Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville called on President Biden to step down after his shaky debate performance, arguing that 72% of Americans do not want him as their president. The Biden campaign held a damage control call with donors on Monday to address concerns, but some top donors are reportedly breaking away from the president.
Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville caused a stir within the Democratic Party on Monday when he called on President Biden to step down after his shaky debate performance against former President Trump. Carville argued that 72% of Americans do not want Biden as their president, and that the party needs to find a better candidate.
"I don't know what the pathway forward is, and I think they are trying to figure that out, too," an anonymous donor told Axios. "We all saw what we saw."
Biden's Shaky Debate Performance Sparks Debate Within Democratic Party
The Biden campaign held a damage control call with donors on Monday to address concerns about the president's debate performance. The campaign has faced a flurry of questions and held multiple meetings with donors in the days following the debate.
"It was a damage control call," one member of the meeting told Axios.
Biden's Shaky Debate Performance Sparks Debate Within Democratic Party
Some of Biden's top donors are reportedly breaking away from the president, with Hollywood supporters reporting that the president's debate has made them anxious and disillusioned, according to Variety.
"It’s just really hard to see how we keep supporting him. He needs to dig deep about whether he can in good conscience be our nominee," Hannah Linkenhoker, an advisor to several donors, told the outlet.
Biden's Shaky Debate Performance Sparks Debate Within Democratic Party
A top campaign official held a phone call with Biden's top donors on Sunday and stated that if Biden were to drop out of the race, all his funds would go to Vice President Kamala Harris. Some of the donors went so far as to ask for refunds, according to NBC News.
The Biden campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Carville's comments come amid growing concern within the Democratic Party about Biden's ability to win re-election in 2024. Recent polls show Biden trailing Trump in a hypothetical matchup, and some Democrats are worried that Biden's age and declining cognitive abilities will make him a liability in the race.
The Biden campaign has dismissed Carville's comments, saying that the president is "focused on the work of the American people" and that he "intends to run for re-election in 2024."
However, the debate over Biden's future is likely to continue in the coming months, as Democrats grapple with the possibility that their current nominee may not be the best candidate to lead the party in 2024.
