{"id":2287697,"date":"2024-07-02T06:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T10:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-calling-for-biden-replacement-face-obstacles-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T06:43:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T10:43:32","slug":"democrats-calling-for-biden-replacement-face-obstacles-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-calling-for-biden-replacement-face-obstacles-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats calling for Biden replacement face obstacles &#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\">20<\/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-calling-for-biden-replacement-face-obstacles-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=2287697&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>\/tag\/andrew-cuomo\/&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221; title>Andrew Cuomo<\/a> \u2064(D-NY) outperformed the Biden-Harris ticket, but Biden still edged Trump by more than 3 points on Election Day in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In April, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Politico poll<\/a> showed only 31% of Democratic voters wanted Biden to serve another term while 49% spotted his successor among the likes of Senators \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT),\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elizabeth-warren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Elizabeth Warren<\/a> (D-MA), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kirsten-gillibrand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kirsten Gillibrand<\/a> \u200b(D-NY) or former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sen. Bill Nelson<\/a> or Detroit Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-duggan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike \u200dDuggan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Data for Progress Executive Director\u2064 Sean \u2062McElwee warned that \u201ca majority of Democratic voters \u2014 that&#8217;s not rank-and-file, but majorities\u200d \u2014 not just want a different nominee, but they want\u200d someone other than\u2063 President Biden.&#8221; He credited unhappiness with the current administration for \u201cthe desire\u2063 of\u200d fleeting ideological change\u201d beforehand without the\u2063 \u201cunderstanding of why it is that\u200c Democrats are in \u2062a particular\u200b set of circumstances \u200din \u2064order to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McElwee disputed \u2064the notion that replacing \u2062Biden\u2064 would be a\u2063 \u201cmessy process\u201d and declare Harris the victor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be clear: Replacing Joe Biden with \u2064Kamala Harris or another potential nominee is how we win,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Zunes, professor of politics and coordinator of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of San Francisco, acknowledged the \u201clegitimate concerns about whether Biden can win\u201d but\u200b decried the push to swap out Harris or senior figures\u200c to help him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe arrogance and\u2063 duplicity of some elements within the Democratic Party establishment who are seeking to manipulate the process \u2064to further their own presidential ambitions, should Biden not prevail, \u200dis troubling,&#8221; Zunes told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their willingness to replace him with someone like Harris or to use her standing, if the backroom deals \u200bwere to put in peril the public\u2019s trust, is deeply \u200btroubling,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump, who has not declared it, has\u2064 loomed\u200d over another presidential run, the Republican\u200b National Committee last month overwhelmingly \u200cvoted \u200bto name him the GOP\u2019s \u201cpresumptive nominee\u201d for 2024 should he make\u2062 a \u2062White House bid.<\/p>\n<p>The former president, now residing at his New \u2064Jersey golf club, leads the 2024 field \u2062in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican primary polls<\/a>. 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She is a National Journal alum and former  <\/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\">Democrats calling for Biden replacement face obstacles<\/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\/naomi-lim\/\">Naomi Lim<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-02T06:30:00-04:00\">July 2, 2024 6:30 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1692690\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats hoping to replace President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> as their party\u2019s nominee after last week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> may be running out of time, money, and options.<\/p>\n<p>Not only are Democrats poised to nominate their standard-bearer through a virtual roll call as early as this month before their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>August convention<\/a>, even if the party could coalesce around a replacement mere months before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>November\u2019s election<\/a>, it would encounter fundraising and organizing disadvantages compared to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Days after last week\u2019s debate, the responses of Biden, the campaign, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Committee<\/a>, and other party leaders have not provided comfort to all their rank and file.<\/p>\n<p>Biden should \u201ctake himself out of the race,\u201d according to former Democratic strategist Christopher Hahn, a onetime aide to Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThursday night was not just a bad debate; it reaffirmed what undecided voters fear most about the president,\u201d Hahn told the <em>Washington Examine<\/em>r. \u201cI believe that there are many other Democrats that will have a better chance at defeating Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the likes of Northeastern University political science professor and Chairman Costas Panagopoulos contend replacing Biden is \u201ccomplicated, both structurally and politically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst, Democrats would need a viable alternative projected to fare better than Biden against Trump in November,\u201d Panagopoulos told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cAt the moment, such an option is not apparent. Polls in the coming weeks may shuffle the deck of Democratic contenders, but that has not happened yet.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn open convention could also backfire for Democrats, and campaign finance rules prevent Biden from simply transferring his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-union-blunder-reveals-the-truth-behind-big-labor\/\" title=\"Biden Union Blunder Reveals The Truth Behind Big Labor\">campaign war chest<\/a> to another contender,\u201d he said, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a> would have easier access to some of the $84 million they have on hand. \u201cHe could transfer his funds to a super PAC or to a party committee, like the DNC, however.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Biden\u2019s favorability rating is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-skips-climate-conference-as-his-green-agenda-is-criticized-at-home\/\" title=\"Biden skips climate conference amid domestic criticism of his green agenda\">net negative 15 percentage points<\/a>, Harris\u2019s is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-taunts-reporter-for-asking-whether-hell-serve-a-full-four-year-term\/\" title=\"Biden mocks reporter questioning his four-year term commitment\">net negative 14 points<\/a>, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/favorability\/political-leaders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>RealClearPolitics<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a fundraising email with the subject line \u201c7 Things To Tell Your Friends After The Debate,\u201d Biden deputy campaign manager Rob Flaherty argued the \u201cbedwetting brigade\u201d calling for the president\u2019s replacement is \u201cthe best possible way\u201d for Trump \u201cto win and us to lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Biden is going to be the Democratic nominee,\u201d Flaherty wrote. \u201cVoters voted. He won overwhelmingly. And if he were to drop out, it would lead to weeks of chaos, internal foodfighting, and a bunch of candidates who limp into a brutal floor fight at the convention, all while Donald Trump has time to speak to American voters uncontested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of that would be in service of a nominee who would go into a general election in the weakest possible position with zero dollars in their bank account,\u201d he said. \u201cYou want a highway to losing? It\u2019s that. And at the end of the day, we\u2019d switch to candidates who would, according to polls, be less likely to win than Joe Biden \u2014 the only person ever to defeat Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flaherty cited Data for Progress polling in which Trump had a 3-point edge over Biden and Harris in head-to-head matchups among likely voters, 48%-45%. Only Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cory-booker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Cory Booker<\/a> (D-NJ) and Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gretchen-whitmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gretchen Whitmer<\/a> (D-MI) polled more closely to Trump, but more respondents were undecided when surveyed about them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW POST-DEBATE POLL: In a new survey, 45% of likely voters choose Biden and 48% choose Trump in a head-to-head matchup.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is no clear advantage among the alternative candidates who could replace Biden as the Democratic nominee.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o0lW7DVJ4D\">https:\/\/t.co\/o0lW7DVJ4D<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cY4OAqN4rm\">pic.twitter.com\/cY4OAqN4rm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Data for Progress (@DataProgress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DataProgress\/status\/1807048989298057656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Whitmer was quick to downplay speculation she could replace Biden, but the problem for the president is that Flaherty did not cite the liberal polling firm\u2019s other findings, specifically that 51% of Democrats told pollsters that Biden should remain the party\u2019s nominee, a 12-point decrease from March, and that 53% of voters more broadly are more concerned about Biden\u2019s age and health, in comparison to 42% who are more concerned about Trump\u2019s criminal charges and threats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>democracy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Only 51% of Democrats say that Joe Biden should remain as the Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>This represents a 12-point drop among Democrats since Data for Progress asked the same question in early March. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BYVpOKtpB9\">pic.twitter.com\/BYVpOKtpB9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Data for Progress (@DataProgress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DataProgress\/status\/1807048991764291680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sixty-seven percent of voters say that Biden is too old to be president, while 35% the same for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty-three percent of voters are more concerned about Biden\u2019s age and health, while 42% are more concerned about Trump\u2019s criminal charges and threats to democracy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OKskO2JeQz\">pic.twitter.com\/OKskO2JeQz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Data for Progress (@DataProgress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DataProgress\/status\/1807048997028130867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Polls currently being conducted will uncover the debate\u2019s \u201ctrue impact\u201d on Biden and \u201cany enduring effects,\u201d Panagopoulos added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil then, it may be premature to conclude Biden is not still Democrats\u2019 best shot against Trump in November,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from fundraising, Colby College government professor emeritus Sandy Maisel asserted, \u201cas significantly,\u201d that Biden\u2019s \u201centire campaign infrastructure that has been set up is not easily transferred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is in a very precarious position,\u201d Maisel, a former Democratic strategist and candidate, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> of Biden. \u201cOddly, I am more confident in his ability to govern \u2014 because he has very competent, talented men and women around him \u2014 than I am in his ability to campaign to win. If that is true, smarter people than I would have to find a way to work through all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those same aides have been reportedly criticized by the Biden family, who blame them for overpreparing the president for the debate. But Democratic strategist Stefan Hankin defended the staffers, including former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> chief of staff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-klain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ron Klain <\/a>and longtime senior adviser Anita Dunn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the player doesn\u2019t execute on any level of the game, it\u2019s probably not the coach\u2019s fault,\u201d Hankin told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cThe only thing I don\u2019t quite understand is how did you not have the contingency plans for a great night, a nothingburger night, and a terrible night? Those game plans should have all been laid out and ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regarding replacing Biden, Hankin repeated it would only happen if the president himself decides he has become \u201ctoo much of a distraction,\u201d continuing that \u201cas a country, we\u2019d be in a much better place\u201d if neither Biden nor Trump had announced their reelection campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut then the back end of that, if they\u2019re going to hand over the keys to the VP, what do they get? How do you do any of this?\u201d he said of the Biden campaign. \u201cIt does not seem like a feasible, actual option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That reality was exacerbated Monday amid reporting Democratic convention delegates could take part in a virtual roll call as early as July 21 to nominate Biden after Ohio\u2019s Republican-controlled legislature earlier this year declined to accept the event\u2019s late August date under its ballot access laws, though it later passed a measure, alongside a bill that prevents green card holders from contributing to state ballot campaigns, that would have permitted Biden on its ballot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve said for weeks that the DNC would hold a virtual roll call in the lead-up to our in-person convention as a result of the OH GOP\u2019s bad-faith attempts to keep Joe\u00a0Biden\u00a0off of their general election ballot,\u201d DNC communications director Rosemary Boeglin wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Biden campaign launched 30- and 60-second ads on Monday amplifying the president\u2019s reaction to the debate during a rally in North Carolina the following day.<\/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>\u201cFolks, I know I\u2019m not a young man,\u201d he said. \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<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"U-XXfex0_3Q\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Know | Biden-Harris 2024\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U-XXfex0_3Q?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Aides have similarly underscored that following the debate, the campaign has raised $33 million, hosted more than 1,500 events, including the North Carolina rally, and experienced a campaign job application and volunteer signup rate \u201cmore than three times as much as an average day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <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_1692690\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1692690\"}});<\/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-elections\/\">2024 Elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\">Debates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\">Democratic Party<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/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>Democrats who want to replace President Joe Biden as the party&#8217;s nominee may face challenges in terms of time, money, and options. The party is set to nominate their candidate through a virtual roll call soon, and even if they were to rally around a replacement, they would be at a disadvantage compared to former President Donald Trump in terms of fundraising and organizing. Despite calls for Biden to step down, the process of replacing him is complex both structurally and politically. While polls may shift in the coming weeks, there is currently no clear alternative candidate who could fare better against Trump in November. Biden&#8217;s campaign has pushed back against calls for his replacement, arguing that such a move would only benefit Trump. Polls show that Biden and his potential replacements do not have a clear advantage over Trump in head-to-head matchups. Despite concerns about Biden&#8217;s age and health, polls will need to determine the true impact of the recent debate on his candidacy. Biden&#8217;s campaign infrastructure is not easily transferable, and his ability to campaign effectively is in question. While some criticize his campaign aides for overpreparing him for the debate, others defend their efforts. Ultimately, the decision to replace Biden would rest on his own assessment of whether he has become too much of a distraction. The Democratic National Convention may hold a virtual roll call to nominate Biden earlier than planned due to logistical issues. Biden&#8217;s campaign has launched ads highlighting his resilience following the debate. 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