If Biden steps down, Big Bucks Donors "Not sure" about Harris. Want an Open Convention. (Daily Kos)

[pstokely]

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2024/7/18/2255534/-If-Biden-steps-down-Big-Bucks-Donors-Not-sure-about-Harris-Want-an-Open-Convention

Both donors said there is still some uncertainty in the donor community about whether Harris can win against Trump.

“A lot of us think there should be an open convention. It would create a lot of excitement.”

[DBoon]

1. too much money causes insanity

[Blue Owl]

2. Big bucks donors put cart in front of horse

[kerry-is-my-prez]

24. Nope - the donors are lining up to donate to Harris.

[PortTack]

3. President Biden is not stepping down! News flash...he is for sale!!

[edisdead]

4. Ahahahahaha oh man tell this to the Trust the people in the know camp.

[Bongo Prophet]

19. You mean "NOT for sale", right?

Right?
Otherwise, I've been up too late

[NYC Liberal]

5. An open convention would be a disaster.

[NoveltySocks]

6. Millions of lives and democracy itself hang in the balance

But these clowns want to be entertained. smh

[BootinUp]

7. And there you go. nt

[Ocelot II]

8. An open convention "would create a lot of excitement"??

Yeah.There was a lot of excitement at the 1968 convention, too. Anybody remember who won the election that year?

[ZonkerHarris]

33. an open convention fulfills the media's "Democrats in Disarray" prophecy narrative.

[regnaD kciN]

9. So, they're still seeking a Unicorn/Sassquach ticket...

Yeah, good luck with that.

[MrWowWow]

10. Will The MegaDonors Require a Racial Purity Test?

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Or something like the "Gom Jabbar" from "Dune?" What exactly do these Big Donors want for their mony ("Midnight Cowboy" spelling version)?

[The Magistrate]

11. Did Anyone Think This Was Not The Next Step?

"This pretense of not knowing what any idiot knows has come to dominate our political discourse."

[Emrys]

12. "It would create a lot of excitement."

So did World War 2.

[The Magistrate]

13. They Want To Be Entertained

Watching people fight is fun, and if they're paying, they want a show....

[Emrys]

16. I could go on a rant here about decadence

My friends IRL have heard it all before!

[sheshe2]

31. Gladiator Games.

They were highly organized and monitored.

Violent entertainment.

Let the games begin!

[kerry-is-my-prez]

14. Excitement!!! More like anger from women and black voters.

N/t

[bluesbassman]

15. Are you not entertained?!

Bread and circuses baby.

[flamingdem]

17. No names given?

More bullshit pot stirring

[RandySF]

18. If you think people are pissed now...

just wait until the party passes over the country’s fist and only Black female VP who dutifully served party and country while putting up with the media’s bullshit.

[Prairie Gates]

20. "the donor community"

I hate it here.

[EndlessWire]

21. What bullshit

Well, I don't need to see another big donor ad. There are two guys running. One guy is smart, experienced, and upstanding, the other is a vicious, mean, fascist criminal. I vote for Biden, the good guy.

[ribrepin]

22. Of course they do

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There will be a lot EXCITEMENT alright!!!! After that, they will have even more reason to withhold donations. I remember how damaged Carter was by the challenge from Kennedy. People were talking about a brokered convention when Carter already had enough votes to get the nomination.

What remains to be seen is if Pelosi can rein them in or if the benjamins will rule.

[Straw Man]

23. It's not their call.

If they want Biden out badly enough, I would think that gives him tremendous leverage in the choice of successor, i.e. "I will step aside only if Kamala Harris gets the nomination."

[oldmanlynn]

25. I agree. If we keep an open mind and let the delegates decide

[valleyrogue]

26. Nobody should give a shit what the donors want.

Biden is staying in. They can go pound sand.

[valleyrogue]

27. He is not stepping down. This is all speculative fiction. n/t

[GoreWon2000]

28. Time to stop posting anonymous sourced articles about donors taking away 14 million votes!

These rich people don't run the Democratic Party. We the people run the Democratic party.

[Joinfortmill]

29. More like chaos. F'em!

[radius777]

30. At this late date, if Biden doesn't run, it would surely be Harris.

She's qualified for the job, has the smarts/ability to make the Dem case, is the first female/black VP. She's never lost a race. The upside is there. There is no guaranteed win, but the ability to run an energetic and aggressive campaign exists if she's the nominee in a way that it does not now - especially if we pick a good VP from a swing state like Shapiro.

[ZonkerHarris]

32. toldja

[Rstrstx]

34. Um, Biden voter here, I'm pretty sure I voted for Kamala too

She is there in case Biden cannot or is forced out “chooses” not to serve. I knew good and well that an 80 year old may not be able to finish the term and also knew who his replacement would be.

If this “Biden must go” stuff becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy then fine, I’ve already voted on a Plan B. In fact I’d just as soon that Biden resign and give Kamala some governing experience but it would have to happen ASAP. I think she would step up to the moment. If she doesn’t and it turns out to be disastrous then the delegates could think about someone else, but as far as I’m concerned I voted for her too and that should count for something. The only real risk would be that we might be without a VP for a while if the House didn’t approve one, but I think it would be worth the risk so we could get an idea of what a Harris administration might look like.

If she wanted her popularity among Democrats to improve there are a few things she could do right away, like asking for Merrick Garland’s resignation.

[tirebiter]

35. The students for Hamas want an open convention too.

[LostOne4Ever]

36. They won't ever be happy

I hope that Biden fucks them over!

[no_hypocrisy]

38. Knew it!

[raccoon]

39. Big bucks donors can go pound sand.

[no_hypocrisy]

40. They aren't "Donors". They are chaos agents.

I'd wager they're also donating to Trump.

I wouldn't be surprised if this "strategy" of getting Biden to step aside and have an open convention wasn't formulated by Steve Bannon and/or Roger Stone. I wasn't sure until the open convention was introduced into the fold.

[GPV]

41. Jesus F Christ. I am so sick of the power of money!

[Rubyshoo]

42. AOC Posted This On Instagram This Morning

“A lot of them are not just interested in removing the president. They are interested in removing the whole ticket.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-replace-joe-biden-b2582412.html

[angrychair]

43. Said it before. I'll say it again:

Fuck billionaires. They are antithetical to the platform of the Democratic Party and should be purged from all Party issues. Don't want to give to our nominee? Cool. Fuck off and keep fucking off forever.