{"id":2288700,"date":"2024-07-03T14:13:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T18:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-on-the-ropes-in-fight-for-political-life-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T14:14:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T18:14:26","slug":"biden-on-the-ropes-in-fight-for-political-life-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-on-the-ropes-in-fight-for-political-life-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden on the ropes in fight for political life &#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\">24<\/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%2Fbiden-on-the-ropes-in-fight-for-political-life-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=2288700&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 President Joe Biden&#8217;s struggle to maintain his political life\u200c following the first 2024 presidential debate. Democratic\u2064 lawmakers have been calling on him to step down \u200cand\u200c pass the nomination to Vice\u2063 President Kamala \u2062Harris or other younger politicians. Despite concerns about his age, some believe that Biden still\u2064 offers the best \u200bchance to prevent another Donald \u200bTrump presidency. The article highlights Biden&#8217;s\u200d efforts to \u2063reverse\u200b his performance, including meetings with \u2062top Democratic leaders, interviews, and campaign stops. \u2063The White House denies reports of doubts\u2064 about Biden&#8217;s candidacy and \u200cemphasizes\u2063 the importance of staying united\u200d and focused on the mission. Biden&#8217;s team is \u2064working to address concerns within the campaign and \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/88-percent-of-black-marylanders-support-hogans-re-fund-the-police-initiative\/\" title=\"88 Percent of Black Marylanders Support Hogan\u2019s \u2018Re-Fund the Police\u2019 Initiative\">internal polling shows<\/a> him slipping but still competitive against Trump.  <\/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\">Biden on the ropes in fight for political life<\/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\/christian-datoc\/\">Christian Datoc<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-03T13:39:58-04:00\">July 3, 2024 1:39 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video\">\n<div id=\"Brid_22488\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> is doing damage control with Democratic power players following the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024<\/a> presidential debate, but he is quickly running out of time to tamp down the momentum to replace him atop the Democratic ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Biden returned to <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Washington, D.C.<\/a>, on Monday night following campaign stops in North Carolina and New York and a weekend stay at Camp David. Throughout his days away, a growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers reacted to his debate performance by calling on him to bow out of the race and turn the nomination over to Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), or one of a host of other younger Democratic politicians.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic strategists who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-of-state-china-failures-allowed-pandemic-to-get-worse\/\" title=\"Secy. of State: China failures allowed pandemic to get worse\">previously voiced concerns<\/a> about Biden\u2019s age to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> said Wednesday that part of the problem in replacing the president lies in the relative unpopularity of his potential successors.<\/p>\n<p>A CNN poll published Tuesday found that only Harris is polling better than Biden in a head-to-head matchup with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, but even she trails the former president overall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden still gives us the best shot at preventing another Donald Trump presidency,\u201d one veteran Democratic operative told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing is a massive error Thursday night compounded by his team attempting to isolate him in the past from scrutiny of his age and health. It\u2019s now up to the president to convince donors and voters that he can not only finish the fight but do so better than anyone waiting in the wings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s just over four months until the election, and even less time until the convention in August,\u201d a second Democratic strategist added. \u201cEven if Biden were to withdraw, there\u2019s no guarantee that Harris or whoever his replacement turns out to be has enough time to effectively campaign and swing back undecideds and independents or whoever away from Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time controversy has dogged Biden in a national election. Accusations of plagiarism and academic fraud forced him to bow out of the 1988 Democratic presidential primary in September 1987.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> chalked up Biden\u2019s debate blunders to a mild cold.<\/p>\n<p>She said it is not unusual for incumbent presidents to perform poorly at the first debates of a cycle, citing former President Barack Obama in 2012, and claimed that the president simply had a \u201cbad night\u201d that should not end his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>However, she also told reporters that the president would spend the bulk of the July 4 holiday weekend seeking to reverse course, including meetings with top Democratic governors and lawmakers, a sit-down interview with ABC, and campaign stops in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, all on top of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fourth-estate-free-pass-for-mia-biden\/\" title=\"Fourth Estate Free Pass for MIA Biden?\">formal press conference<\/a> next week at the NATO summit in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s outreach to Democratic lawmakers began Tuesday, with calls to both House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE). The president spoke with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday morning, according to Schumer\u2019s office, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DaniellaMicaela\/status\/1808547335246323716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reportedly spoke\">reportedly spoke<\/a> with Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), who effectively secured the Democratic nomination for Biden in 2020 and is serving as chairman of his 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Clyburn recently said he still backs the president but would throw his full support behind Harris if Biden were to withdraw from the race.<\/p>\n<p>Later Wednesday evening, Biden will host a hybrid in-person and digital meeting with Democratic governors from across the country. Both Newsom and Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) are expected among the group of in-person attendees.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the president faces a severe, uphill battle in assuaging the concerns of Democratic donors and voters, something the <em>New York Times<\/em> reported Wednesday that the president has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3069120\/biden-expressed-doubt-keep-running-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"privately confided in allies since the debate.\">privately confided in allies since the debate.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The White House forcefully denied the <em>New York Times<\/em> report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat claim is absolutely false,\u201d White House spokesman Andrew Bates wrote on X. \u201cIf the New York Times had provided us with more than 7 minutes to comment we would have told them so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s team is also working overtime to curb any doubts about the president within its own ranks. <\/p>\n<p>White House chief of staff Jeff Zients held an all-staff call Wednesday to outline the importance of \u201cexecuting on our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the call concluded, Zients\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NewsWire_US\/status\/1808542497477394550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>core<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/1808540109148418376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>three-point<\/a> message immediately leaked to the press.<\/p>\n<p>First, Zients asked officials to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-elections-live-updates-biden-trump-house-senate\/?highlight=3069289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title='tune out the \"noise\"'>tune out the \u201cnoise\u201d<\/a> regarding the president\u2019s performance Thursday night and keep performing their duties on behalf of the public. Second, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bloomberg-fires-dozens-of-journalists-after-wasting-1-billion-on-failed-vanity-campaign\/\" title=\"Bloomberg Fires Dozens of Journalists After Wasting  Billion on Failed Vanity Campaign\">told staff members<\/a> to take pride in what Biden has accomplished thus far in office. Finally, he stressed the need for the team to stay united in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not comment on the contents of the call.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the campaign distributed an all-staff memo Wednesday morning detailing internal polling that shows Biden slipping following last Thursday\u2019s debate, but still technically competitive against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The memo, obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, also predicts new polling from the <em>New York Times<\/em> and Siena College that showed Trump opening an even wider gap on Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to see a few polls come out today and we want you all to hear from us on what we know internally and what we expect to come externally,\u201d campaign chairwoman Jen O\u2019Malley Dillon and campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez write. \u201cPolls are a snapshot in time and we should all expect them to continue to fluctuate \u2014 it will take a few weeks, not a few days, to get a full picture of the race.\u201d<\/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>As for Harris, the vice president has spent the days following the debate continuing her previously scheduled campaign travel, including stops in Nevada, Utah, and California.<\/p>\n<p>White House officials could not say Tuesday if Biden and Harris had spoken since the debate Thursday night, but the two leaders were scheduled to have a private lunch Wednesday at the White House.<\/p>\n<p><em>Naomi Lim contributed to this report<\/em><\/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_22488\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"playlist\":\"22488\"}});<\/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>President Joe Biden is facing pressure from Democratic leaders to step aside following a lackluster performance in the first 2024 presidential debate. He is running out of time to quell calls for him to relinquish the nomination to Vice President Kamala Harris or another younger Democratic politician. Despite concerns about his age, Biden&#8217;s potential successors are not as popular as he is, according to Democratic strategists. Biden&#8217;s team is working to address doubts about his candidacy within the party, with the president reaching out to key lawmakers and governors. The White House is denying reports that Biden has privately expressed concerns about his performance. The campaign is also trying to reassure staff and supporters with internal polling data showing Biden still competitive against Donald Trump. Harris, meanwhile, has been continuing her campaign travel and is set to have a private lunch with Biden<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2288701,"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\/biden-fight-life.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,4004,33821,32076],"class_list":["post-2288700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-fight","tag-political-life","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-fight-life.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288700","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}