Prominent Democratic donor John Morgan will not fundraise for Vice President Kamala Harris if she is the Democratic nominee for president because he does not believe she will win.
Harris scored President Joe Biden’s endorsement when he bowed out of the presidential race Sunday.
Morgan, an Orlando-based attorney, did not agree with Biden’s endorsement, The Hill reported.
“You have to be enthusiastic or hoping for a political appointment to be asking friends for money. I am neither. It’s others turn now,” Morgan, rote on X, formerly Twitter.
“The donors holding the 90 million can release those funds in the morning. It’s all yours. You can keep my million. And good luck,” he wrote.
Morgan told The Hill
he believes Harris will not win in November.
“She would not be my first choice,” Morgan said. “But it’s a done deal.”
Morgan said that he would have preferred Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) or Sen. Joe Manchin (-DW.Va.) to take Biden’s place as the Democratic nominee.
Morgan’s statement could foreshadow some division among Democrats over Harris becoming their standard-bearer.
However, other Democratic donors have seemed energized for a Harris candidacy.
“On Monday morning the Harris campaign announced that it raised over $50 million since Biden announced he was stepping down on Sunday,” The Hill reported.
Endorsements for Harris include former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).
Endorsements from Democrats viewed as possible Biden replacements, including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), have been announced.
Still others, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and former President Barack Obama, have not yet endorsed Harris.
