{"id":2288239,"date":"2024-07-02T18:45:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T22:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-rep-jared-golden-says-trump-is-going-to-win-after-bidens-disastrous-debate-clear-to-me-for-months\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T18:46:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T22:46:55","slug":"democratic-rep-jared-golden-says-trump-is-going-to-win-after-bidens-disastrous-debate-clear-to-me-for-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-rep-jared-golden-says-trump-is-going-to-win-after-bidens-disastrous-debate-clear-to-me-for-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Rep. Jared Golden Says &#8216;Trump Is Going to Win&#8217; After Biden&#8217;s Disastrous Debate &#8211; &#8216;Clear to Me for Months&#8217;"},"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\">40<\/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%2Fdemocratic-rep-jared-golden-says-trump-is-going-to-win-after-bidens-disastrous-debate-clear-to-me-for-months%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=2288239&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>In a recent\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/credit-card-companies-make-big-announcements-about-pornhub-following-horrifying-claims\/\" title=\"Credit Card Companies Make Big Announcements About Pornhub Following Horrifying Claims\">op-ed published<\/a> by the Bangor Daily \u200cNews, Democratic Congressman Jared Golden \u2062expressed his belief that President Joe Biden&#8217;s poor performance in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-dakota-gov-signs-bill-banning-critical-race-theory-from-public-schools\/\" title=\"North Dakota Gov Signs Bill Banning Critical Race Theory From Public Schools\">recent debate<\/a> \u200donly confirmed\u200b what he already knew &#8211; that \u200dDonald Trump is likely to win the upcoming election. Golden rejected the\u200b notion that a Trump \u200bvictory\u200d would pose a unique threat \u200cto democracy and emphasized that good work can still be accomplished \u2063with \u200bor without Biden. His comments were\u2064 echoed \u200dby Democratic Rep.\u2063 Lloyd Doggett of Texas, who suggested that \u2064Biden should end his campaign due to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-gretchen-whitmers-approval-rating-plunges\/\" title=\"Poll: Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s Approval Rating Plunges\">lagging poll numbers<\/a>. Former \u200dHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi also raised doubts about Biden&#8217;s mental fitness. the article highlights growing skepticism within the\u2063 Democratic party\u200d about Biden&#8217;s ability to win\u2064 the election.  <\/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\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 2, 2024 at 3:28pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A Democratic congressman said President Joe Biden\u2019s abysmal showing in last week\u2019s debate made clear what he has known for a while \u2014 Biden is heading for defeat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-bill-maher-calls-biden-hard-look-debate-says-election-trump-dominates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poor performance in the debate<\/a> was not a surprise. It also didn\u2019t rattle me as it has others, because the outcome of this election has been clear to me for months: While I don\u2019t plan to vote for him, Donald Trump is going to win. And I\u2019m OK with that,\u201d Rep. Jared Golden wrote in an Op-Ed published by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/2024\/07\/02\/opinion\/opinion-contributor\/jared-golden-donald-trump-going-to-win-election-democracy-be-just-fine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bangor Daily News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are winners and losers in every election. Democrats\u2019 post-debate hand-wringing is based on the idea that a Trump victory is not just a political loss, but a unique threat to our democracy,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI reject the premise. Unlike Biden and many others, I refuse to participate in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-new-post-debate-ad-quickly-backfires-viewers-call-serious-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign to scare voters<\/a> with the idea that Trump will end our democratic system,\u201d he continued, adding, \u201cPearl-clutching about a Trump victory ignores the strength of our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Golden said good work will be accomplished with or without Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of Congress\u2019 best work in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-teacher-sues-school-board-after-being-fired-he-refused-to-compromise-on-trans-pronouns\/\" title=\"Flashback: Teacher Sues School Board After Being Fired \u2013 He Refused To Compromise on Trans Pronouns\">recent years<\/a> has happened in spite of the president, not because of him. A handful of responsible Democrats, including myself and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, rejected\u00a0Biden\u2019s bloated \u2018Build Back Better\u2019 bill and instead passed a law that supercharged American energy production, saved Medicare billions of dollars and reduced the deficit,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2025, I believe Trump is going to be in the White House. Maine\u2019s representatives will need to work with him when it benefits Mainers, hold him accountable when it does not and work independently across the aisle no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In a call with donors yesterday the Biden campaign described this internal polling, in which Biden was losing every swing state even BEFORE the debate and is losing even more states post-debate, as \u201cstrong\u201d and \u201cflat\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nRNbDdNZOT\">https:\/\/t.co\/nRNbDdNZOT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8ZFt5B2SGa\">https:\/\/t.co\/8ZFt5B2SGa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sewertown News (@SewertownNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SewertownNews\/status\/1808254526434275653?\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Golden\u2019s comments followed those of Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas who became the first sitting member of Congress to say Biden should end his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden has continued to run substantially behind Democratic senators in key states and in most polls has trailed Donald Trump,\u201d Doggett said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2024\/07\/02\/lloyd-doggett-joe-biden-withdraw-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Tribune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had hoped that the debate would provide some momentum to change that. It did not,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Doggett said other Democrats share his position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many people who would like to make a statement like this but are concerned about, among other things, doing anything that might make it even more difficult for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-insiders-finally-come-clean-happening-behind-closed-doors-admit-concerned-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Biden<\/a>,\u201d Doggett said in the interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI represent the heart of a congressional district once represented by Lyndon Johnson. Under very different circumstances, he made the painful decision to withdraw. President Biden should do the same,\u201d Doggett said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeQuigley?\">@RepMikeQuigley<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?\">@JoeBiden<\/a>\u2018s possible replacement: \u201cIt\u2019s 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\u2019t just a horrible night.\u201d <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?\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi added her voice to the doubts about Biden, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/nancy-pelosi-says-biden-trump-take-mental-fitness-tests-rcna159993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a legitimate question to say, is this an episode, or is this a condition? And so when people ask that question, it\u2019s completely legitimate,\u201d said Pelosi, who still serves as a Democratic member of Congress from California, adding that her comment applied to both Biden and former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic congressman Rep. Jared Golden believes that President Joe Biden&#8217;s poor performance in the recent debate confirms what he has known for a while &#8211; that Biden is on track to lose the election to Donald Trump. Golden is not worried about a Trump victory, as he believes good work can still be accomplished with or without Biden. Other Democrats, such as Rep. Lloyd Doggett, have also expressed doubts about Biden&#8217;s campaign and believe he should consider ending it. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has also raised concerns about Biden&#8217;s ability to continue in the race. The upcoming 2024 election is seen as crucial, and efforts are being made to ensure a fair and transparent electoral process<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":2288240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Joe-Biden-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,4009,33735,3634],"class_list":["post-2288239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-democratic","tag-rep-jared-golden","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Joe-Biden-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288239","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\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}