He raised money for both and said nice things about both as I recall, but hasn't given an endorsement, AFAIK.
From The Washington Post on March 16:
Arlington, Va.: You said you thought it was foolish to hit up Clinton donors to finance a revote, but what choice did they really have? The Democratic National Committee wouldn't (couldn't, it claimed). The Republicans certainly wouldn't. The Obama faithful, fearing a loss, certainly wouldn't. They went to where they knew the money was so they could say "you have no reason to say we can't do it -- we have money to support it, so let's do it".
Jonathan Weisman: Good point, but there have to be some rich guys out there who are not so overtly affiliated. How bout Warren Buffett?
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And from December:
Clinton Fund-Raiser Is Not An Endorsement, Buffett Says
By Hill Truth | The Hillary Project
Many of those at Senator Clinton's million-dollar fund-raiser with Warren Buffett yesterday left with the understandable impression that the investing guru is giving Mrs. Clinton a hearty endorsement in the hard-fought contest for the Democratic presidential nomination. But, at least officially, he isn't.
"Why should Hillary Clinton be president of the United States?" he asked at one point during the pair's hour-long conversation here yesterday. "I won't vote on the issues. I will vote on — the same way I select a CEO. I'm looking for somebody with the brains and qualities of a CEO," Mr. Buffett said with Mrs. Clinton sitting at his side.
The crowd of 1,500, each of whom donated between $100 and $2300 to attend, roared with approval. Audience members later told The New York Sun that they thought Mr. Buffett's endorsement gave Mrs. Clinton a leg up over her Democratic rivals, such as Senator Obama of Illinois.
However, in interviews yesterday, Mr. Buffett reaffirmed his intention to back both Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama in the primary contest. While the so-called Oracle of Omaha did a major fundraiser for Mrs. Clinton in New York in June, he also did a somewhat less prolific and less public event for Mr. Obama in Omaha a few weeks later. |
