Nikki Haley, the candidate of the Republican Party within the 2024 presidential elections within the US, delivers remarks throughout a Town Hall marketing campaign occasion within the Lowcountry in Bluffton SC, United States on November 27, 2023.
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Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley raised over $500,000 at an enormous fundraising occasion in New York Monday attended by prime Wall Street financiers, in keeping with individuals aware of the matter.
The sheet sum of money Haley raised displays the formidable and financially viable marketing campaign she is creating. At this price, Haley’s marketing campaign could possibly be properly positioned to compete in opposition to former President Donald Trump, first within the Iowa caucuses, after which the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries.
The venue for this week’s fundraiser was the luxurious Upper West Side penthouse of former Facebook government Campbell Brown and Dan Senor, chief public affairs officer at the hedge fund Elliot Investment Management, in keeping with individuals aware of the matter. The handle was solely supplied to friends who RSVP’d.
Several co-hosts listed on the invitation additionally had ties to Elliot Management founder and longtime Republican donor Paul Singer, together with Annie Dickerson, a “shut confidante” of Singer’s for years, according to Politico. Steve Cohen, a associate and the pinnacle of buying and selling at Elliot Investment Management, was additionally there.
Singer didn’t attend, one of many individuals defined. But loads of different Wall Street heavyweights did.
Cliff Asness, a co-founder of funding agency AQR Capital Management, Kristin Lemkau, CEO of JPMorgan Chase’s wealth administration division, Robert Rosenkranz, head of Delphi Capital Management and Ray Chambers, a philanthropist who as soon as had a stake within the NHL’s New Jersey Devils had been all noticed.
Lemkau attended simply days after her boss, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, informed a room stuffed with enterprise leaders at the New York Times DealBook convention to help Haley.
Eric Levine, a lawyer and co-host, informed CNBC the fundraiser was a “large success.”
“It was very enthusiastic,” he added. “Nobody is displaying up and giving cash as a result of they don’t seem to be satisfied” that Haley is the correct candidate to guide the Republican Party.
Haley addressed the group of donors with factors about supporting Israel of their conflict with Hamas and the significance of preventing again in opposition to antisemitism, amongst different subjects, Levine stated.
The 125-person get together is taken into account Haley’s most profitable fundraiser since she launched her marketing campaign for president final February, one of many individuals defined.
Attendees had been requested to provide between $3,300 and $16,600 per particular person to Team Stand for America, a joint fundraising committee benefiting her marketing campaign, in keeping with the invitation.
These individuals declined to be named as a way to communicate freely a few personal occasion.
A spokesman for Elliot didn’t return requests for remark. Chambers, Rosenkranz, a consultant for for JPMorgan and a spokeswoman for AQR didn’t return requests for remark.
A spokeswoman for the Haley marketing campaign didn’t return requests for remark.
Haley’s smashing success this week in New York displays rising curiosity in her marketing campaign from rich donors wanting for a substitute for Trump. Haley is trailing Trump nationally by round 50 proportion factors, in keeping with a Real Clear Politics polling common.
Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone can be anticipated to satisfy with Haley whereas she is in New York, as he take into account whether or not to again her marketing campaign. Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman lately gave $250,000 to a pro-Haley tremendous PAC, in keeping with his longtime political advisor.