Former Vice President Joe Biden's lead 2020 fundraiser in the Bay Area has switched allegiances to Sen. Kamala Harris after walking away from him last month.
Tom McInerney, a veteran San Francisco based lawyer, first told CNBC in late June that he had informed Joe Biden's campaign that he could no longer help him raise campaign cash.
After her debate performance last month, when she took on Biden for his relationship with segregationists, McInerney said that he was impressed by the California lawmaker. McInerney was a lead bundler for President Barack Obama on the West Coast during his first run for president. He helped Obama's campaign raise at least $200,000 throughout that cycle, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.Biden and Harris will square off again Wednesday during the second night of the next Democratic debates.McInerney's announcement came the same day asthat two black, longtime Biden supporters from South Carolina are switching their support to Rep.
Public relations executive Michael Kempner, who attended a Biden fundraiser last month in New York and has donated to other 2020 Democrats,
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