{"id":2287669,"date":"2024-07-02T05:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T09:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-senate-democrats-dodge-on-biden-mental-fitness-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T05:26:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T09:26:48","slug":"vulnerable-senate-democrats-dodge-on-biden-mental-fitness-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-senate-democrats-dodge-on-biden-mental-fitness-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulnerable Senate Democrats dodge on Biden mental fitness &#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\">22<\/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%2Fvulnerable-senate-democrats-dodge-on-biden-mental-fitness-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=2287669&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 \u2064article discusses how vulnerable Senate Democrats facing \u200dreelection in November are avoiding discussing President Joe Biden&#8217;s recent debate\u2063 performance, which could potentially harm their\u2063 chances and those \u2062of \u200dother down-ballot candidates. Some senators, like Sherrod Brown, Tammy Baldwin, and\u2063 Jon Tester, have\u2062 not commented on Biden, \u2063while others have deflected from the issue. Only Sen. Bob Casey stood by Biden, emphasizing the importance \u200cof the upcoming \u200delection. Republicans are taking advantage of the Democrats&#8217; situation,\u200d criticizing their\u2062 handling of the situation. Biden&#8217;s campaign \u2062is trying to spin his debate performance with a new ad focusing \u2063on\u2063 Trump&#8217;s perceived missteps. Democrats are concerned about Biden&#8217;s performance\u2064 impacting their chances in the upcoming elections, but have not yet considered replacing him\u2062 as the nominee. The\u2063 article also \u200bdiscusses how Republicans are using the\u2064 situation to their\u2062 advantage in key Senate\u200b races.  <\/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 class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vulnerable Senate Democrats dodge on Biden mental fitness<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rtouchberry\/\">Ramsey Touchberry<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-02T05:00:00-04:00\">July 2, 2024 5:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1690002\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vulnerable Senate Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3064032\/democrats-fear-biden-debate-vulnerable-candidates-down-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"facing battleground elections\">facing reelection<\/a> this November are steering clear of discussing President Joe Biden, whose disastrous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3064706\/who-should-replace-biden-on-democrat-ticket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"debate performance blunder\">debate performance<\/a> last week could be a drag on them and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3064032\/democrats-fear-biden-debate-vulnerable-candidates-down-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"debate performance blunder\">down-ballot candidates<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n<p>Those Senate Democrats, each of whom are running in competitive races this fall, include Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Jon Tester (D-MT). Their offices or campaigns did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Others offered statements that largely deflected from the Democratic crisis of confidence facing the president, who has rejected calls to step aside as the Democratic nominee after appearing feeble and repeatedly losing his train of thought at the debate.<\/p>\n<p>The outlier was Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), who stood by Biden, a longtime ally who shares the same home state of Pennsylvania. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had a bad night and debate, but I think people know what\u2019s at stake,\u201d Casey told reporters in Pennsylvania on Monday before pivoting to other concerns such as abortion, labor, voting rights, and democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been at this a while, and I know his work,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd I also know that the American people and the people of Pennsylvania are going to focus on these races in the way that I just outlined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Casey\u2019s Republican challenger, former hedge fund executive David McCormick, shot back. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur troops deserve a commander in chief with the strength and acuity to lead in a crisis. Yet, here is Casey going back to his tired, old routine: Protecting Biden and lying to Pennsylvanians,\u201d McCormick said. <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jacky Rosen\u2019s (D-NV) campaign declined to address Biden\u2019s performance directly in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, and a spokesperson emphasized that voters have a binary choice for president: Biden or former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a clear choice for voters this November between an administration focused on lowering costs, growing the middle class, and restoring reproductive freedom and Trump\u2019s MAGA agenda that would ban abortion and devastate hardworking Nevada families,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cSenator Rosen is focused on her own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">reelection campaign<\/a> and continuing her track record as one of the most bipartisan, independent, and effective senators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are already trying to capitalize on the politically perilous situation Democrats have suddenly found themselves in. <\/p>\n<p>The campaign of Brown\u2019s opponent, Republican Bernie Moreno, blasted to reporters a local news clip of Brown dodging a question about the debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy focus is on my job,\u201d he says in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oNjYUF0XAVw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>clip<\/a>. \u201cThat means fighting for women\u2019s rights, and it means focusing on this campaign and the contrast between me and Bernie Moreno. That\u2019s my focus, and it\u2019ll continue to be my focus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Moreno said it\u2019s \u201cpathetic\u201d that Brown won\u2019t admit Biden is \u201cunfit to lead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden and Brown are forever politicians with over 100 years in office combined, and Ohioans will send them into retirement in November,\u201d Moreno said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s fumbled debate immediately set off alarm bells among Democratic lawmakers, liberal pundits, and party strategists. Democrats fear he could not only lose the White House but also jeopardize their chances of keeping the Senate and retaking the House.<\/p>\n<p>Congressional Democrats have so far rebuffed calls to oust him from the race and nominate another candidate while Biden\u2019s allies furiously try to quell a possible revolt.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Democrats hold a one-seat majority and must successfully defend all eight battleground state races.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s campaign tried to spin his debate performance Monday with a new ad that focused on Trump\u2019s perceived missteps, stringing together audio and video from a Friday rally in North Carolina in which the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-dems-wont-be-allowed-to-steal-elections-again-says-team-trump-advancing-effort-to-secure-election-integrity\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Trump Is Putting Together An Election Security Team With Congress To Keep Dems From Stealing Another Election\">president addressed<\/a> his performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFolks, I know I\u2019m not a young man,\u201d Biden says in the 60-second spot. \u201cBut I know how to do this job. I know right from wrong. I know how to tell the truth. And I know, like millions of Americans know, when you get knocked down, you get back up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As they grappled with the fallout, many congressional Democrats blamed Biden\u2019s slow start and verbal stumbles on factors outside his control, insisting his performance was not indicative of his time in office. Among their explanations was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/journos-and-other-libs-celebrate-pride-month-by-waging-misogynist-hate-campaign-against-lgbt-senator\/\" title=\"Journos (And Other Libs) Celebrate Pride Month by Waging Misogynist Hate Campaign Against LGBT Senator\">campaign talking point<\/a> that Biden was battling a cold, his advisers failing to prepare him properly, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hill-democrats-resist-calls-to-replace-biden-following-debate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hill Democrats resist calls to replace Biden following debate - Washington Examiner\">debate moderators declining<\/a> to live fact-check Trump\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign arm of Senate Republicans cut an ad featuring several vulnerable Senate Democrats or those running for competitive seats, including Tester. The 90-second video includes a prior NBC interview with Tester in which he says Biden is \u201cabsolutely, 100% with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCognitive ability, whatever you want to call it, I\u2019m not a doctor, I\u2019m a dirt farmer, but he\u2019s, he\u2019s fine,\u201d Tester says.<\/p>\n<p>Former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy, Tester\u2019s Republican challenger, shared the video on social media and said, \u201cTwo-Faced Jon Tester will always fall in line with Crooked Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer\u2019s marching orders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1690002\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1690002\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Tags<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-election\/\">2024 Election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-democrats\/\">Senate Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington D.C.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Democrats up for reelection are avoiding discussing President Biden&#8217;s mental fitness after his poor debate performance, with some offering vague statements or deflecting from the issue. Only Sen. Bob Casey stood by Biden, while Republicans are seizing on the situation to criticize Democrats. Democrats fear Biden&#8217;s performance could harm their chances in the upcoming elections, but they are not considering replacing him as the nominee. Biden&#8217;s campaign is trying to spin his debate performance with ads focusing on Trump&#8217;s perceived missteps. Many Democrats are blaming factors outside of Biden&#8217;s control for his poor performance, such as a cold and lack of preparation. Republicans are using the situation to attack vulnerable Senate Democrats, including Jon Tester, who previously defended Biden&#8217;s cognitive abilities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2287670,"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\/07\/vulnerable-senate-democrats-biden-debate.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,33619,8606],"class_list":["post-2287669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-senate-democrats","tag-vulnerable"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vulnerable-senate-democrats-biden-debate.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287669","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2287669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2287670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2287669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2287669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2287669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}