https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/07/30/sinemas-vacation-plans-manchin-gets-booed-and-megadonor-drama-493787?tab=most-read said:
DELTA DONOR BLUES — The surging delta coronavirus variant isn’t just causing the return of masking mandates and the cancellation of return-to-office plans: Fundraising season in the Hamptons might also be derailed.
A slew of big-name Democrats have long-standing plans to visit the seaside resort towns, courting the super-rich and lining their own campaign coffers — including Sens. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND (D-N.Y.), MARK KELLY (D-Ariz.) and RAPHAEL WARNOCK (D-Ga.), Reps. JOSH GOTTHEIMER (D-N.J.) and KATHLEEN RICE (D-N.Y.), New York A.G. TISH JAMES and Democratic gubernatorial candidates TERRY MCAULIFFE (Va.) and WES MOORE (Md.).
Now, thanks to the spread of the delta variant, those plans have been thrown into question as large gatherings and indoor social functions become ill-advised.
“Six weeks ago, there were no events in the Hamptons; now there is one every five days,” said one prominent bundler. “It’ll be interesting to see if they cancel due to the variant.”
Beyond the health risk is the political one: With responses to the new uptick varying so widely by party, you don’t want to be the Democratic candidate seen cavorting with the uber-wealthy while maskless or flouting CDC recommendations. (Though that prospect may not discourage Republican candidates from raking in the cash at their own Hamptons events.)