Billionaire Bill Ackman Backs Dean Phillips to Challenge Biden

[Polybius]

Source: Bloomberg News

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said he’s contributing $1 million to support Minnesota Representative Dean Phillips to become the Democratic nominee in the 2024 presidential election.

Phillips is a long-shot challenger to President Joe Biden in his reelection bid. But with polls showing sagging support for the president against leading Republican rival Donald Trump, some are seeking alternative candidates.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-14/billionaire-ackman-backs-democrat-phillips-to-challenge-biden?embedded-checkout=true

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So instead of getting 3%, he might get 3.5% now.

[bahboo]

1. yeah, well...fuck him....

and $1 million ain't gonna do shit....

[marble falls]

2. Fuck those polls.

[PSPS]

3. I guess cartoon candidates are not the sole purview of republicans.

Just another rich guy with absolutely no experience in governing launching a vanity campaign.

[barbaraann]

4. ...which is effectively the same thing as backing Trump

or Hitler.

[PatrickforB]

8. 100%. This is EXACTLY why he is doing this. He figures Trump will butter his toast more thickly than Biden, who has

done some very good things that actually materially help American families such as all of ours.

This is the same combative guy who called for the resignation of Claudine Gay.

All he and every other billionaire parasite cares about is funneling more money into his own pocket. Heck, he's really behind - he's only the 765th richest man on the planet!

And you know, I get real warm fuzzy feelings every time I make a payment on my HEALTHCARE DEBT just to know more of the billionaire parasites are getting even richer while we are being squeezed to death.

[Freethinker65]

5. A fool and his money.

Perhaps Phillips can run against Republican policies and not just Biden? That would actually be an effective use of the money.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

6. Like calls to like!

[CurtEastPoint]

7. hedge fund leech say what?

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. Phillips won't get a single delegate

Biden’s campaign won’t suffer in the least.

And Phillips’ congressional career is likely over.

Not sure if anyone on K Street will hire him either.

So much for being a “Problem Solver”.

LOSER

[bottomofthehill]

19. He has over 50 million dollars

The congressional seat was a hobby, he was good at it, but a hobby. Now his rich friends are helping fund a new hobby

[Fiendish Thingy]

21. Which states do you think he will win? Nt

[bottomofthehill]

22. None, rich kids fantasy.

[ificandream]

10. Ackman will probably work this waste of money into a tax deduction as a business loss.

[SalamanderSleeps]

11. And this week's winner of the "Howard Schultz - I can't help it I'm a dork with wings award." is....

....Bill Ackman!

What kind of an idiot spends a million dollars on dead roses?

[NonPC]

17. Answer: The Same Guy Who Shorted Herbalife Stock Forever

Yeah, he lost a boatload of money on that too...

[BComplex]

12. So there is NO LIMIT to how much a person can contribute in order to buy their own political sabotage game?

That's a great way to perpetuate a democracy!

[ColinC]

13. Perhaps this billionaire will show up to Dean Phillips next rally to show us all how much support Phillips has

…as his single supporter 😂

[Vinca]

14. We're getting bombarded by (unanswered) phone calls in NH. I suspect they're half and

half people calling to pimp Dean Phillips and polling. The spam messages about Phillips are turning up on the cell phone, too.

[peppertree]

15. Dark money at play

Just as the Founding Fathers intended.

[Rebl2]

16. Who is

Bill Ackman? I just think they want a Republican in the wh and ruin Joe Biden’s chance of a second term.

[Pachamama]

20. He is a rich asshole who also just worked very hard to go after Harvard and U of Penn Presidents

Because he wants them to follow his agenda and opposes DEI and he will make sure the money he has is used to help make sure he gets what he wants.

[mahina]

18. Feed the ad writers.

I guess he likes burning money

[yardwork]

23. That will buy more coffee for Dean to pour for his staff.