{"id":1967364,"date":"2023-07-08T09:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T13:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamie-raskin-says-he-wont-run-for-senate-seat-being-left-open-by-ben-cardin\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T09:55:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T13:55:20","slug":"jamie-raskin-says-he-wont-run-for-senate-seat-being-left-open-by-ben-cardin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamie-raskin-says-he-wont-run-for-senate-seat-being-left-open-by-ben-cardin\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Raskin declines Senate run for Ben Cardin&#8217;s seat."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjamie-raskin-says-he-wont-run-for-senate-seat-being-left-open-by-ben-cardin%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967364&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Jamie Raskin Chooses to Stay in the House, Declines Senate Run<\/h2>\n<p>After months of speculation about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-bother-mike-pence-hints-at-2024-run-after-betraying-president-trump-his-voters-and-america\/\" title=\"Why Bother? Mike Pence Hints at 2024 Run After Betraying President Trump, His Voters and America\">political future<\/a>, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has announced that he will not be running for Senate. This decision comes following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-congressman-g-k-butterfield-latest-house-democrat-to-retire-ahead-of-2022-midterms\/\" title=\"North Carolina Congressman G.K. Butterfield Latest House Democrat To Retire Ahead Of 2022 Midterms\">retirement announcement<\/a> of Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) on May 1.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Friday evening, Raskin expressed his commitment to helping Democrats regain control of the House. As the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, Raskin has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-washed-up-leftists-who-found-homes-in-academia\/\" title=\"5 Washed Up Leftists Who Found Homes In Academia\">gained national recognition<\/a> for leading former President Donald Trump&#8217;s second impeachment trial in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Raskin stated, &#8220;At this moment, I believe the best way for me to make the greatest difference in American politics in 2024 and beyond is this: to run for reelection to the House of Representatives in Maryland&#8217;s extraordinary 8th District.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In his statement, Raskin outlined several reasons for his decision to remain in the House. He aims to become the chairman of the House Oversight committee and to &#8220;build a Democratic Party that will not only defeat the kleptocrats and theocrats at home but the autocrats abroad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While considering his options, Raskin acknowledged the allure of a Senate campaign but ultimately felt a different calling. He expressed his dedication to staying at the center of the fight in the people&#8217;s House and in the country.<\/p>\n<h3>Top Candidates in the Maryland Senate Race<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Rep. David Trone (D-MD)<\/li>\n<li>Montgomery County Councilman Will Jawando<\/li>\n<li>Prince George&#8217;s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (supported by Rep. Steny Hoyer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) confirmed he won&#8217;t run for Senate, putting an end to speculation about his future following Sen. Ben Cardin&#8217;s retirement announcement. In a lengthy statement, Raskin expressed his commitment to aiding Democrats in reclaiming control of the House, choosing to remain in his current position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1967365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1967364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1967364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1967365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1967364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1967364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1967364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}