{"id":2288683,"date":"2024-07-03T13:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T17:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yang-predicts-open-convention-as-dam-is-about-to-break-in-democratic-party-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T13:43:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T17:43:17","slug":"yang-predicts-open-convention-as-dam-is-about-to-break-in-democratic-party-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yang-predicts-open-convention-as-dam-is-about-to-break-in-democratic-party-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Yang predicts \u2018open convention\u2019 as \u2018dam is about to break\u2019 in Democratic Party &#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\">32<\/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%2Fyang-predicts-open-convention-as-dam-is-about-to-break-in-democratic-party-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=2288683&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 article discusses Andrew Yang&#8217;s prediction that\u2063 the Democratic \u2064Party is facing turmoil \u2064over President Joe\u200b Biden&#8217;s\u200d electability \u2062in the upcoming election. Yang \u200dbelieves \u2063that the Democratic National Convention could potentially\u200d be an \u2062&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-pushes-democrats-to-dump-biden-at-dnc-convention\/\" title=\"Bill Maher urges Democrats to replace Biden at DNC Convention\">open convention<\/a>&#8221; to replace Biden rather than nominating him again. He suggests that Biden should\u2064 step aside for the good of the country and that there are\u2063 growing voices within the party calling \u2063for his\u200c replacement. Yang also praises Rep. Dean \u200bPhillips\u2064 for standing by \u2063his principles and not supporting Biden for another term, noting that many others now agree with Phillips.  <\/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\">Yang predicts \u2018open convention\u2019 as \u2018dam is about to break\u2019 in Democratic Party<\/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=\"2024-07-03T13:02:51-04:00\">July 3, 2024 1:02 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1694231\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">presidential candidate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andrew-yang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Andrew Yang<\/a> predicted the \u201cdam is about to break\u201d within the Democratic Party, stemming largely from turmoil over President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>\u2019s electability this November.<\/p>\n<p>Yang, who ran against Biden in the 2020 presidential primary before endorsing him, explained how Biden once said that he would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/03\/09\/politics\/joe-biden-bridge-new-generation-of-leaders\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u201ca bridge\u201d for the next generation<\/a> and that the time has now come for him to pass the torch to someone else. He predicted that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> could look very different this year, which could be an \u201copen convention\u201d to replace Biden instead of nominating him again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that the Democratic Party has a lot of talent,\u201d Yang said on Fox News\u2019s <em>Fox &#038; Friends<\/em>. \u201cI think there are reasonable governors around the country; by the way, I think he\u2019s meeting with a number of those governors today. Lloyd Doggett, member of Congress from Texas, already publicly came out and said that Joe should step aside as the Democratic nominee, and I think that there are going to be many other voices joining him. I feel like a dam is about to break, and you\u2019re going to see more people go public in the coming days.\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=2482352&#038;userid=11311&#038;loginid=9421&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=1467b909470b461d16bd3f5c05df0cbe\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yang, who now identifies as an Independent, discussed Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dean-phillips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dean Phillips<\/a>\u2019s (D-MN) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-sales-set-january-record-as-democrats-took-control-of-white-house-congress\/\" title=\"Gun Sales Set January Record As Democrats Took Control Of White House, Congress\">failed presidential bid<\/a> against Biden in the primary race, noting how the Minnesota lawmaker has been \u201cproven right\u201d over his claims that Biden should not seek another term in office. He argued that Phillips \u201cstood up for his principles in the face of his party\u201d and that many others are now in agreement with Phillips six months after he challenged Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips has not explicitly discussed Biden on social media in the wake of the first presidential debate, only posting a quote from Mahatma Ghandi, that read, \u201cSpeak only if it improves upon the silence.\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\">Speak only if it improves upon the silence. -Gandhi<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dean Phillips (@deanbphillips) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deanbphillips\/status\/1806675141352436059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 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>Regarding the possibility of replacing Biden at the Democratic National Convention, Yang suggested that this would be better than conducting \u201cthe coronation\u201d of Biden. He added that Biden ought to follow in the steps of President George Washington and step aside \u201cfor the good of the country.\u201d<\/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>Yang is not the only former presidential candidate to call for Biden to step aside, as former 2024 presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3068503\/democrats-who-say-biden-should-drop-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Marianne Williamson has also made the suggestion<\/a>. Williamson, who ran in the Democratic primary, argued that Biden \u201cdeserves our respect\u201d but that his performance at the debate made it clear that a new candidate is needed.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the discussions about potentially replacing Biden, former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Pelosi<\/a> has suggested that both Biden and former President Donald Trump should take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3068045\/pelosi-says-biden-trump-should-take-mental-fitness-tests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>physical and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-examiner\/\" title=\"- Washington Examiner\">mental fitness tests ahead<\/a> of the November election<\/a>. She contended that asking for these tests is \u201clegitimate\u201d after what voters saw at the debate.<\/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_1694231\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1694231\"}});<\/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>Andrew Yang believes that there is growing turmoil within the Democratic Party over President Joe Biden&#8217;s electability in the upcoming election, and predicts that there may be an &#8220;open convention&#8221; to replace Biden instead of nominating him again. Yang, who ran against Biden in the 2020 primary, suggests that Biden should step aside for the good of the country, and that other voices within the party are likely to join in calling for his replacement. Former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson has also called for Biden to step aside, citing his performance in the debate as a reason for a new candidate. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has suggested that both Biden and former President Donald Trump should undergo physical and mental fitness tests before the election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2288684,"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\/Andrew-Yang-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32923,33737,12999,32076,33819],"class_list":["post-2288683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-party","tag-open-convention","tag-prediction","tag-washington-examiner","tag-yang"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Andrew-Yang-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288683","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=2288683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}