{"id":2288007,"date":"2024-07-02T13:36:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-democrat-blasts-bidens-debate-performance-it-wasnt-just-a-horrible-night-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:38:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:38:00","slug":"illinois-democrat-blasts-bidens-debate-performance-it-wasnt-just-a-horrible-night-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-democrat-blasts-bidens-debate-performance-it-wasnt-just-a-horrible-night-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Democrat blasts Biden&#8217;s debate performance: &#8216;It wasn&#8217;t just a horrible night&#8217; &#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\">30<\/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%2Fillinois-democrat-blasts-bidens-debate-performance-it-wasnt-just-a-horrible-night-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=2288007&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 \u200carticle discusses Illinois Democrat Mike Quigley&#8217;s \u200ccriticism of President Joe\u2063 Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-raises-close-to-half-a-million-in-first-hours-after-first-presidential-debate\/\" title=\"Ramaswamy collects nearly 0K within hours after initial presidential debate.\">debate\u2062 performance<\/a>. Quigley \u2062goes beyond the usual Democratic support for\u200b Biden and acknowledges that it\u2063 was\u2062 not \u2063just \u2062a bad night \u200dfor the President. He\u200b expresses concern about the impact \u2063of Biden&#8217;s performance on the upcoming elections and suggests that polling may be the only factor that could\u2062 lead Biden to drop out of the race.\u2062 Quigley&#8217;s comments differ from other Democrats who have downplayed Biden&#8217;s performance as just a\u200d singular bad night.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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\">Illinois Democrat blasts Biden debate performance: \u2018It wasn\u2019t just a horrible night\u2019<\/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\/rokeefe\/\">Ross O&#8217;Keefe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-02T12:47:02-04:00\">July 2, 2024 12:47 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1692821\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) went a bit further than most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> who have protected President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> in the days after his poor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> performance, saying that \u201cit wasn\u2019t just a horrible night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to be honest with ourselves that it wasn\u2019t just a horrible night,\u201d Quigley told CNN host Kasie Hunt on Tuesday. \u201cBut I won\u2019t go beyond that out of my respect and understanding for President Joe Biden, a very proud person who has served us extraordinarily for 50 years. I just want him to appreciate at this time just how much this impacts not just his race but all the other races coming in November.\u201d<\/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\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeQuigley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMikeQuigley<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a>&#8216;s possible replacement: &#8220;It&#8217;s his decision. I just want him to appreciate at this time just how much it impacts not just his race, but all of the other races coming in November \u2026 it wasn&#8217;t just a horrible night.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nHHKHKBYyq\">pic.twitter.com\/nHHKHKBYyq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNThisMorning\/status\/1808110832514957647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 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>Quigley\u2019s stance differs from many Democrats, most of whom have labeled Biden\u2019s debate performance as just a bad night as opposed to a definitive sign that his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-quietly-taking-steps-to-compensate-for-bidens-age-report\/\" title=\"Report: White House discreetly addressing Biden&#039;s age-related concerns.\">age-related concerns<\/a> have been confirmed by his performance, which showed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-rapaport-mocks-biden-at-climate-change-summit-wake-up-sleepy-fking-joe\/\" title=\"Michael Rapaport Mocks Biden at Climate Change Summit: &#039;Wake Up, Sleepy F**king Joe&#039;\">president struggling<\/a> at times to put out coherent thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Quigley also said he believes a polling impact may be the only thing that will get Biden to drop out of the race and clear the way for a myriad of possible candidates, such as Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, it\u2019s clear that what took place last week isn\u2019t \u2014 doesn\u2019t seem to influence his decision. I don\u2019t know what will,\u201d he told Hunt. \u201cI don\u2019t know if his polling is \u2014 it probably takes what, three, four or five, up to a week to get decent polling. So, as I assess, we\u2019ll probably get that starting today or tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe holiday will make polling more difficult. But I do think that\u2019s probably the only thing out there right now that could change his mind or influence, that critical decision that, again, only he can make,\u201d the congressman added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s presidential debate rattled many Democrats, who saw that Biden wasn\u2019t answering questions clearly and wasn\u2019t dissuading voters who had concerns about his mental acuity. A <a href=\"https:\/\/harvardharrispoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HHP_June2024_KeyResults.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>recent<\/a> poll found that 66% of voters have doubts about his fitness for office, including 40% of Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Biden is the Democratic nominee for president, and he is <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/president-general\/2024\/national\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"trailing\">trailing<\/a> former President Donald Trump in <em>FiveThirtyEight\u2019s<\/em> polling average by 1.4 percentage points. Three different polls conducted from Friday to Sunday, after the debate, have Trump leading.<\/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_1692821\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1692821\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/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><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois Democrat criticizes Biden&#8217;s debate performance, stating that it was more than just a bad night. He believes that Biden&#8217;s age-related concerns were confirmed by his struggles during the debate. Quigley suggests that polling may be the only thing that could potentially lead Biden to drop out of the race and make way for other candidates like Kamala Harris and Gretchen Whitmer. Democrats were rattled by Biden&#8217;s performance in the debate, with many voters expressing doubts about his fitness for office. Biden is currently trailing Trump in polling averages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2288008,"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\/AP22006788459015.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,3896,4912,6413,32076],"class_list":["post-2288007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-debate","tag-democrat","tag-illinois","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP22006788459015.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288007","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}