY THE TOPIC OF

ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE

HEALTH CARE FUNDED CENTER.

>> 21 MILLION PEOPLE COVERED

UNDER ACA. A 75% INCREASE

ESSENCE COM UNLIKE AND OFFICE.

THAT INCLUDES OVER 1 MILLION

FOLKS RIGHT HERE IN NORTH

CAROLINA.

>> BIDEN SPOKE AT LENGTH ABOUT

THE YEARS LONG EFFORT BY

REPUBLICANS TO REPEAL THE

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. THE

IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH HOT BUTTON

ISSUE AMONG NORTH CAROLINIANS

AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE,

PARTICULARLY HEALTH CARE FOR

WOMEN. JOHN WILL ATTEND A

PRIVATE FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR

BIDEN'S REELECTION CAMPAIGN FOR

BOTH BIDEN AND HARRIS ECHOED

SIMILAR REMARKS. BOSWELL

APPRECIATED HEARING BOTH

CANDIDATES SURE CHIVAS UNDER

THEIR ADMINISTRATION. THAT IS A

LOWERING PRESCRIPTION DRUG

COSTS. THERE'S A LOT OF ENERGY

IN NORTH CAROLINA AROUND JOE

BIDEN AROUND HIS CANDIDACY I

THINK IT SAYS THAT NORTH

CAROLINIANS ARE REALLY PAYING

ATTENTION TO AND INVESTED IN

THIS RACE. PRESIDENT BIDEN

SPENT THE DAY IN NORTH CAROLINA

SPEWING MISINFORMATION AND LIES

KAROLINE LEAVITT. THE NATIONAL

PRESS SECRETARY FOR DONALD

TRUMP CALLED BIDEN'S REMARKS

MISINFORMATION AND LIES.

>> SHE SAYS EVEN THOUGH THE

PRESUMPTIVE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE

FOR PRESIDENT MADE REPEALING

OBAMACARE A KEY PART.

>> OF HIS 2016 CAMPAIGN, HE

NO LONGER SUPPORTS THAT.

PRESIDENT TRUMP.

>> WE'LL WRITE THE ECONOMIC ARE

ON THE WRONGS OF JOE BIDEN'S

ADMINISTRATION. FIRST AND

FOREMOST AND THEN HE WILL

ADDRESS AT HEALTH CARE COSTS

THAT ARE PLAGUING AMERICAN

FAMILIES.

>> AS THE STAKES HEAT UP IN

NORTH CAROLINA, THE BIDEN

HARRIS TEAM WANTS TO FLIP NORTH

CAROLINA BLUE FOR THE FIRST

TIME SINCE 2008.

>> DONORS RAISED MORE THAN

2 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE BIDEN

HARRIS CAMPAIGN AT THIS PRIVATE