Disney heiress, wealthy Democratic donors say they won't finance the party until Joe Biden drops out

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Disney heiress, wealthy Democratic donors say they won't finance the party until Joe Biden drops out
cnbc.com

Abigail Disney, the granddaughter to Roy O. Disney, who cofounded The Walt Disney Company, told CNBC on Thursday that she plans to withhold donations to the party she has funded for years until Biden drops out. The president has said he has no plans to withdraw from the race, despite calls for him to do so.

“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,” Abigail Disney said in a lengthy 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.”

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*Lmao that resulted in Trump being president

*Lmao, that user thinks people selecting a leader through voting is corrupt/undemocratic

People are selecting from candidates chosen by two private parties. "You'll vote for who we tell you to vote for" isn't very democratic.

People are selecting candidates chosen by primary elections. It's a democratic process.

Oh yeah? Who were our options this go around?

Just some nobody independent who caucuses with dems named Bernie Sanders, you've probably never heard of him?

EDIT: To clarify, these were the 2020 primary results. There are ongoing 2024 primaries as well, but an incumbent president has never been defeated in a primary in all of US History.