{"id":2073189,"date":"2023-10-19T14:33:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cenk-uygur-says-presidential-bid-began-because-biden-is-not-going-to-win\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T14:34:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:34:32","slug":"cenk-uygur-says-presidential-bid-began-because-biden-is-not-going-to-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cenk-uygur-says-presidential-bid-began-because-biden-is-not-going-to-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Cenk Uygur starts presidential campaign due to Biden&#8217;s unlikely victory."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fcenk-uygur-says-presidential-bid-began-because-biden-is-not-going-to-win%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=2073189&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>Cenk Uygur Challenges President Biden\u2062 in\u200b 2024 Election<\/h2>\n<p>Cenk Uygur, the co-founder of the Young Turks, has announced his candidacy for the\u200c 2024 presidential election, driven by his concerns that President Joe Biden may not secure a victory. Uygur&#8217;s decision comes \u2062after a recent Morning Consult poll on X (formerly known\u200d as Twitter) revealed that Biden trailed behind former President Donald Trump in several crucial swing states, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, \u2062and\u200b Wisconsin. This poll emerged just a week after Uygur declared his campaign, marking his second attempt after losing\u2064 in the 2020 primary for California&#8217;s 25th Congressional District.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Biden LOSING in \u2063FIVE OUT OF SEVEN SWING STATES. Trailing Trump by TEN POINTS with \u2064independents and \u2062LOSING IN PENNSYLVANIA. You&#8217;re\u200d 100%\u200c lying to yourself \u2062if you don&#8217;t think he&#8217;s going to lose \u200cto Trump. We \u2063need\u200c to\u200c pick someone else!&#8221;<\/strong> Uygur wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Uygur&#8217;s entry into the Democratic presidential nomination race\u2064 follows former candidate Robert\u2063 F. Kennedy\u200b Jr.&#8217;s decision to run as an independent. Notably, author Marianne Williamson \u2062remains a contender within\u200c the Democratic \u2064party. \u200cUygur stands out as the sole candidate who is\u200c not a \u200dnatural-born American citizen, but\u2062 he has enlisted lawyers to challenge the constitutional requirement that\u200d the president must be \u200bborn \u200din the \u2063country.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8220;[Biden] is not going to win,&#8221;<\/strong> Uygur stated in his announcement. <strong>&#8220;It should not have been\u2064 me. It should\u2064 have been somebody \u200belse, but, unfortunately, it was not anyone\u2064 else. There\u2019s only four \u2062months left. We must change course. He has, at best, \u200da 10% chance of winning. I\u2019m running as a proxy. I am running to win. But I am\u2062 also running as a proxy for any other candidate.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Uygur, known for his role as the head anchor of the news program the Young \u2063Turks, had \u2062already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cenk-uygur-says-presidential-bid-began-because-biden-is-not-going-to-win\/\" title=\"Cenk Uygur starts presidential campaign due to Biden's unlikely victory.\">begun reducing\u200c coverage<\/a> on Biden a week before \u200bhis campaign\u2063 announcement, with plans to continue this approach. However,\u2063 he \u200bdid conduct an interview with Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on his show, which has been airing on SiriusXM and YouTube since 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy, \u200dat the \u2063age of 37, is the youngest contender in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. He faces formidable opponents such as former President \u2063Donald Trump,\u200b former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former New\u200d Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice\u200d President Mike Pence, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND),\u200b and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK \u2064HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200c How does Cenk Uygur&#8217;s campaign platform differ from\u2062 incremental changes \u200badvocated by the Democratic\u2063 Party?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In states that\u200d were once considered battlegrounds is\u2063 a sign \u200cthat the American people are looking for a different kind of leadership,&#8221; Uygur stated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">press conference held<\/a> at the Young \u2062Turks headquarters in Los Angeles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Uygur is no stranger to the world of \u2063politics. \u200dAs the host and founder of the progressive news show, The Young Turks, he has been \u200can outspoken advocate for progressive policies \u2064and a critic of establishment politics. Uygur&#8217;s decision to challenge\u2063 President Biden stems from his belief that Biden&#8217;s administration has not done\u2062 enough to address the pressing issues\u2064 facing the\u200c nation, such as income inequality, healthcare, and climate change.<\/p>\n<p>In his campaign announcement speech, Uygur\u200b emphasized the need for bold and transformative policies that go beyond the incremental changes advocated by\u200b the Democratic Party. He called for a Green New Deal that would tackle the climate crisis while creating millions of \u200cjobs and transitioning the country to 100% clean energy. Uygur also pushed for universal \u2064healthcare, arguing that access to affordable healthcare is a fundamental right that should not be denied to anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Uygur&#8217;s campaign focuses heavily on income inequality, calling for the implementation\u2062 of a fair and progressive tax\u2064 system that ensures\u2063 the \u2064wealthy pay their fair share. He also supports raising the minimum wage to $15\u200c an hour and strengthening worker\u2063 protections to empower the working class.<\/p>\n<p>One of Uygur&#8217;s key selling points is\u2063 his authenticity and lack of\u200c ties to corporate interests. As a self-proclaimed &#8220;truth\u2063 teller,&#8221; he prides himself on his independence \u200cand refusal to be swayed by lobbyists or special\u2064 interests. Uygur strongly\u2062 believes that it is time for a genuine leader who can prioritize the needs of the \u2064American people over the\u2062 desires \u200dof corporations.<\/p>\n<p>However, Uygur faces an uphill battle in his campaign. While he\u2063 has a dedicated base of \u2062supporters who \u2064appreciate his\u2063 progressive views, he lacks the widespread name recognition enjoyed by other\u2062 politicians.\u2064 Additionally, Uygur&#8217;s controversial past statements and positions may \u2062also come under increased scrutiny as the campaign progresses.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, Uygur remains undeterred. He is steadfast in\u2062 his commitment to bringing\u2063 about real \u2063change and \u200doffering a genuine alternative to \u2062the political status quo.\u200d Uygur&#8217;s campaign promises to \u2064be an interesting one to follow, as he seeks \u200cto challenge President Biden and present a progressive vision for the future of America.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-dont-ask-him-even-trump-doesnt-know-if-desantis-is-running-in-24\/\" title=\"\u2018I Don\u2019t Ask Him\u2019: Even Trump Doesn\u2019t Know If DeSantis Is Running In \u201924\">2024 presidential election approaches<\/a>, it remains \u2062to be seen whether Uygur&#8217;s campaign will gain the traction needed to compete with\u2063 President Biden. \u2063However, what is clear is that Uygur is determined to \u2062offer a fresh perspective and push\u2062 the\u2062 Democratic Party to the left. Whether or not he succeeds in his bid \u200dfor the presidency, Uygur&#8217;s candidacy serves as a reminder that there is an appetite\u200d for progressive policies\u2064 and a desire \u2062for change within the American electorate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cenk Uygur, Young Turks co-founder, fears Biden&#8217;s potential loss in 2024 and announced his candidacy against him. Uygur cited a recent Morning Consult poll on X (formerly Twitter), revealing Biden&#8217;s defeat to Trump in swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2073190,"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-2073189","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\/2073189","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=2073189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2073189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2073190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2073189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2073189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2073189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}