{"id":2123781,"date":"2023-12-13T11:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-congresswoman-warns-biden-that-whats-happening-in-michigan-really-is-a-problem\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T11:39:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:39:04","slug":"democratic-congresswoman-warns-biden-that-whats-happening-in-michigan-really-is-a-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-congresswoman-warns-biden-that-whats-happening-in-michigan-really-is-a-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Congresswoman Raises Concerns About Michigan Situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fdemocratic-congresswoman-warns-biden-that-whats-happening-in-michigan-really-is-a-problem%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=2123781&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>Democratic Congresswoman Warns Biden That What&#8217;s Happening in Michigan\u2063 &#8216;Really Is a Problem&#8217;<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>When anyone whose family is as political as Rep. Debbie Dingell\u2019s says that Democrats are in trouble, it would be wise for party leaders \u2064to listen.<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan Democrat represents a\u2062 district held by her father-in-law for \u206422 years before his son, John Dingell, won it, and then she ran and\u2064 won after her husband retired in 2014. Combined, the\u200d three Dingells have represented that district \u2063for\u200c over 90 years.<\/p>\n<p>She\u200b was a freshman representative in 2015 and 2016, which may explain why her \u2064warnings to the\u2062 Democrats about the surging then-candidate Donald Trump went largely unheeded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody knows, I\u2019m now the famous one who \u2064tried \u2064to warn everybody in \u201915 and \u200c\u201916 that we \u200bhad a problem,\u201d the Democratic House member told CNN\u2019s Kasie Hunt. \u201cAnd nobody listened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This election cycle, Dingell claimed, things will be different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing I\u2019m going\u200c to say \u200babout these polls: It\u2019s getting people\u2019s attention,\u201d she said, referring to a poll\u2063 mentioned by Hunt that showed incumbent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/black-americans-turning-biden-2024-not-going-vote-period\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Joe Biden<\/a>, 81, losing a\u200d hypothetical 2024 match-up to Trump, 77, by 10 points.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that the poll surveyed only registered \u2014\u2063 not likely \u2014 voters, and had a reported margin of error of 3.4 percentage points. Still, such\u200b a wide margin, even\u2064 this far in advance \u200cof \u2062the election, must have raised \u200bsome eyebrows among Democratic Party leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u200d know what we have to do\u200d to go in and win this campaign,\u201d Dingell told Hunt. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be hard-fought.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dingell then claimed that Michigan is a \u201cvery complicated state,\u201d \u200dpointing to\u200c the prevalence of young people in the state, the strong\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/uaw-strike-union-joe-facing-lose-lose-situation-wrongly-predicting-costly-strike-wouldnt-happen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">union presence<\/a> and differing opinions \u200dabout the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-training-documents-insist-america-founded-on-systemic-racism-tell-employees-to-reject-equality\/\" title=\"Disney Training Documents Insist America Founded On \u2018Systemic Racism,\u201d Tell Employees To Reject \u2018Equality\u2019\">current unrest<\/a> in the \u2062Mideast.<\/p>\n<p>She said those issues could be overcome, but Biden would have to visit the state\u200c and meet with the\u2063 various voting groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of us have got to do a better job of talking about what has \u200cbeen done to save the economy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you feel like the \u2064Biden campaign\u200c is listening to you?\u201d Hunt asked, causing a long pause of Dingell\u2019s part that actually made\u2063 the CNN\u200c host laugh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, \u200cI actually do,\u201d Dingell eventually \u2062said. \u201cMy phone calls get returned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there are a lot of senior people inside the White \u200bHouse that get, \u2063\u2018OK, this really is a \u2062problem,&#8217;\u201d she said, calling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-promises-will-tell-americans-problem-joe-biden-necessary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vice \u2064President Kamala Harris<\/a> out specifically as focused on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd now we\u2019ve got to get to the things that we\u2019ve got to do to make sure that we\u2019re addressing them,\u201d Dingell added.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the entire CNN interview below.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>The current RealClearPolitics average of national \u2064polls shows \u2063Trump leading Biden by 2.1 percent amount registered voters. Virtually no polls of \u2063likely votes appear on\u2063 the site.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>At this point in the 2016 race, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-approval-underwater-in-virginia-as-governors-race-closes-in\/\" title=\"Joe Biden's Approval Underwater in Virginia as Governor's Race Closes In\">average showed<\/a> former \u200dfirst lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hillary-clinton-taking-prominent-role-bidens-re-election-campaign-hands-deck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hillary Clinton<\/a> winning by 4.3 points; at\u2062 this point in the following cycle, Biden was up\u2064 by 7.5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-congresswoman-warns-biden-happening-michigan-really-problem\/\">Democratic\u2062 Congresswoman Warns Biden\u2064 That What&#8217;s Happening in Michigan &#8216;Really\u200b Is a Problem&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on\u200c <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b What cultural issues could impact the Democrats&#8217; standing in\u200d Michigan, and how should the \u200cparty handle them?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  , and the \u2062diverse\u2064 coalition of voters.\u2062 She\u2063 emphasized \u2063that Democrats cannot take the\u200c state for granted\u2064 and must\u2063 work to earn the trust and \u2063support of Michiganders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not taking my state for\u2062 granted,\u201d \u200cDingell asserted. \u201cWe haven\u2019t\u2062 for a long time, but\u200c the old coalitions don\u2019t work like\u2062 they used to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She highlighted the need\u2064 for the party to connect with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signals-support-for-amazon-workers-vote-to-unionize\/\" title=\"Biden Signals Support For Amazon Workers\u2019 Vote To Unionize\">working-class voters<\/a> and \u200daddress their concerns, particularly in areas that have been left behind by globalization and the decline of \u2064the manufacturing industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are\u2064 hurting. People right now are worried about their livelihood, the economy. They\u2019re\u200d worried about where they\u2019re \u200dgoing to be tomorrow,\u201d Dingell said. \u2062\u201cThey\u2019re \u200cworried about\u200d their\u200c kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She stressed \u200dthat economic issues should be at the forefront of \u200cthe Democratic Party\u2019s agenda and that they should focus on policies that will benefit working-class\u2064 families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI say this \u200cto \u200dmy Democratic \u200bcolleagues all the time: If you don\u2019t understand the pain \u2062and worry in the middle of \u2064the country, you\u2064 shouldn\u2019t be representing \u2064them,\u201d Dingell added.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to economic concerns, Dingell \u200dalso touched on cultural issues that could impact the \u200cDemocrats\u2019 standing\u2063 in\u200c Michigan. She acknowledged\u200d the state\u2019s history of conservatism on social \u200bissues\u200b and\u200b noted the importance of respecting different viewpoints.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a respect for tradition,\u201d Dingell said. \u201cWe respect the\u2064 fact that everybody doesn\u2019t agree with us and we\u2019ve got to figure out how to come together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She warned\u2063 against \u2062taking a condescending tone \u200cor dismissing the concerns of those who hold different beliefs, urging her party to be open\u2064 and inclusive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want Democrats to win, but\u2064 I want \u2062Democrats to win because we are going to \u200dhear people out,\u201d \u200bDingell emphasized. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to tell people\u200b that \u2063they\u2019re ignorant \u2062or\u2063 deplorables \u200djust because \u2062they disagree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She\u200c concluded by urging Democrats\u200c to be\u2062 proactive\u200b in addressing the challenges\u2064 they face in Michigan and across the country. Rather \u200bthan relying solely on polls, Dingell encouraged her party to engage with voters on the ground and listen to \u2062their needs and aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot count on polls, we cannot count \u200don anything\u2063 other than\u200d rolling up our\u2064 sleeves and getting out there and earning every single\u200d vote,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clarence-thomas-the-supreme-court-could-be-the-most-dangerous-branch-of-government\/\" title=\"Clarence Thomas: The Supreme Court Could Be The \u2018Most Dangerous\u2019 Branch Of Government\">longest-serving member<\/a> of the state\u2019s delegation\u200c in Congress, Dingell\u2019s warnings should \u200cnot be taken lightly.\u2064 Michigan plays a crucial role \u200cin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-short-history-of-how-anthony-fauci-has-kept-failing-up-since-1984\/\" title=\"A Short History Of How Anthony Fauci Has Kept Failing Up Since 1984\">national politics<\/a>, and Democrats would do well to heed her advice and\u200c take the concerns of \u2063Michiganders \u200dseriously. If they fail\u2064 to do so, they may find themselves facing\u2064 another\u200b surprise\u200d loss in a state that was once considered a stronghold for\u2062 the party.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Debbie Dingell&#8217;s political family background makes her concerns about Democrats&#8217; troubles worth heeding. Representing a district previously held by her father-in-law and husband, she urges party leaders to pay attention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2010,"featured_media":2123782,"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":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2123781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"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\/2123781","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\/2010"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2123781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2123782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2123781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2123781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2123781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}