Biden’s reelection campaign
President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign received the support of a number of the nation’s largest and most influential environmental organizations on Wednesday, an early indication that he has maintained their backing despite recent policy changes that have enraged climate activists.
During an LCV dinner in Washington, Biden received endorsements from the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, the NRDC Action Fund, the Sierra Club, and billionaire Tom Steyer’s NextGen PAC. According to the Biden campaign, this is the first time the four organizations have ever jointly issued a presidential endorsement.
We’ve come a long way as a team already. Climate activists in the crowd were told by Biden, We have to complete the job. The only truly existential threat on the planet, he continued, is climate change.
Although the support is not unexpected, it shows that environmental organizations are not letting a string of recently disappointing administration decisions on supporting a gas pipeline in West Virginia and allowing oil drilling in Alaska dampen their enthusiasm.
Eva Hernandez, managing director of the Sierra Club, stated that the stakes could not be higher and the decision could not be more obvious.
The organizations tend to reflect older views and represent the environmental movement’s mainstream. Younger activists who attempted to disrupt the annual White House Correspondents Dinner earlier this year, for example, may be less eager to support Biden.
Millions of members and activists from all 50 states represented by the four groups collectively have the power to influence elections in 2024. They also stand for a lot of money.
According to campaign finance reports, Steyer’s NextGen PAC spent $56.7 million in 2020.
As he races to raise over $1 billion for his re-election campaign, Biden will visit California the next week to solicit donations from Silicon and environmental donors.
Reporting by Reporters Newswire
