 He says, maybe we look back on this and say this is the best thing that ever happened to us. If this were to happen on October 5th, we'd be more than bruised, screwed, and tattooed. Maybe this will set into motion something different. Meanwhile, major Democratic donors are, in fact, listening to Carville, according to the New York Times. After several days of quiet griping and hoping President Biden would abandon his reelect campaign on his own, many wealthy Democratic donors are trying to take matters into their own hands. Wielding their fortunes as both carrot and stick, donors have undertaken a number of initiatives to pressure Biden to step down from the top of the ticket and help lay the groundwork for an alternative candidate.