After the disastrous debate last week, Biden seemed to become a "target", and calls for a "change of personnel" have been heard one after another. Even within the Democratic Party, many people have demanded that he withdraw from the election. Some wealthy donors have even stated that they will no longer fund the Democratic Party unless Biden withdraws. Abigail Disney, the granddaughter of one of the founders Roy O. Disney, is one of them. On Thursday, she announced that she plans to suspend her donations to the Democratic Party, which she has supported for many years, until Biden withdraws. Biden has repeatedly emphasized in recent days that he has no plans to withdraw from the competition, despite calls for him to do so.

$Disney (DIS.US)$Abigail Disney, one of the founders Roy O. Disney's granddaughters, said Thursday that she plans to suspend donations to the Democratic Party that she has supported for many years until Biden withdraws. Biden has repeatedly emphasized in recent days that he has no plans to withdraw from the competition, despite calls for him to do so.

In a lengthy statement sent to the media, Abigail Disney wrote, "I intend to stop any donations to the Democratic Party unless they find a candidate who can replace Biden. This is a reality, not a lack of respect. Biden is a good man who has served the country well, but the stakes are too high. If Biden does not step down, the Democratic Party will fail. I am absolutely certain of this. The consequences of the loss will be very terrible."

It should be noted that Abigail Disney has always been a long-time supporter of the Democratic Party. A document from the Federal Election Commission shows that in April of this year, she donated 0.05 million dollars to the Jane Fonda Climate PAC. OpenSecrets data shows that the PAC provided 0.035 million dollars to Democratic candidates running for congressional seats.

According to OpenSecrets, Disney donated 0.15 million dollars to the healthcare nonprofit organization Planned Parenthood Votes in 2014. The PAC has spent more than 400,000 dollars supporting the Democratic Party in this election cycle, including 0.026 million dollars for Biden.

At the same time, Abigail Disney pointed out that Vice President Kamala Harris is a reliable candidate who can defeat Trump.

"We have an excellent vice president. If Democrats can tolerate any of her obvious flaws, even if they tolerate one-tenth of Biden's flaws (let's not joke about the inequality of race and gender), if Democrats can find a way to stop nitpicking and unite around her, we can win this election with a big advantage," she wrote.

"Suspend donations" has been heard one after another.

Abigail Disney is not the only one who has vowed to suspend donations until Biden withdraws. Gideon Stein, president of the Moriah Fund, announced that he plans to suspend the planned donation of 3.5 million dollars to non-profit organizations and political organizations related to the presidential campaign.

"Joe Biden has been a very good president, but unless he steps down, my family and I will suspend the plan to donate more than 3 million dollars to non-profit organizations and political organizations related to the presidential campaign. In fact, every major donor I have spoken to believes we need a new candidate to defeat Donald Trump," he said.

According to informed sources, philanthropist and major Democratic donor Karla Jurvetson hinted during a private donation conference call on Tuesday that she agrees with the idea of suspending donations until Biden withdraws and may eventually do so.

According to OpenSecrets data, Jurvetson is one of the top 50 donors in the country this round, having donated more than 5 million dollars to Democratic candidates. According to records from the Federal Election Commission, she donated more than 0.2 million dollars to the Biden Victory Fund this cycle.

Data shows that Jurvetson donated more than 30 million dollars to Democratic candidates in 2020.

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