Disney heiress among top Dem donors pressuring Biden to end 2024 bid by cutting off campaign donations: Realism, not disrespect

Wealthy Democratic donors are reportedly considering ways they can compel President Biden to step aside in the 2024 presidential race — including boycotting future donations to his party.The dam has already begun to crack, with Disney heiress Abigail Disney telling CNBC Thursday that she plans to cease all donations as long as Biden, 81, remains on 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,” the longtime Democratic booster said in a statement to the outlet.“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.”Biden’s abysmal June 27 debate performance against opponent former President Donald Trump, 78, sent shockwaves of panic throughout the Democratic party about his ability to serve another term.A post-debate New York Times/Sienna College poll showed the incumbent lagging his GOP challenger by six points among likely voters.However, since his disastrous debate performance, Biden has pledged to remain in the race, much to the consternation of some of his heavy-hitter supporters.Earlier this week, philanthropist Karla Jurvetson, who has given over $200,000 to the Biden Victory Fund this election cycle, said on a private donor call that she agrees with rumblings about halting donations until Biden is excised from the Democratic party ticket, hinting she could turn off the spigot herself, according to CNBC.Jurvetson donated more than $30 million to Democrats in 2020 alone.Among the growing concerns by the Democratic donor class is the potential impact Biden could have on down-ballot races in November, according to a blistering New York Times report.This has prompted wealthy backers — who in an ordinary election cycle are reliable contributors to the Democratic party and the causes they champion — to devise alternatives.One group is trying to raise as much as $100 million ...