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

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17237851

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.”

  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    Because that worked so well before.

    I don’t hate Hillary at all. Would have been acceptable as the least bad option since I can’t ever have a candidate that’s firmly in the breadth of my wishes. Even Obama, who was the first president in my adult life I voted for, didn’t really match my beliefs and wishes for the country, but I thought he would make more waves than he did, even on the second term.

    But damn, Hillary? She’s creeping up in age herself. That’s like saying Bernie should get the nod. If the point is to have someone with the energy that Biden doesn’t have, Hillary is a joke of a choice. And, again, while she doesn’t represent me as a voter, I respect her efforts within her belief system. But they’d be crazy to try it