{"id":2289169,"date":"2024-07-04T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T15:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-ways-biden-blew-it-all-over-again-after-the-debate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T11:51:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T15:51:08","slug":"five-ways-biden-blew-it-all-over-again-after-the-debate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-ways-biden-blew-it-all-over-again-after-the-debate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Five ways Biden blew it all over again after the 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\">28<\/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%2Ffive-ways-biden-blew-it-all-over-again-after-the-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=2289169&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-accused-of-flip-flopping-after-he-called-gop-hopefuls-good-people\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy accused of changing stance, called GOP hopefuls &#039;good people&#039;.\">article \u200ddiscusses<\/a> \u200chow President Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign faced \u2063criticism and challenges following his \u2064poor performance in the first debate. The article \u200chighlights mistakes made by Biden and his associates,\u2063 such \u200cas the timing of Jill Biden&#8217;s praise \u2064for her husband,\u2062 Hunter Biden&#8217;s \u200dcontroversial involvement, \u2064and shifting explanations for Biden&#8217;s debate performance. Additionally, the article mentions \u200dBiden&#8217;s delayed communication with key Democratic stakeholders, speculation about his campaign&#8217;s \u2062future, and\u2063 mixed signals regarding his commitment to running for re-election. There are indications of\u200b internal dissent within Biden&#8217;s camp and uncertainty about the \u200dfuture of \u2064his campaign.  <\/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\">Five ways Biden blew it all over again after the 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\/w-james-antle-iii\/\">W. James Antle III<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-04T11:00:00-04:00\">July 4, 2024 11:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1694456\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats stared into the abyss after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> fumbled away the first debate and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3063169\/bidens-fight-political-survival-starts-now\/\">within 72 hours<\/a> had mostly talked themselves into the idea that it wasn\u2019t worth throwing their convention into chaos over one bad night.<\/p>\n<p>But Biden continued making mistakes that convinced even those who wanted to believe that there was a more systemic problem with the president and his campaign.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It\u2019s a family affair <\/h2>\n<p>First lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jill-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jill Biden<\/a> may have come on too strong when she tried to rehab her husband\u2019s debate performance. \u201cJoe, you did such a great job!\u201d she told him at a rally afterward, sounding like the teacher she is by profession. \u201cYou answered every question, you knew all the facts!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the <em>Vogue <\/em>cover spread featuring the first lady struck some Democrats as ill-timed. While preplanned, with the only reference to the debate inserted into an editor\u2019s note, it reinforced the impression there was insufficient introspection after an embarrassing loss to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> that itself reinforced every concern about the 81-year-old incumbent\u2019s age and acuity. <\/p>\n<p>Then came reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hunter Biden<\/a> was one of the strongest family advocates of his father remaining in the race. \u201cA good rule of thumb, whatever Hunter Biden advises, do the opposite,\u201d a Democratic lawmaker ranting about the \u201cPraetorian Guard\u201d surrounding the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/biden-2024\/debate-biden-democratic-party-panic-end-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the news website <em>NOTUS<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-financial-bubbles-that-made-gamestop-look-like-nothing\/\" title=\"5 Financial \u2018Bubbles\u2019 That Made Gamestop Look Like Nothing\">make matters worse<\/a>, the younger Biden, who was always a lightning rod and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3038080\/hunter-biden-guilty-whats-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>now a convicted felon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3070081\/hunter-biden-white-house-joe-biden-debate-damage-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>began appearing this week<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> meetings. This did not inspire confidence in the president\u2019s ability to course-correct, indicating flawed judgment and an even more insular approach. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shifting explanations<\/h2>\n<p>Biden\u2019s camp initially said his hoarse voice and weak debate showing were because of a cold, though that was not said beforehand and the president glad-handed supporters at a Waffle House after the 90-minute event concluded. <\/p>\n<p>Then Biden allies suggested that perhaps aides overprepared Biden, even though it was later reported the preparation session began at 11 a.m. and left room in the president\u2019s schedule for afternoon naps. It should be noted that Biden himself did not make such claims.<\/p>\n<p>But Biden did tell the crowd at a private fundraiser in McLean, Virginia, that he was still getting over jet lag when he debated Trump. \u201cI wasn\u2019t very smart,\u201d he said. \u201cI decided to travel around the world a couple times, going through I don\u2019t know how many time zones \u2014 for real, I think it was 15 time zones. \u2026 I didn\u2019t listen to my staff.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Except Biden had been back from his last foreign trip for 12 days by the time he took the stage in Atlanta. He spent half of that at Camp David.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Going silent<\/h2>\n<p>It took Biden days to communicate with key Democratic stakeholders after the debate, despite widespread dissatisfaction with his performance and anxiety about the general election. Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) told CNN Tuesday night he had not heard from Biden. The story was much the same for many Democratic congressional leaders and governors, though the White House staff did some damage control on his behalf.<\/p>\n<p>Biden did not keep to a particularly busy public schedule either. There was a well-received rally in North Carolina before his weekend getaway, a five-minute reaction to the Supreme Court\u2019s Trump immunity decision, and a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House. All involved scripted remarks read from a teleprompter, and he did not take questions from reporters. <\/p>\n<p>By the end of Wednesday, Biden had spoken to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), top ally Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in addition to holding an evening meeting with Democratic governors. Those governors reaffirmed Biden was staying in the race, as the president and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> did in a campaign call the same day.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also taped interviews with two black radio stations and is scheduled to sit down with ABC News on Friday. Biden\u2019s ABC interview will be with George Stephanopoulos, a longtime network anchor who was previously White House communications director under former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bill Clinton<\/a> and a Democratic operative. <\/p>\n<p>In the intervening days, Biden was panned for being slow to work the phones. The White House cited his busy schedule.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A second dam burst<\/h2>\n<p>Not only are Democratic members of Congress starting to call on Biden to end his reelection campaign, but fissures are appearing in his once tight-lipped inner circle. <\/p>\n<p>A White House all-staff call leaked to the press in real time. Details of Biden\u2019s routine, including claims that he is most engaged between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., have been reported. There is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3069450\/bidens-team-has-knives-out-for-him\/\">public finger-pointing<\/a> between people close to the Biden campaign. An \u201cally\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/03\/us\/politics\/biden-withdraw-election-debate.html\">told<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em> that Biden wasn\u2019t sure he could rescue his flagging bid for a second term.<\/p>\n<p>Clyburn, the man most responsible for reviving Biden\u2019s 2020 campaign with a critically timed endorsement in South Carolina, keeps signaling openness to Biden replacement scenarios in media interviews, though without ever committing to them. <\/p>\n<p>Neither Biden\u2019s White House nor his campaign have been particularly leak-prone in the past, especially compared to Trump pre-2024.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mixed signals<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cLet me say this as clearly as I possibly can and as simply and straightforward as I can: I am running,\u201d Biden told campaign staffers in a conference call on Wednesday. \u201cI\u2019m the nominee of the Democratic Party. No one\u2019s pushing me out. I\u2019m not leaving. I\u2019m in this race to the end, and we\u2019re going to win because when Democrats unite, we always win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden later repeated this language in a fundraising appeal. Democratic governors left the White House reaffirming that Biden was still in it to win it.<\/p>\n<p>Hours before those governors spoke to the press, however, the <em>Washington Post <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/07\/03\/biden-crisis-debate-democrats\/\">reported<\/a> that Biden and senior advisers \u201caccepted Wednesday the grim ultimatum\u201d that they must quickly set things right \u2014 even \u201cdemonstrate his fitness for office\u201d \u2014\u00a0or \u201cface a significant effort to force him to step aside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s possible that Democrats who want Biden to exit are framing his and his team\u2019s acceptance of political reality as waffling about his campaign. The <em>New York Times <\/em>story about Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3069120\/biden-expressed-doubt-keep-running-president\/\">understanding the stakes<\/a> was originally headlined that he was \u201cweighing whether to continue in the race,\u201d while most of the quotes therein reflected either self-doubt or a realization that time is of the essence. <\/p>\n<p>But White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> called Harris the Democrats\u2019 \u201cfuture\u201d in Wednesday\u2019s briefing, part of Biden\u2019s 2020 promise to be a \u201cbridge\u201d candidate to a new generation of leaders. \u201cOne of the reasons why he picked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>, Kamala Harris, is because she is indeed the future of the party,\u201d she told reporters. The first lady, by contrast, declared while introducing her husband at a fundraiser, \u201cJoe isn\u2019t just the right person for the job. He\u2019s the only person for the job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than 90% of the pledged delegates at the Democratic convention are formally committed to Biden. While they could abandon him, the DNC rules don\u2019t anticipate the involuntary removal of the nominee and the delegates would need to move against him en masse. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Trump beat back attempts to topple him at the GOP convention and then even closer to the election stared down party leaders panicking over the <em>Access Hollywood<\/em> tape in which he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rapper-dababy-dropped-from-lollapalooza-governors-ball-over-homophobic-rant\/\" title=\"Rapper DaBaby Dropped From Lollapalooza, Governor\u2019s Ball Over \u2018Homophobic Rant\u2019\">made lewd comments<\/a> about women. Trump won in November, despite trailing Hillary Clinton by 4.5 points in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>RealClearPolitics <\/em>polling average<\/a> this time eight years ago. Biden\u2019s current deficit is 2.9 points.<\/p>\n<p>The extent of the Democratic panic over Biden\u2019s handling of the debate and its aftermath suggests deep-seated angst about his vitality, electability, and campaign strategy.<\/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_1694456\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1694456\"}});<\/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>Five ways Biden made mistakes after the debate, according to W. James Antle III in the Washington Examiner. Democrats were initially hesitant to make a big deal out of Biden&#8217;s poor debate performance, but subsequent errors by the president and his campaign team caused concern among even his supporters. The first lady&#8217;s attempt to praise Biden&#8217;s performance came off as too strong, and Hunter Biden&#8217;s involvement in advocating for his father&#8217;s continued candidacy raised eyebrows. Biden&#8217;s camp offered shifting explanations for his debate performance, and he took days to communicate with key Democratic stakeholders. Fissures began to appear in Biden&#8217;s inner circle, with leaks and public finger-pointing. Despite Biden&#8217;s insistence that he is staying in the race, reports suggest that there are concerns about his fitness for office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2289170,"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\/joe-biden-cognitive-test-alzheimers.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33933,32320,5894,32095,32076],"class_list":["post-2289169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campaign-trail","tag-joe-biden","tag-politics","tag-presidential-debate","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/joe-biden-cognitive-test-alzheimers.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289169","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\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289169\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}