A top fundraiser for Joe Biden is ditching the former vice president’s 2020 campaign.
Tom McInerney, a San Francisco-based lawyer, told Biden’s campaign last week that he would no longer help raise money, according to CNBC.
“I would imagine I’m not alone,” he said, predicting others will follow suit.
McInerney cited Biden’s comments on working with segregationist senators and his flip-flop on the Hyde Amendment as his reasons for pulling his support.
The news comes a day after Biden’s rivals pounced on him Thursday at the first Democratic debate, led by California Sen. Kamala Harris, who confronted Biden on his opposition to federally mandated busing to desegregate public schools. She also criticized his remarks about working with racist senators decades ago.
McInerney said he was unimpressed with Biden’s performance at the debate.
“I don’t think he did well last night,” McInerney said.
