Big money Democratic donors started to withhold cash from the Biden campaign with the slogan “No more dough until no more Joe” as doubt about the president’s viability grew — with the embattled leader leaning more heavily on convicted First Son Hunter through the chaos.
The father-son relationship has been almost “Shakespearean,” a source told the Washington Post, which recounted the donor revolt and how even the president’s shocked aides passed around video of their boss feebly negotiating the steps on Air Force One.
Funders looking to replace Biden with a newer, potentially more viable model even tried to pay for new polling on alternative candidates and funneled cash to elected officials who called on him to bow out, according to the outlet.
And inside the White House, some advisers tried to do damage control by strategizing on how to lock in policy wins ahead of a second term for Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump — instead of how to get their boss another four years on the job, an official briefed on the issue told the newspaper.
“The polling isn’t good, and it feels like things are just getting worse every day,” a campaign advisor admitted.
Trump operatives in key states were already working on how to keep Biden in the race, believing a weaker candidate will mean victory for their candidate.
“If Democrats want to win Georgia, they’d be better off with a potted plant at the top of their ticket,” said Cody Hall, a top adviser to Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.
Biden was also supposedly rambling and incoherent during a testy Zoom call during which he confronted decorated war veteran Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.).