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In reply to the discussion: There is one person I believe would, absolutely, positively, beat Trump - Joe Biden. [View all]pnwmom
(108,977 posts)that Upton would milk this for all it was worth. No, Biden is NOT that naive. He also knew he took his $200K speaking fee from Republican sponsors including the Frederick S. Upton Foundation, connected to Representative Upton's family.
You still haven't explained why Biden refused to even talk to the Democrat's campaign about endorsing the Democrat.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/us/politics/biden-speech-fred-upton.html
Eric Lester, a retired physician who chaired the Democratic Party in Berrien County, Mich., during the midterms, said he viewed Mr. Bidens supportive remarks about Mr. Upton as a betrayal. Mr. Lester, who attended the speech, said he had confronted an aide to Mr. Biden in the hallway, telling him the former vice president had badly damaged the Democratic cause.
It just gives Fred Upton cover and makes it possible for him to continue to pretend to be a useful, bipartisan fellow, Mr. Lester recalled saying, adding, I entered the hall with positive feelings about Mr. Biden and felt very frustrated.
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The speaking contract for Mr. Bidens October appearance in Michigan suggests that the popular Democrat would have known he was addressing a Republican-leaning crowd. The speaking series was underwritten in part by organizations connected to Mr. Uptons family: Among the biggest sponsors listed on the Economic Clubs website are the Whirlpool Corporation, which was co-founded by Mr. Uptons grandfather, and the Frederick S. Upton Foundation, a family charity named for the same man.
The contract for Mr. Bidens visit shows he was paid $200,000 for his appearance, including a $150,000 speaking fee and a $50,000 travel allowance. It also specifies that the audience would be primarily older, conservative Republicans and local community members. The document was disclosed in response to a Freedom of Information request made by America Rising, a Republican group that conducts research on Democratic candidates.