{"id":2289150,"date":"2024-07-04T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T15:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-set-to-step-in-for-potential-biden-exit-ready-to-take-240m-in-democratic-funds-report\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T11:14:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T15:14:03","slug":"harris-set-to-step-in-for-potential-biden-exit-ready-to-take-240m-in-democratic-funds-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-set-to-step-in-for-potential-biden-exit-ready-to-take-240m-in-democratic-funds-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris Set to Step In for Potential Biden Exit, Ready to Take $240M in Democratic Funds: Report"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fharris-set-to-step-in-for-potential-biden-exit-ready-to-take-240m-in-democratic-funds-report%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=2289150&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>Summary:<\/p>\n<p>Speculation is rising regarding the next steps for the Biden campaign following a disappointing \u2064debate performance \u2063and concerns about the president&#8217;s cognitive decline, unpopular agenda, \u2062and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kellyanne-conway-fires-at-biden-over-unprecedented-removal-from-military-academy-board\/\" title=\"Kellyanne Conway Fires At Biden Over Unprecedented Removal From Military Academy Board\">plummeting poll numbers<\/a>. \u2064With Democrats considering alternative \u2063nominees, the potential challenge\u2062 of switching candidates late in the \u200cgame is highlighted, especially due to the $240 million raised \u200bfor Biden&#8217;s campaign\u2063 which may \u2063not be\u2062 transferable to a new candidate. However, Vice President Kamala Harris emerges as a viable option to inherit the funds, with discussions indicating a plan to shift the resources\u200b towards her presidential \u2063run if Biden \u200dsteps down. Despite \u200dthe financial viability, \u2063Harris \u2063faces significant unpopularity among voters, raising doubts about her chances to win the election. While other names like Gavin Newsom and Gretchen Whitmer are mentioned as potential replacements for \u200bBiden, starting fundraising from scratch\u2063 would provide\u200c Donald Trump, the \u2064presumptive Republican \u2064nominee, a \u2062substantial \u2064advantage. Biden&#8217;s struggles \u200bduring the recent debate further\u200b underscore the urgency for potential \u2063changes in \u200bthe\u200c Democratic ticket.  <\/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\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/%20\"><span>Michael Austin<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 4, 2024 at 6:30am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Speculation regarding the Biden campaign\u2019s next move following last week\u2019s disastrous debate performance by President Joe Biden continues to ramp up.<\/p>\n<p>The troubling signs of cognitive decline displayed at the debate, added to the 81-year-old president\u2019s unpopular agenda and tanking poll numbers, have many Democrats looking for an alternative nominee only months away from the election.<\/p>\n<p>Switching candidates this late in the game is no easy task. If Biden were to be swapped out, the $240 million raised for his campaign would not be transferable to the new candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Unless that candidate was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-gets-brutally-fact-checked-posts-obvious-lie-biden-trump-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Signum Global Advisors partner Rob Casey, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yemen-lgbt-refugees-and-white-supremacy-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-first-foreign-policy-speech\/\" title=\"Yemen, LGBT Refugees, And White Supremacy: Everything You Need To Know About Biden\u2019s First Foreign Policy Speech\">global policy<\/a> and financial market consultant, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/02\/us-news\/kamala-harris-to-inherit-240m-dem-funds-if-biden-drops-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> as much on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden has two real choices: Kamala inherits; or they transfer it all to the DNC,\u201d Casey said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat money would all be accessed by Kamala \u2026 anyone else would be on their own for fundraising,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Harris would have access to the funds because she\u2019s currently on the ticket for which they were raised, albeit as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-gov-ron-desantis-becoming-major-voice-for-gop\/\" title=\"Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis becoming major voice for GOP\">vice presidential pick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Post, citing anonymous sources, reported the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-harris-campaigns-attempt-use-elmo-backfires-sesame-street-releases-official-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden-Harris campaign<\/a> told donors on Sunday that shifting the funds toward a Harris run for president is the plan should Biden choose to step down.<\/p>\n<p>Just because things would work out financially with Harris at the top of the ticket doesn\u2019t mean they would work out practically, however.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">vice president\u2019<\/a>s incredible unpopularity would make her a tough sell to voters.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/approval\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FiveThirtyEight\u2019s polling averages<\/a>, only 37.5 percent of Americans approve of Harris, compared with 49.6 percent who disapprove.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tragedy for the Democrats is they were so focused on identity politics they picked someone no one wanted who checks a box,\u201d one unidentified Democratic donor told the Post. (Harris is the first woman and the first black person to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gov-gavin-newsom-met-secretly-with-prince-harry-meghan-markle-ahead-of-election\/\" title=\"California Gov. Gavin Newsom Met \u2018Secretly\u2019 With Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Ahead Of Election\">elected vice president<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad they focused on performance politics they would be in a terrific situation \u2026 but I don\u2019t think she can win,\u201d the donor said.<\/p>\n<p>Other names have been bandied about as potential replacements for Biden, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.<\/p>\n<p>However, beginning to fundraise from scratch starting in July or later would give the presumptive Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, a massive head start.<\/p>\n<p>Biden struggled mightily during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stunning-post-debate-poll-sparks-panic-cnns-airwaves-never-seen-numbers-bad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN-hosted debate<\/a> on June 27.<\/p>\n<p>The president constantly mumbled, lost his train of thought, sounded hoarse and overall did not make much sense.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speculation is growing about the Biden campaign&#8217;s next steps following a poor debate performance by President Joe Biden. Many Democrats are considering alternative nominees due to concerns about Biden&#8217;s cognitive decline, unpopular agenda, and declining poll numbers. Switching candidates at this stage would be challenging, as the $240 million raised for Biden&#8217;s campaign would not be transferable to a new candidate, unless it was Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris would have access to the funds as she is currently on the ticket. However, Harris&#8217;s unpopularity with voters could make her a tough sell. Other potential replacements for Biden include California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, but starting fundraising from scratch would give former President Donald Trump a significant advantage. Biden struggled during the recent debate, leading to speculation about the future of the campaign<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2093,"featured_media":2289151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-Harris.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,33926,32923,4021],"class_list":["post-2289150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-campaign-finance","tag-democratic-party","tag-harris"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-Harris.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289150","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\/2093"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}