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Democratic donors divided on what comes next, buying Biden more time
NBC News | DNC ^ | July 5, 2024 | By Jonathan Allen, Natasha Korecki and Carol E. Lee

Posted on 07/05/2024 3:29:41 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has benefited from frustrated Democratic donors and elected officials failing to rally behind a single plan for replacing him, but that may be changing.

Some Democrats would like Biden to stay in the race. Others want him to step aside so that Vice President Kamala Harris can become the party’s nominee. A third set believes the nominee should be someone else — or at least that there should be competition for the spot.

That fundamental disagreement has contributed to paralysis within the party, buying Biden more time to try to reassure his allies. But he hasn’t been able to do that yet, and the public and private calls for him to vacate the nomination, regardless of who would replace him, have been growing in number and intensity.

“Donors are done,” said one Democratic lawmaker who believes Biden should step aside but has so far avoided saying so publicly.

Another donor said that Biden’s performance in a one-on-one interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that is due to be aired Friday night would be a major test to see if the president can hold back a deluge of defections — even though the donor already has reached a conclusion.

“He has to get out of the race,” the donor said. “If he keeps dragging this out, they’ll be angry at him.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; dementia; election2024

1 posted on 07/05/2024 3:29:41 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Any donations to Biden’s campaign would be legally difficult to reassign to a different candidate.


2 posted on 07/05/2024 3:34:09 PM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hang in there Joe. You are the only option. Stay strong. Let’s go Brandon.


3 posted on 07/05/2024 3:34:23 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It has been amusing to see the panic among Democrats and the media talking heads on cable TV news channels.


4 posted on 07/05/2024 3:37:57 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Stay all the way to November Dementia Joe, you are Trump’s best chance at being re-elected..Trump wont even have to break a sweat


5 posted on 07/05/2024 3:38:34 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: All

Election season hasn’t even started yet


6 posted on 07/05/2024 3:42:14 PM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The media’s trying to mount an insurrection, but Biden holds all the cards, even if he might be short of a full deck. Democrat donors think Trump is literally Hitler. They’re not gonna stop giving to Biden, given that they think the alternative is Treblinka.

Biden will not only get all the money he needs, he’ll likely way outraise Trump. Zuckerberg hasn’t piped up, but he did spend $400m in 2020.


7 posted on 07/05/2024 3:42:34 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is the absolutely best result - buying Biden more time while the party remains in total chaos.


8 posted on 07/05/2024 3:45:44 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Stay in it, Joe. Don’t go, Joe.


9 posted on 07/05/2024 3:47:46 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Don’t buy Biden more time. Buy him a retirement. Say, $10 million to be split equally among the family members. Biden himself won’t need much at a hospice.


10 posted on 07/05/2024 3:49:36 PM PDT by adorno (CCH)
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To: escapefromboston
Election season hasn’t even started yet

In American politics, election season is everyday and forever. Politics is the biggest business in the country. 24/7/365/forevermore.
11 posted on 07/05/2024 3:53:40 PM PDT by adorno (CCH)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
...you are Trump’s best chance...

You haven't fully gone to the dark side yet. You have to ROOT for Brandon because he's as sharp and focused as he's ever been. A warning about going to the dark side - you may not come back. Try 50% at first. It does make yer brain hurt just a little bit.

12 posted on 07/05/2024 4:10:51 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Democrat donors and politicians who turn traitorous to Biden.

Does anyone else want to....drop out?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3CHmg_iS8o


13 posted on 07/05/2024 4:13:01 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Video
Joe Biden says “I don’t think I did” when asked if he watched the debate afterwards
https://rumble.com/v55rave-joe-biden-says-he-doesnt-think-so-when-asked-if-he-watched-the-debate-after.html


14 posted on 07/05/2024 4:14:12 PM PDT by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

A third set believes the nominee should be someone else — or at least that there should be competition for the spot.


that’s called a “primary”, suckers!


15 posted on 07/05/2024 4:18:15 PM PDT by imabadboy99
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I must admit Biden looked good answering questions before boarding Air Force One today and says he’s eager to debate DJT again.


16 posted on 07/05/2024 4:29:33 PM PDT by EliRoom8
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To: imabadboy99

One hundred years ago there were no primaries—just convention delegates voting as they pleased.


17 posted on 07/05/2024 4:33:08 PM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

See, I said they’d have tamped-down in a week


18 posted on 07/05/2024 5:27:44 PM PDT by bigbob
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