Former Vice President Joe Biden has told wealthy supporters he is running for president and asking for their help in lining up top donors so he can quickly raise millions of dollars to compete with other contenders.
Biden is concerned he won't be able to match the millions some of his Democratic competition raised in their first 24 hours as a candidate, such as Beto O'Rourke's $6.1 million and Bernie Sanders' $5.9 million, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The former vice president has hinted he would run in 2020 but has yet to make an official announcement, despite a slip of the tongue over the weekend that sent speculation into overdrive.
And he is said to want to announce a large fundraising number after his candidacy is official to compete in the 'money primary' that is the first stage of the primary competition.
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