{"id":2284994,"date":"2024-06-27T23:25:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T03:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-figures-call-on-biden-to-withdraw-from-presidential-race-after-debate-performance-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T23:26:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T03:26:09","slug":"liberal-figures-call-on-biden-to-withdraw-from-presidential-race-after-debate-performance-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-figures-call-on-biden-to-withdraw-from-presidential-race-after-debate-performance-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal figures call on Biden to withdraw from presidential race after debate performance &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fliberal-figures-call-on-biden-to-withdraw-from-presidential-race-after-debate-performance-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=2284994&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>Several liberal\u2062 figures, including New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and 2020 Democratic primary\u2063 candidate Andrew Yang, have called for \u2063President Joe Biden to \u2064withdraw from\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-desantis-beats-trump-in-2024-straw-poll-at-top-conservative-summit\/\" title=\"BREAKING: DeSantis Beats Trump In 2024 Straw Poll At Top Conservative Summit\">2024 presidential race<\/a> following his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/book-donald-trump-tested-positive-later-negative-for-coronavirus-before-first-presidential-debate\/\" title=\"Book: Donald Trump Tested Positive (Later Negative) for Coronavirus Before First Presidential Debate\">debate performance<\/a> against former\u2063 President Donald Trump. Critiques centered on perceived changes and deficiencies in Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-trump-considered-dumping-one-of-his-impeachment-attorneys-after-one-day-of-trial\/\" title=\"Report: Trump Considered Dumping One Of His Impeachment Attorneys After One Day Of Trial\">performance compared<\/a> to previous debates. Kristof suggested that Biden stepping down could open the nomination for other Democratic candidates such as Governor Gretchen\u200c Whitmer, Senator Sherrod \u2064Brown,\u200c or Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Yang, referencing his own\u2062 experiences debating Biden in the past, \u2063echoed the sentiment that \u200bBiden&#8217;s current state\u2063 may \u2062not be as robust as \u2064before.  <\/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 data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/liberal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>liberal figures<\/a> called on President Joe Biden to drop out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 presidential race<\/a> after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/trump-biden-2024-presidential-debate-cnn-live-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden faced former President Donald Trump for the first time since their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-biden-said-hed-shut-down-the-virus-now-the-pandemic-has-no-end-in-sight\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: Biden Said He\u2019d Shut Down The Virus. Now The Pandemic Has No End In Sight\">2020 presidential debate<\/a> on Thursday. Many were disappointed in his performance, among them several significant Democratic figures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish Biden would reflect on this debate performance and then announce his decision to withdraw from the race, throwing the choice of Democratic nominee to the convention,\u201d <em>New York Times<\/em> columnist Nicholas Kristof said, suggesting Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), or Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo as possible replacements.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I wish Biden would reflect on this debate performance and then announce his decision to withdraw from the race, throwing the choice of Democratic nominee to the convention. Someone like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gretchenwhitmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gretchenwhitmer<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SherrodBrown?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SherrodBrown<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecRaimondo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecRaimondo<\/a> could still jump in and beat Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickKristof\/status\/1806508213208248501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Biden\u2019s 2020 Democratic primary opponent, Andrew Yang, had similar sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook I debated Joe 7 times in 2020. He\u2019s a different guy in 2024,\u201d he said, along with the hashtag #swapJoeout.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Look I debated Joe 7 times in 2020. He\u2019s a different guy in 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/swapJoeout?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#swapJoeout<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Yang\ud83e\udde2\u2b06\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@AndrewYang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewYang\/status\/1806510637641564223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Liberal journalist and MSNBC analyst Jonathan Alter shared what he believes needs to happen for Democrats, declaring that a \u201cnew, young\u201d nominee will crush Trump at the polls in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s what should happen now: Biden should withdraw and say that his delegates are free to vote for whomever they prefer in Chicago, and tell new candidates not to criticize each other or buy any ads, saving $ for the fall,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jonathanalter\/status\/1806502721060503931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he wrote<\/a> on X. \u201cA new, young nominee will beat Trump handily. Any of \u2018em.\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>Peter Daou, a former campaign adviser to Hillary Clinton in 2008 and Marianne Williamson last year, wrote on social media that he\u2019s \u201ccalling on Biden to withdraw\u201d after the debate. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>As a former Democratic strategist and current Independent, I&#8217;m calling on Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 election after this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/debate?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#debate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He clearly lacks the physical and mental capacity to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president<\/a> for another term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Peter Daou (@peterdaou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peterdaou\/status\/1806508859277640171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe clearly lacks the physical and mental capacity to be president for another term,\u201d he wrote, several tweets later announcing that he\u2019s supporting Jill Stein for president.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several liberal leaders urged President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 race following his debate with Donald Trump. Disappointed by his performance in their first encounter since 2020, key Democrats expressed concerns. &#8220;I wish Biden would reflect on,&#8221; one noted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2284995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bidencnnalarm-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,5206,32378],"class_list":["post-2284994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-liberal","tag-presidential-race"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bidencnnalarm-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284994","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2284994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2284995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2284994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2284994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2284994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}