Top Democratic donors revolt as ‘odd and off-putting’ Joe Biden struggles post-debate
by Lauren Aratani in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#6P6SS)
In tony Democratic stronghold, campaign merchandise sales track same trend with Trump outselling Biden 10 to one
For every election since 2004, the Monogram Shop in New York's East Hampton has sold political cups" featuring the names of the presidential candidates. The cups can be seen at fundraising events across the Hamptons, one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the country, where high-dollar donors mingle in the summer homes of the rich, the famous and the powerful. The cups aren't looking good for Joe Biden.
The shop keeps count of how many cups are sold for each candidate, a very selective poll of the political climate each election. The cup count has only been wrong once, in 2016, when Donald Trump won.
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