A group of wealthy Democratic donors has pledged $2 million to fund a new debate between the presidential candidates if President Joe Biden decides to drop out of the race, The Washington Post reported.

The group, led by former Intuit and PayPal CEO Bill Harris, is calling for an open Democratic primary to choose the president's successor. according to To the outlet.

According to the outlet, the move is intended to prevent Vice President Kamala Harris from being automatically nominated if Biden decides to suspend his campaign for a second term.

“It's not that we have to protect ourselves from chaos and drama,” Bill Harris argues. “We need drama and a little bit of chaos. I think it's refreshing and invigorating.”

Bill Harris, the former chief executive of Intuit and PayPal, said he leads a small group of Democratic donors who have pledged $2 million to help fund candidates debates if President Biden decides to leave office. https://t.co/MAxCcAGTzN

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Harris refuted claims that ordinary voters were unaffected by Biden's performance in the first presidential debate. According to the outlet, Harris has funded two private polls by Emerson College to investigate voter concerns about Biden's age from 2023 onward, with a third poll underway.

“It's the other way around,” he said. “The voters have been there for a long time, but it's the Democratic establishment and the Washington community that have been so slow and so reluctant to face reality.”

Harris also predicted that it was inevitable that Biden would step down.

“I don't think it matters whether the president does well tonight or not. This concern is bigger than one interview or one debate,” he wrote in The Washington Post ahead of Biden's interview with ABC on Friday. “This is a rumbling thunder that will never crest or subside.”

Citing campaign finance records, the outlet reported that Harris donated $620,000 to the Biden Victory Fund in 2020. But Harris reportedly was concerned about Biden's age and decided not to donate to his 2024 election, opting instead to support Democratic congressional candidates.

The move comes amid growing doubts about Biden's ability to perform in the White House, following his poor performance in a debate with former President Donald Trump and concerns about his age and suspected cognitive impairment. (RELATED: 'The guy wasn't on stage': Van Jones says Biden isn't dealing with 'reality' despite showing up in interview)

At a rally in Madison, Wisconsin on Friday, President Biden suggested he had no plans to withdraw from the race: “I'm running, and I'm going to win again,” he told the crowd.

But some Democrats have called on Biden to withdraw, and questions remain about his chances of winning the election.