{"id":2185239,"date":"2024-02-23T17:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T22:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-in-tight-races-are-hesitant-to-stump-with-biden-unless-he-keeps-the-attention-off-himself\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T17:33:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T22:33:03","slug":"democrats-in-tight-races-are-hesitant-to-stump-with-biden-unless-he-keeps-the-attention-off-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-in-tight-races-are-hesitant-to-stump-with-biden-unless-he-keeps-the-attention-off-himself\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats in close races are reluctant to campaign alongside Biden unless he diverts attention away from himself"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fdemocrats-in-tight-races-are-hesitant-to-stump-with-biden-unless-he-keeps-the-attention-off-himself%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=2185239&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>Eagerness to Support President Joe Biden in 2024\u200d Campaign Varies Among\u2063 Democratic Lawmakers<\/h2>\n<p>According to a CNN report, \u2064the level of support for President Joe\u200c Biden&#8217;s \u200c2024 campaign among Democratic lawmakers seems to\u2064 be mixed.<\/p>\n<p>Campaigning alongside an incumbent president typically generates excitement among party members.\u200c However, Biden&#8217;s approval rating \u200chas remained around\u200d 40% for the \u200bpast two \u200byears, \u200cand his age has received negative attention following the release of special counsel \u2063Robert Hur&#8217;s report\u2063 earlier this month. As a result, many Democrats, \u2064particularly those in swing districts, are being selective about how much they want to \u200ccampaign with Biden. Numerous candidates and staffers have\u2062 expressed that they only wish to appear with Biden if the focus is on their district \u200crather \u200bthan his presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY): A \u200bUnique Approach<\/h3>\n<p>Recently elected Rep.\u200d Tom Suozzi (D-NY),\u2062 who won a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-poll-majority-of-americans-want-republican-party-to-control-the-senate-sean-hannity\/\" title=\"LATEST POLL: Majority of Americans Want Republican Party to Control the Senate | Sean Hannity\">special election<\/a> in the Long\u2063 Island district, did not explicitly align his\u200b campaign \u200bwith the\u200b Biden administration. While Suozzi supported Biden&#8217;s record, he made comments about Biden&#8217;s age \u200cand\u2064 stated that\u200c he \u200cdid not \u2062want Biden campaigning on his behalf.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We all \u2064know people \u2014\u200c I know 81-year-old people that are in good shape, and I know 81-year-olds that are not in great shape. \u200cHe&#8217;s old, and there&#8217;s \u200cno question about it,&#8221; Suozzi \u200btold Good Day New\u2063 York.<\/p>\n<p>Biden officials, however, argue that Suozzi&#8217;s strategy \u2064of distancing himself from Biden may \u200bnot be well received in all\u2064 districts. They also point \u2062out that Suozzi&#8217;s\u200b election campaign involved significant\u2064 advertising funded \u200dby the Biden campaign.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Rep.\u2063 Don Davis (D-NC): Advocating for Constituents<\/h3>\n<p>The Biden campaign\u2062 aims to win over North Carolina in the\u2064 general election,\u2063 a state that former President Donald Trump won in both 2020 and 2016. Rep. Don Davis\u2063 (D-NC),\u2064 who \u200crepresents a\u200b district with many rural communities, is\u200c uncertain about whether campaigning with Biden would be seen as an asset in\u200b his\u200b district.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When he was \u200dthere, when I&#8217;m here, I&#8217;m advocating for the people in my district, whether I agree with\u2063 the president \u200bor not,&#8221; Davis said. &#8220;What \u200dI am saying is, I am going \u2062to advocate\u200d with any and everybody \u200bthat has \u200bany way of\u2064 helping people in a \u200bgigantically\u2063 distressed area in North Carolina. I&#8217;m just saying, whoever the president is, I&#8217;m going\u2064 to \u200bfight for \u2064my constituents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ): Conditional Support<\/h3>\n<p>Rep. Greg Stanton\u200b (D-AZ), who represents \u2064a typically blue-leaning\u200d district in \u200cthe swing state, is willing to campaign \u2063alongside Biden as long as Biden continues to deliver \u200dfor Arizonans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Is he bringing CHIPs Act\u2063 money that\u200d we \u2064deserve and need in Arizona? Is he bringing money \u2062for our infrastructure, including almost $100 million for I-10 expansion?&#8221; Stanton said. &#8220;If it&#8217;s on an issue that I believe in, that I&#8217;ve worked on, then \u2063yes, of course \u200bI\u2062 would appear with the president.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some Democratic congressmen are \u2062eagerly welcoming Biden to their districts and states. \u2062Rep. Steven Horsford\u200b (D-NV), who won \u2063his district by 8 points \u2064in 2020, \u200csees Biden as an asset to \u200dhis own campaign \u2064and looks forward to the \u200bBiden administration campaigning \u200cin Nevada.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Rep. \u200bDina Titus (D-NV): Sticking with Biden<\/h3>\n<p>Rep. Dina \u2063Titus (D-NV) points to Biden&#8217;s policies working in her district, stating\u2063 that voters see the improvements\u200b and she\u2063 cannot part ways with him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve\u200b been\u200d riding with \u2064Biden from the very beginning, and I couldn&#8217;t deny \u2064it if I\u200d wanted to. But I don&#8217;t, because he&#8217;s popular in my \u2063district,&#8221; Titus\u200c said. &#8220;We had the\u200c highest unemployment in the country, and now we&#8217;re \u200dthe fastest-recovering state in the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Senate candidates publicly\u2064 express their loyalty \u200dand\u2062 support \u200dfor President Biden,\u2063 members of the House \u2063appear to be more cautious. Despite private concerns about Biden potentially impacting her \u200dchances of\u2063 winning\u200b a Senate seat in Michigan, Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) will publicly campaign with and support the president. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), \u200bwho is \u200crunning to replace Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), plans to be seen with Biden throughout his campaign in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tammy Baldwin\u200d (D-WI) is pleased \u2062with \u200dBiden&#8217;s work for Wisconsinites, and her campaign will continue to accept support\u200c from the president.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Biden] continues to demonstrate\u200d he&#8217;s focused on delivering \u200dgood-paying jobs for Wisconsin\u2063 workers, fighting for \u200blower prices for \u200cWisconsin families, and protecting all \u2063of our most fundamental rights and freedom,&#8221; said Andrew Mano, spokesman for the Baldwin campaign. &#8220;Our campaign looks forward\u2063 to working alongside\u2063 the president and Democrats\u200d up and\u200d down the ticket this year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/democrats-2024-campaign-joe-biden\">here<\/a> \u2063 to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How do the approaches \u200dof Rep. Tom Suozzi, Rep. Don \u2062Davis, and Rep. Greg \u200dStanton differ in their support for President Biden&#8217;s 2024 campaign<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Essmen are enthusiastic about\u200d supporting President Joe Biden \u200bin his 2024 campaign, while others seem to be more \u200ccautious. The level of support among Democratic lawmakers \u2062appears to be\u200b mixed, \u2064according\u200b to a CNN report.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, campaigning \u200balongside an incumbent president generates\u200c excitement among party members. However, \u2064President Biden&#8217;s\u200b approval\u2064 rating has remained around 40% for the past two years. Additionally, his age has \u200creceived negative attention following the release of special counsel\u200c Robert Hur&#8217;s report\u2064 earlier this month. As a result, many Democrats, particularly those in swing districts, are being selective about \u2064how much they\u2063 want to \u200ccampaign with Biden. Numerous candidates and staffers have expressed \u2062that they only wish to appear with Biden if the focus is on their district rather than his\u200d presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>One example \u2063of this cautious approach is \u2063seen in recently elected Rep. \u200cTom Suozzi (D-NY), who won a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosis-next-move-could-send-shockwaves-through-politics\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi's next move may cause political shockwaves.\">special\u200c election<\/a> in \u2064the Long\u200c Island\u200b district. While Suozzi supported Biden&#8217;s record, he made comments about Biden&#8217;s age and stated that\u2062 he did not want Biden campaigning on his behalf. Suozzi&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-bowl-champ-on-founding-a-catholic-school-plan-to-tweak-education\/\" title=\"Super Bowl Champ On Founding A Catholic School, Plan To \u2018Tweak\u2019 Education\">unique approach<\/a> of distancing himself\u200b from Biden may not be well received\u2062 in\u2063 all districts, according to \u200cBiden officials. They also point out that Suozzi&#8217;s election campaign involved significant advertising funded by the Biden campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Another example is Rep. Don Davis \u200b(D-NC), who represents a \u2062district with many rural communities.\u200c Davis is uncertain about whether campaigning with Biden would be\u2064 seen as an asset in his district. He emphasizes\u200d that his main focus is advocating for \u2062his constituents, regardless\u200d of \u200chis agreement or disagreement with the president. Davis believes in fighting for the people in his district and is open to working \u2064with anyone who can help those in need.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ), who represents a typically blue-leaning district\u2062 in the swing state, \u200dis willing to campaign \u200dalongside President Biden \u2063as long \u2064as Biden continues to deliver for Arizonans. Stanton highlights the\u2063 importance of Biden&#8217;s support \u200cfor issues such as the CHIPs Act \u2062and infrastructure funding. He \u200bis willing to appear with the president on issues he believes in and has worked on.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 summation, the eagerness to support President Joe Biden in\u200d his 2024 campaign varies among \u2062Democratic lawmakers. \u200dWhile some are \u2063cautious and prefer to focus on their respective districts \u200drather\u200b than aligning strongly with Biden, others are more enthusiastic\u200d as long as they see \u200bmeaningful results for \u200dtheir constituents. As\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/slew-of-vexing-international-crises-confront-biden-a-year-out-from-election-day\/\" title=\"Biden faces numerous global crises ahead of Election Day.\">campaign season unfolds<\/a>, it will be interesting to \u200cobserve how the support for President Biden evolves among\u200b Democratic lawmakers across \u2062the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic lawmakers&#8217; enthusiasm to back President Joe Biden in his 2024 campaign appears divided, as per CNN. Typically, party members are thrilled to campaign with an incumbent president. However, Biden&#8217;s approval rating has remained around 40% for the past two years, and concerns about his age have generated significant criticism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2185240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/biden-talking.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2185239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/biden-talking.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185239","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2185239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2185240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2185239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2185239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2185239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}