{"id":2288600,"date":"2024-07-03T12:09:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T16:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kate-bedingfield-argues-the-bottom-has-not-fallen-out-on-biden-post-debate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T12:09:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T16:09:46","slug":"kate-bedingfield-argues-the-bottom-has-not-fallen-out-on-biden-post-debate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kate-bedingfield-argues-the-bottom-has-not-fallen-out-on-biden-post-debate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Bedingfield argues \u2018the bottom has not fallen out\u2019 on Biden post-debate &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fkate-bedingfield-argues-the-bottom-has-not-fallen-out-on-biden-post-debate-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=2288600&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 \u200dsummary is about Kate Bedingfield, former Biden White House communications director, arguing \u200dthat Democrats should not panic about President Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">reelection bid<\/a>. Despite \u2063concerns \u2064about Biden&#8217;s\u200c performance in the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">presidential debate<\/a>, Bedingfield\u200b encouraged\u2063 Democrats \u200bto stick \u2064with him as the presumptive nominee. She \u2062stated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-edges-ramaswamy-in-first-republican-debate-poll-says\/\" title=\"DeSantis narrowly beats Ramaswamy in initial GOP debate, survey reveals.\">post-debate polling<\/a> was not as bad as predicted and \u2062that replacing Biden with another candidate would not\u2064 guarantee success \u2062in the 2024 elections. Bedingfield also urged the Biden campaign to refocus the narrative back to Trump and be more aggressive in reminding voters about the potential rematch between the\u2063 two candidates. Ultimately, she highlighted the\u2064 importance \u2062of supporting Biden and not jumping to conclusions\u200b based on one\u200c debate performance.  <\/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\">Kate Bedingfield argues \u2018the bottom has not fallen out\u2019 on Biden post-debate<\/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\/asher-notheis\/\">Asher Notheis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-03T11:39:36-04:00\">July 3, 2024 11:39 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1693824\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Biden White House communications director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kate-bedingfield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kate Bedingfield<\/a> argued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> should not be pressing the panic button on President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> reelection bid and instead stick with him as the presumptive nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Discussions about replacing Biden with another Democratic candidate have grown exponentially since the first presidential debate last month, during which the president performed underwhelmingly against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>. Bedingfield, however, encouraged Democrats to \u201clevel-set\u201d their concerns about Biden, claiming that post-debate polling was not as drastically bad as some predicted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would not argue the status quo is great for him either,\u201d Bedingfield said on <em>CNN<\/em> <em>This Morning<\/em>. \u201cI mean, you see him consistently within 1 or 2 points in swing states that he needs to win. So I\u2018m not arguing that the landscape looks terrific for him right now, but it is also true that the bottom has not fallen out since the debate. So I think that should be the point of discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2482414&#038;userid=11311&#038;loginid=9421&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=25a520f98942b94be2900b19ff62e318\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bedingfield added that swapping Biden out with someone else would not be \u201ca magic fix\u201d to the Democratic Party\u2019s chances at winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 elections<\/a>, as doing so would be a very difficult process. She also argued that if this were to happen, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-recall-petition-close-to-success\/\" title=\"Newsom Recall Petition Close To Success\">replacement candidate<\/a> would be placed \u201cin the firing line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Going forward, she encouraged the Biden campaign to \u201cpush the narrative back to Trump,\u201d and to be more aggressive in this push to remind voters about the likely rematch between the two. Bedingfield argued that Biden has so far not made a noticeable effort with this, as he has only appeared at one rally post-debate.<\/p>\n<p>Bedingfield was one of several CNN anchors who criticized Biden\u2019s performance right after the network\u2019s debate, arguing that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-says-it-will-release-official-guidance-on-reopening-schools-this-week-biden-says-he-will-comply\/\" title=\"CDC Says It Will Release Official Guidance On Reopening Schools This Week, Biden Says He Will Comply\">president failed<\/a> to show voters that he has the stamina to serve in the White House for another four years.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XaZSSQ8TaW4?si=nZbvZUXjMK3uAZzf\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/biden-speak-democratic-governors-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>speaking with multiple Democratic governors throughout this week<\/a> as the party continues to grapple with the possibility of replacing him. Govs. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), and Wes Moore (D-MD), among other governors, have been suggested as replacements.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden family has so far dismissed the idea of the president dropping out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3065208\/jill-biden-joe-best-country-following-debate-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>with first lady Jill Biden<\/a> stating that they will \u201ccontinue to fight\u201d in this election cycle and that her husband will \u201calways do what\u2019s best for the country.\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_1693824\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1693824\"}});<\/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>Former Biden White House communications director Kate Bedingfield believes that Democrats should not be panicking about President Joe Biden&#8217;s chances for reelection, despite his underwhelming performance in the first presidential debate against Donald Trump. She argues that while the current situation may not be ideal for Biden, the polling numbers have not drastically declined since the debate. Bedingfield also dismisses the idea of replacing Biden with another Democratic candidate, stating that it would not be a quick fix and the replacement would face intense scrutiny. She advises the Biden campaign to focus on pushing the narrative back to Trump and to be more aggressive in reminding voters about the potential rematch between the two candidates. Bedingfield&#8217;s comments come as discussions about potentially replacing Biden with other Democratic governors have been circulating. The Biden family has expressed their commitment to continuing the fight in the election cycle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2288601,"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\/Kate-Bedingfield-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[10171,3620,33797,33566,32076],"class_list":["post-2288600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-argument","tag-biden","tag-kate-bedingfield","tag-post-debate","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kate-Bedingfield-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288600","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}