Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips removed a reference to promoting “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” on his campaign website after one of his top financial backers, a leading DEI opponent, prodded Phillips publicly on the subject.
That donor, the hedge fund investor Bill Ackman, has at different times called Phillips’s language about DEI a “mistake” and said the candidate was “getting educated” on the issue. Writing on X, he said several times that he expected Phillips would revise his campaign website’s reference to DEI.
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Phillips’s super PAC recently received a commitment for a $1 million donation from Ackman who has engaged in a highly public campaign against DEI initiatives at universities. Ackman recently took part in a conversation on X with Phillips in which the subject was broached.
This is an old jole, but it is relevant:
George Bernard Shaw: Madam, would you sleep with me for a million pounds?
Actress: My goodness. Well, I'd certainly think about it.
Shaw: Would you sleep with me for a pound?
Actress: Certainly not! What kind of woman do you think I am?
Shaw: Madam, we've already established that. Now we are haggling about the price.
We know what Phillips is and he has apparently set his price. It may be higher, we don't know how much Ackman has previously given him. But it is now established that if you have a pet cause, bring your checkbook, for Phillips is open for business.
Phillips might as well be honest and show up to his campaign events wearins a micro-mini and spike heels. Maybe then he'd get somebody to show up.
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