"We are not going to win in November with this president, Clooney wrote at the time. On top of that, we won't win the House, and we're going to lose the Senate. This isn't only my opinion; this is the opinion of every senator and congress member and governor that I've spoken with in private. Every single one, irrespective of what he or she is saying publicly."
"Speaking on CBS' Sunday Morning, the actor and activist, who is a prominent financial donor to the Democratic party, said he would write his op-ed again if given the chance, and that he wished the Democrats had held a new primary to elect a presidential candidate. Instead, Harris was nominated by a virtual vote of party delegates. We had a chance, Clooney said."
George Clooney favored holding a new Democratic primary instead of nominating Kamala Harris by a virtual delegate vote, arguing that Harris would have to run against her own record. Clooney judged the nomination a mistake and warned that retaining Joe Biden as nominee would cost Democrats the presidency, the House and the Senate after Biden's poor debate performance with Donald Trump. Clooney, a prominent Democratic donor, stands by his position and says he would repeat his call for a competitive primary. Hunter Biden later attacked Clooney in a profanity-laced, three-hour interview.
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