{"id":2283796,"date":"2024-06-26T09:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T13:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-rfk-jr-debate-struggles-primary-primer-and-student-debt-defeat-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T09:32:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T13:32:30","slug":"wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-rfk-jr-debate-struggles-primary-primer-and-student-debt-defeat-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-rfk-jr-debate-struggles-primary-primer-and-student-debt-defeat-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: RFK Jr. debate struggles, primary primer, and student debt defeat &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fwake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-rfk-jr-debate-struggles-primary-primer-and-student-debt-defeat-washington-examiner%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=2283796&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--><p>The article discusses the upcoming GOP primary debate \u2064scheduled \u2062in Atlanta, which will feature a head-to-head between President Joe Biden and\u2063 former President\u2063 Donald Trump, marking a \u200cnotable difference from the \u200bprevious crowded debate stages. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., another presidential candidate, will not participate due to not meeting CNN&#8217;s \u2064polling and ballot \u2062requirements, potentially impacting his campaign&#8217;s visibility and viability.<\/p>\n<p>Mabinty \u2063Quarshie provides insights on Kennedy&#8217;s campaign, \u2063which although has\u200d ballot access in multiple states, \u200dstill faces \u2064significant\u200b challenges, including not reaching CNN\u2019s debate \u2063stage criteria. There&#8217;s discussion about the impact of his absence from the debate and his \u2062chances to participate in \u200ca future ABC News debate.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, recent primary contests are covered, highlighting significant results like Jamaal Bowman&#8217;s defeat in New \u200cYork, Lauren Boebert&#8217;s success in Colorado&#8217;s GOP primary, \u200dand John Curtis&#8217;s win in Utah&#8217;s Senate GOP primary. The article touches on Biden&#8217;s unfulfilled election promises\u200c regarding student\u200b debt forgiveness and the subsequent legal challenges that\u2062 have blocked \u200dhis plans. The overall tone suggests challenges \u2064facing\u2062 various\u2062 political figures and shifts in voter sentiment as \u2064observed through recent election outcomes and campaign developments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Debate for two <\/h2>\n<p>Voters who tuned in to the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>GOP<\/a> primary debates last year are going to have a much different viewing experience on Thursday. Rather than the crowded stage stuffed with candidates, the event in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Atlanta<\/a> is going to be a head-to-head matchup between President<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> <strong>Joe Biden<\/strong><\/a>  and former President <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>There is a third man ostensibly running for president in 2024 who has polled, sometimes, in the double digits nationally. But as National Political Correspondent <strong>Mabinty Quarshie <\/strong>wrote for us this morning in the third installment of our Matter of Debate series, <strong>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/strong> isn\u2019t going to appear onstage with the pair of presidents \u2014 a possibly fatal blow to a campaign that has found itself in freefall. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCNN\u2019s audience would have given Kennedy one of the largest platforms to sell his case to the public as an alternative to the two main contenders. But the Kennedy member<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3051318\/rfk-debate-stage-chances-slim-none\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> proved unable<\/a> to reach CNN\u2019s requirement of 15% in four reputable national polls and reach enough state ballots to garner 270 Electoral College votes, theoretically,\u201d Mabinty wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cKennedy\u2019s campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy24.com\/kennedy_submits_signatures_ballot_pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>claims<\/a> it has been approved for ballot access in nine states: California, Delaware, Hawaii, Michigan, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah. The campaign also states it has collected enough signatures in 15 others. In theory, that would give Kennedy access to 323 electoral votes, but the count includes states that have not certified Kennedy,\u201d she wrote. <\/p>\n<p>Despite a general malaise about the 2020 presidential election redux, Kennedy hasn\u2019t bottled the marginal success he experienced out of the gate. He has faced a combination of hostility from President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee, which have made a concerted effort to beat back the challenger. And there has been a concerted effort by the Trump team to paint the Kennedy black sheep as more of a left-wing concern than a centrist alternative. <\/p>\n<p>A no-show on Thursday isn\u2019t the end of the road for Kennedy, as Mabinty reminded us. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough Kennedy won\u2019t be on the debate stage, there is still an opportunity to make ABC News\u2019s presidential debate on Sept. 10, which has the same requirements as the first debate. He reached 15% in three national polls ahead of the CNN debate and could reach 15% in four national polls before September,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>But losing out a chance to make a statement with a massive audience that will chew on the results for the next two months before the next debate in September could slash the campaign\u2019s sails struggling to keep wind in them. <\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3053661\/rfk-debate-snub-latest-setback-uphill-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read Mabinty\u2019s deep dive on the missed opportunity for RFK Jr. and everything it could mean for his struggling campaign.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>About last night<\/h2>\n<p>Tuesday night\u2019s primary contests served up results for some of the most visible members of Congress. High-profile contests in New York showed Reps. <strong>Jamaal Bowman<\/strong> (D-NY) and <strong>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/strong> (D-NY) had polar opposite evenings despite hitting the campaign trail together. <\/p>\n<p>Out west, Rep. <strong>Lauren Boebert<\/strong> (R-CO) was running for her future in a new district, and Utah voters went to the polls to replace the high-profile retiring Sen. <strong>Mitt Romney<\/strong> (R-UT).  <\/p>\n<p>Mabinty stayed up late to round up the biggest takeaways for the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<h3>Split \u2018Squad\u2019 in New York<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cBowman became the first member of the \u2018Squad\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3057326\/bowman-primary-squad-democrat-israel-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> ousted from Congress<\/a> after <strong>George Latimer <\/strong>won the Democratic primary in New York\u2019s 16th District,\u201d Mabinty wrote. \u201cIt was a strong rebuke for House progressives from pro-Israel groups and establishment Democrats who opposed Bowman\u2019s controversial comments on the war in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fiery but controversial Bowman had been trending down for months, and even with the support of Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the contest was over almost as soon as polls closed on Tuesday night. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race for Latimer almost 40 minutes after the polls closed. Latimer won 59.6% of the vote compared to Bowman\u2019s 40.4%, with 82% of the ballots counted as of late Tuesday night,\u201d Mabinty wrote.<\/p>\n<h3>Boebert avoids a bombshell<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cBoebert<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3058927\/boebert-race-five-challengers-gop-primary-ken-buck-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> prevailed<\/a> in Colorado\u2019s 4th District GOP primary, which featured five other opponents vying to replace former GOP Rep. <strong>Ken Buck<\/strong>,\u201d Mabinty wrote. \u201cThe Colorado congresswoman won 43% of the vote, with 89% of the ballots counted, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Running in a new district after winning a nail-biter in 2022, Boebert overcame a series of embarrassing incidents, including her unceremonious removal from a theater for vaping and groping her date, to firm up her chances to return to Washington next year. <\/p>\n<h3>Romney retires and Curtis comes out on top<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cRep. <strong>John Curtis<\/strong> (R-UT)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3059050\/curtis-wins-utah-primary-replace-mitt-romney-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> won the Utah Senate GOP primary<\/a> to succeed retiring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT). Curtis, who represents the 3rd District in the House, won nearly 52% of the vote, with 75% of the ballots counted, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>,\u201d Mabinty wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRomney did not endorse in the race, but Curtis was the candidate most similar to the outgoing senator. Curtis has not endorsed Trump\u2019s presidential campaign but has said he will support the Republican nominee for president,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<h3>Tough night for Trump<\/h3>\n<p>He continues to be the standard-bearer and leader of the party, but Trump\u2019s record of backing winning candidates was tarnished Tuesday night after, as Mabinty pointed out. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump\u2019s near<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-four-takeaways-from-primaries-in-new-york-and-colorado-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Top four takeaways from primaries in New York and Colorado - Washington Examiner\">-perfect endorsement record lost<\/a> some of its luster after Pastor <strong>Mark Burns<\/strong> lost the South Carolina GOP primary in the 3rd District to Sheri Biggs, who was backed by Gov. <strong>Henry McMaster<\/strong> (R-SC),\u201d she wrote. <\/p>\n<p>The former president hasn\u2019t backed many losing candidates this year. Tuesday\u2019s losses were the clear outlier and probably won\u2019t end up diminishing the power of the former president\u2019s backing. All of his losses on Tuesday were in contests that aren\u2019t likely to be competitive in November, so the more important factor will be how the winners get on with Trump if he beats Biden. <\/p>\n<p>Trump broke ranks with friends and allies to make the ultimately failing endorsements. The former president helped secure McMaster\u2019s position as governor in 2017. <\/p>\n<p>Fallout from Tuesday could show how a fractured GOP will navigate victory or defeat up and down ballots in November. <\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3059067\/top-four-takeaways-primaries-new-york-colorado-utah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  for a look at the rest of Tuesday\u2019s most important storylines.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Biden\u2019s debt to student voters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Biden made big promises to students when he was running in 2020. Those promises, primarily to forgive billions of dollars in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">student loan debt<\/a>, might have been the difference between victory and defeat. But while he transferred more than $5 billion in student debt from borrowers back onto taxpayers, he hasn\u2019t delivered on his full promise after the Supreme Court shot down his broadest attempt at debt forgiveness. <\/p>\n<p>And the problems keep coming, as White House Reporter <strong>Haisten Willis <\/strong>wrote today. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Joe Biden<\/a>\u2018s plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-quietly-shutting-down-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-primary-challenge\/\" title=\"Chuck Schumer Quietly Shutting Down Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Primary Challenge\">cancel student loan debt<\/a> have been partially blocked thanks to a pair of court rulings, but the matter remains alive for both sides in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> 2024 election<\/a>,\u201d Haisten wrote.<\/p>\n<p>After two Republican attorneys general in Missouri and Kansas challenged the Biden administration\u2019s actions to use the Saving on a Valuable Education<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/student-loans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> program<\/a> to forgive millions of dollars more in debt, federal judges came down on the side of the states. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe two judges, both Obama appointees, did not fully block the SAVE plan. Debt for 414,000 borrowers in the amount of $5.5 billion has already been forgiven, and the rulings will not attempt to claw those amounts back,\u201d Haisten wrote. \u201cBut far larger amounts that would be written off over the next 10 years have been put on hold for now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Student debt could be a live subject on Thursday night as Biden makes his pitch to voters they should return him to the White House rather than Trump. But Trump\u2019s camp has already made sure to highlight attempts Biden has made to make good on his promise that have been slapped down. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Biden] did that with the tuition, and that didn\u2019t work out too well,\u201d Trump said at a recent rally in Racine, Wisconsin. \u201cHe got<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1533584\/supreme-court-strikes-down-bidens-costly-student-loan-relief-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> rebuked<\/a>, and then he did it again, it\u2019s going to get rebuked again. Even more so, it\u2019s an even more vile attack, but he did that with tuition just to get publicity with the election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3058311\/biden-student-loan-plans-partially-reined-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read the latest in the student debt forgiveness saga.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters watching Thursday&#8217;s GOP primary debate will experience a stark contrast to last year&#8217;s crowded stage. 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