{"id":2288333,"date":"2024-07-02T22:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T02:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/up-to-25-house-democrats-preparing-to-ask-biden-to-withdraw-report-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T22:53:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T02:53:06","slug":"up-to-25-house-democrats-preparing-to-ask-biden-to-withdraw-report-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/up-to-25-house-democrats-preparing-to-ask-biden-to-withdraw-report-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Up to 25 House Democrats preparing to ask Biden to withdraw: Report &#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%2Fup-to-25-house-democrats-preparing-to-ask-biden-to-withdraw-report-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=2288333&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>A group of 25 House\u2063 Democrats are\u2064 reportedly preparing to ask President Joe Biden to drop out of \u200dthe\u200b 2024\u2063 presidential election if he doesn&#8217;t\u200c improve in \u200cthe coming days. They would join Rep. Lloyd Doggett,\u200d who has already called on Biden to step down. Despite criticism of Biden&#8217;s \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-analyst-biden-appears-mentally-unfit-for-office\/\" title=\"EU Analyst: Biden appears mentally unfit for office\">recent performance<\/a>, some Democrats are urging\u2062 others to\u2064 accept the \u2062election results \u2062and support the nominee. This comes after a challenging period \u200dfor Biden, including internal polling\u2063 and delays in Donald Trump&#8217;s sentencing.  <\/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\">Up to 25 House Democrats preparing to ask Biden to withdraw: Report<\/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\/brady-knox\/\">Brady Knox<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-02T22:48:52-04:00\">July 2, 2024 10:48 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1693631\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A group of 25 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Democrats<\/a> is reportedly getting ready to ask President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential election if he does not convince them otherwise in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>A House Democratic aide said the group is preparing to ask Biden to exit the race \u201cif he seems shaky in the coming days,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/biden-reassure-democratic-governors-meeting-after-shaky-debate-performance-2024-07-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> <em>Reuters<\/em>. They would be joining Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3067689\/first-house-democrat-lloyd-doggett-biden-withdraw-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>publicly called<\/a> on Biden to step down.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Biden campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<p>While stopping short of calling for Biden to step down, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) gave a <a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/your-voice-your-vote\/katu-exclusive-congresswoman-gluesenkamp-perez-says-biden-is-going-to-lose-to-trump-marie-washington-third-congressional-district-president-joe-donald\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>scathing review<\/a> of Biden\u2019s performance speaking with KATU News on Tuesday and cast doubt on his future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout 50 million Americans tuned in and watched that debate. I was one of them for about five very painful minutes,\u201d she said. \u201cWe all saw what we saw. You can\u2019t undo that, and the truth, I think, is that Biden is going to lose to Trump. I know that\u2019s difficult, but I think the damage has been done by that debate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, she called on Democrats to accept whoever the nominee would be. \u201cA core tenet of democracy is that you accept the results of an election, and the reality is that primary voting has already happened to a degree that Biden is the nominee,\u201d Gluesenkamp Perez said.<\/p>\n<p>The report added that centrist House Democrats in competitive districts were being berated with questions from their constituents, citing another aide. And it comes at the tail end of one of Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3068168\/biden-day-calls-quit-bad-polling-trump-reprieve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>worst days<\/a> since taking office and worst since his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-fades-in-post-debate-poll\/\" title=\"Fetterman Fades in Post-Debate Poll\">shaky debate performance<\/a> on Thursday. Aside from growing Democratic voices calling for Biden to step out, the president has also had to contend with a damning internal poll and former President Donald Trump\u2019s sentencing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3068066\/judge-postpones-trumps-hush-money-sentencing-to-september\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>being delayed<\/a> until at least September.<\/p>\n<p>Doggett became the first sitting House Democrat to call on Biden to withdraw from the presidential race. In a lengthy statement, he thanked Biden for what he has done so far but cited his debate performance as showing that he didn\u2019t have what it took to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-running-against-rubio-releases-first-campaign-ad-doesnt-list-single-congressional-accomplishment\/\" title=\"Democrat Running Against Rubio Releases First Campaign Ad, Doesn\u2019t List Single Congressional Accomplishment\">president anymore<\/a>.<\/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>\u201cThe president failed to effectively defend his many accomplishments and expose Trump\u2019s many lies,\u201d Doggett said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3067689\/first-house-democrat-lloyd-doggett-biden-withdraw-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>. \u201cRecognizing that unlike Trump, President Biden\u2019s first commitment has always been to our country, not himself, I am hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw. I respectfully call on him to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president has shown no signs of intending to step down and is set to step up his damage control, beginning with a call on Wednesday with a group of Democratic governors seeking assurances.<\/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_1693631\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1693631\"}});<\/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>A group of 25 House Democrats is reportedly preparing to ask President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential election if he does not convince them otherwise in the coming days. Rep. Lloyd Doggett has already called on Biden to step down, and other Democrats are expressing doubts about his ability to win against Trump. Despite this, some Democrats are urging acceptance of the nominee, as primary voting has already taken place. The pressure on Biden comes after a shaky debate performance and a delay in former President Trump&#8217;s sentencing. Doggett was the first sitting House Democrat to call for Biden to withdraw, citing his failure to effectively defend his accomplishments and expose Trump&#8217;s lies. Biden has shown no intention of stepping down and is set to engage in damage control efforts with Democratic governors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2288334,"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\/bidendemsresign.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,33723,3819,32076,8050],"class_list":["post-2288333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-house-democrats","tag-report","tag-washington-examiner","tag-withdrawal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bidendemsresign.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288333","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=2288333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}