“Zero dollars in their bank account”
A subtle but important point from the email sent out by Biden’s deputy campaign manager I previously discussed.
The bedwetting brigade is calling for Joe Biden to “drop out.” That is the best possible way for Donald Trump to win and us to lose.
First of all: Joe Biden is going to be the Democratic nominee, period. End of story. Voters voted. He won overwhelmingly. And if he were to drop out, it would lead to weeks of chaos, internal foodfighting, and a bunch of candidates who limp into a brutal floor fight at the convention, all while Donald Trump has time to speak to American voters uncontested. All of that would be in service of a nominee who would go into a general election in the weakest possible position with zero dollars in their bank account. You want a highway to losing? It’s that.
And at the end of the day, we’d switch to candidates who would, according to polls, be less likely to win than Joe Biden — the only person ever to defeat Donald Trump.
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Donors looking to get Biden to drop out have emphasized that the money raised needs to transfer over to the new candidate. Team Biden however is warning that it’s not going to happen. Any new candidate will start with “zero dollars.”
https://www.frontpagemag.com/team-biden-threatens-to-keep-cash-if-hes-replaced/
BREAKING: President Biden’s fundraiser last night raised over $30 million. This is the largest Democratic fundraiser ever.
— Democratic Wins Media (@DemocraticWins) June 16, 2024