Top Democrat Donor Says They Won't Fund Democrats Unless Joe Biden Drops Out Of The Race

On Thursday, the Biden campaign received grim news as they continue to attempt to convince elected Democrats, high-profile media personalities, and the American people that the 81-year-old president is competent enough to run a successful re-election campaign. Abigail Disney, a longtime Democrat mega-donor and granddaughter of Walt Disney's brother, announced that she would no longer support the Democrat Party as long as Biden stays at the top of the ticket.

"I intend to stop any contributions to the party unless and until they replace Biden at the top of the ticket.  This is realism, not disrespect. Biden is a good man and has served his country admirably, but the stakes are far too high," Disney said in a statement to CNBC. "If Biden does not step down the Democrats will lose. Of that I am absolutely certain. The consequences for the loss will be genuinely dire." 

The top Democrat donor went on to explain that Vice President Kamala Harris would be a solid alternative to replace the elderly president. “We have an excellent Vice President. If Democrats would tolerate any of her perceived shortcomings even one tenth as much as they have tolerated Biden’s (and let’s not kid ourselves about where race and gender figure in that inequity) and if Democrats can find a way to stop quibbling and rally around her, we can win this election by a lot," she said.

Disney's comments come as the Biden campaign struggles to compete against Donald Trump in the polls. A recent poll from The New York Times/Siena College, taken from June 28 to July 2 with 1,532 registered voters, shows President Biden down by six points nationally against Trump. Among likely voters, the Trump campaign enjoys the support of 49 percent of the electorate compared to Biden's 43 percent. Among registered voters, the 45th president has the support of 49 percent compared to the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent's support of only 41 percent, an eight-point difference.

The New York Times survey also revealed a growing concern among voters about Joe Biden's age. A significant majority, 74 percent of the respondents, expressed that Biden was too old, while a staggering 59 percent of Democrats admitted their concerns about Biden's age, up eight points from before the debate. An additional 79 percent of independent voters, a key voting bloc that will determine who wins the presidency in November, also shared the view that the 81-year-old president was too old to serve another four years.

Despite the debate setback, the Biden campaign remains adamant about staying in the race. Recently, it announced a $50 million ad blitz throughout the swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The campaign also announced that the president, alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, the first lady, and the second gentleman, will travel to the swing states to pursue an "aggressive, targeted campaign" to turn out young voters.

While the White House insists that President Biden isn't down for the count, staffers in his campaign have continued to leak to the mainstream media about the tumultuous path ahead for a president who top aides increasingly isolate. Everyone is miserable, and senior advisers are a total black hole," a White House official explained, as previously reported by the DC Enquirer. "Even if you're trying to focus on work, nothing is going to break through or get any acknowledgment" from bosses."

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