{"id":2288814,"date":"2024-07-03T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T21:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clyburn-floats-idea-of-mini-primary-that-could-pick-biden-replacement-before-dnc-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T17:03:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T21:03:41","slug":"clyburn-floats-idea-of-mini-primary-that-could-pick-biden-replacement-before-dnc-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clyburn-floats-idea-of-mini-primary-that-could-pick-biden-replacement-before-dnc-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Clyburn floats idea of \u2018mini primary\u2019 that could pick Biden replacement before DNC &#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%2Fclyburn-floats-idea-of-mini-primary-that-could-pick-biden-replacement-before-dnc-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=2288814&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 Congressman Jim\u200d Clyburn&#8217;s suggestion of a\u2064 &#8220;mini \u2064primary&#8221; that could potentially determine the Democratic Party&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-travel-lid-for-wednesday-an-hour-after-bobulinski-interview-airs\/\" title=\"Biden Calls Travel Lid for Wednesday an Hour After Bobulinski Interview Airs\">presidential nominee<\/a> \u200bif\u2063 Joe Biden were to drop\u2062 out of the race. Clyburn \u200bproposed using the already-scheduled virtual Democratic\u2062 National Convention roll call to select a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-praise-national-review-for-helping-their-ketanji-brown-jackson-confirmation-efforts\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats Praise National Review For Helping Their Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmation Efforts\">replacement nominee<\/a>. Despite supporting Biden in the past, Clyburn clarified that he was only speaking \u200chypothetically and had no plans to replace \u200dhim. Clyburn&#8217;s comments come after Biden&#8217;s weak performance in a recent debate.  <\/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\">Clyburn floats idea of \u2018mini primary\u2019 that could pick Biden replacement before DNC<\/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\/emallon\/\">Elaine Mallon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-03T16:29:35-04:00\">July 3, 2024 4:29 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1678906\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>During an interview on CNN, Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-clyburn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jim Clyburn<\/a> (D-SC) said that if Biden were to drop out of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> presidential<\/a> race, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic<\/a> Party would likely hold a \u201cmini-primary\u201d to determine the party\u2019s presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the Democratic National Convention in August, the party will hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-plan-virtual-nomination-for-biden-ahead-of-chicago-convention\/\" title=\"Democrats to Hold Virtual Nomination for Biden Before Chicago Convention\">virtual roll call<\/a> to ensure Biden\u2019s name appears on the ballot in\u00a0Ohio. If he were to drop out of the race, Clyburn said the party would just use the already-scheduled virtual meeting to determine the nominee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can actually fashion the process that\u2019s already in place to make it a mini primary, and I would support that absolutely,\u201d Clyburn said. \u201cWe can\u2019t close that down, and we should open up everything for the general election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clyburn was influential during Biden\u2019s 2020 campaign, particularly when he endorsed him just before the South Carolina primary race. Following last week\u2019s presidential debate in Atlanta, Clyburn said that despite Biden\u2019s weak performance, he stands behind the president.<\/p>\n<p>A spokeswoman for Clyburn said in a statement to <em>Politico<\/em> that the congressman was not planning to replace Biden and was only speaking hypothetically.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is quite obvious that Congressman Clyburn was responding to a hypothetical question,\u201d\u00a0 spokeswoman Brianna Frias <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/07\/03\/clyburn-biden-president-election-dnc-00166481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told <\/a><em>Politico<\/em>. \u201cHe was not calling for a \u2018mini primary.\u2019 Instead, he was explaining the existing process. The Congressman fully supports President Biden at the top of the ticket and it would be irresponsible to report anything otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clyburn said that while a mini primary may be an opportunity for presidential hopefuls to secure a nomination, Vice President Kamala Harris remains the party\u2019s top contender.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are 700 uncommitted delegates who could be up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would seem to me that any one of these people who aspire to be president, who would like to see a contest taking place \u2014 look at those 700 delegates who are now uncommitted and get into the action,\u201d Clyburn said.<\/p>\n<p>Contenders to replace Biden include Govs. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) and Gavin Newsom (D-CA). They are among multiple Democratic governors meeting with the president Wednesday evening.<\/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_1678906\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1678906\"}});<\/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>Clyburn suggests the idea of a &#8220;mini primary&#8221; to select a replacement for Biden if he were to drop out of the presidential race before the Democratic National Convention. This process would involve using the already-scheduled virtual meeting to determine the party&#8217;s nominee. Clyburn clarified that he was speaking hypothetically and fully supports President Biden. He also mentioned that Vice President Kamala Harris is the top contender, but there are 700 uncommitted delegates who could potentially sway the decision. Other potential replacements for Biden include Govs. Gretchen Whitmer and Gavin Newsom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2288815,"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\/06\/jim-clyburn-and-joe-biden.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33293,17661,33839],"class_list":["post-2288814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden-replacement","tag-clyburn","tag-mini-primary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/jim-clyburn-and-joe-biden.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288814","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\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}