{"id":2289590,"date":"2024-07-05T15:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T19:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deep-blue-california-voters-embarrassed-by-biden-trump-is-our-best-bet-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T15:27:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T19:27:53","slug":"deep-blue-california-voters-embarrassed-by-biden-trump-is-our-best-bet-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deep-blue-california-voters-embarrassed-by-biden-trump-is-our-best-bet-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep-blue California voters \u2019embarrassed\u2019 by Biden: \u2018Trump is our best bet\u2019 &#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\">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%2Fdeep-blue-california-voters-embarrassed-by-biden-trump-is-our-best-bet-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=2289590&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>In this article\u2064 from the Washington Examiner, it is reported that California, traditionally a Democratic stronghold, is\u2062 seeing a shift in support following President \u200dJoe Biden&#8217;s performance at the \u200dfirst\u2064 presidential debate. Some voters, concerned about Biden&#8217;s cognitive decline, are turning to former President Donald Trump\u2062 as a\u200c potential alternative. Issues like abortion have also played a role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-democrat-says-nobody-called-his-fraternitys-event-a-slave-auction-new-evidence-casts-doubt-on-his-claim\/\" title=\"Virginia Democrat denies allegations of a &#039;slave auction&#039; at his fraternity event, but new evidence raises doubts.\">voters&#8217; decisions<\/a>, with \u200csome criticizing Biden \u2063for \u2063his response during the debate. Despite previously\u200c supporting Biden, some voters in \u200dLos Angeles are now questioning their allegiance to him. Calls for Vice President Kamala Harris to step up as an alternate candidate are also being \u2064made by some voters. This shift in \u200csupport comes as Biden faces criticism and \u2063concerns\u200d over his health and ability to \u200clead.  <\/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\">Deep-blue California voters \u2019embarrassed\u2019 by Biden: \u2018Trump is our best bet\u2019<\/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\/ehallas\/\">Emily Hallas<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-05T15:16:04-04:00\">July 5, 2024 3:16 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1695980\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>California, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-quest-to-destroy-work\/\" title=\"The Quest To Destroy Work\">blue heart<\/a><\/a> of Democratic territory, is hemorrhaging party support after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>\u2019s performance at the first presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> left his party shaken. <\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2024-07-04\/deep-blue-los-angeles-democratic-voters-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> by the <em>Los Angeles Times,<\/em> some traditionally blue California voters are alarmed at Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3063528\/doctors-concerned-biden-debate-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>cognitive decline<\/a>, questioning if their party\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-trump-other-politicos-fight-for-attention-in-changing-media-landscape\/\" title=\"Trump and other politicians vie for attention in evolving media landscape.\">presumed nominee<\/a> has what it takes to win another term. Some voters from the Golden State\u2019s largest city are even turning to Biden\u2019s chief rival, former President Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow are we supposed to have faith in a president that can\u2019t even communicate right?\u201d Los Angeles resident Antinya Walker told the newspaper. \u201cI feel like Trump is our best bet right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Democrats have made abortion their top issue this election cycle, it was that very topic that made Walker lead toward Trump. Critics slammed Biden for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3062895\/biden-ripped-for-failing-to-answer-on-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bungling his response<\/a> to the abortion question during the debate last week as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-codifying-a-right-to-abortion-without-anylimitations\/\" title=\"House Votes To Codifying A Right To Abortion \u2018Without Any\u2026Limitations\u2019\">abortion-rights supporters<\/a> like Walker questioned Biden\u2019s inarticulate position on the subject. Trump has stated he supports leaving the abortion issue to the states to decide, as opposed to a ban at the federal level \u2014 a strategy that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3070874\/republican-infighting-abortion-could-spell-trouble-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>angers some social conservatives<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden (center) and first lady Jill Biden (center-right) walk to depart on Air Force One from Los Angeles International Airport on June 16, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Biden won Walker\u2019s county, Los Angeles, 71% to Trump\u2019s 26% in 2020. Her dissent comes as other Democrats from deep-blue precincts throughout the county voice concern over their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yes-democrats-want-aliens-to-vote-in-u-s-elections-take-jamie-raskins-word-for-it\/\" title=\"Democrats support giving non-citizens the right to vote in U.S. elections, as confirmed by Jamie Raskin\">presumed presidential nominee<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Daisy Williams supported Biden in 2020, but she pulled her vote for the president after the debate. She believes Biden has dementia, according to the outlet, a question the White House shot down earlier this week after a reporter asked if the president has Alzheimer\u2019s disease. Williams comes from a Los Angeles precinct that went 95% for the Democratic incumbent in 2020.  <\/p>\n<p>Although she won\u2019t be voting for Trump, she says Biden\u2019s \u201ctime is up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other Democratic voters in Los Angeles urged their party to consider replacing Biden. Janice Gatlin wants Vice President Kamala Harris to step up to the plate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was embarrassed for him,\u201d Gatlin commented on Biden\u2019s debate performance. She sees Harris as a viable alternate to the president, telling the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> that Biden \u201cneeds to step down and think about the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden attracted concern in Los Angeles last month after he was filmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3047009\/motionless-biden-led-offstage-by-obama-after-star-studded-fundraiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>being led <\/a>offstage. The incident occurred following a campaign appearance with former President Barack Obama. Video footage shows Obama gently leading the president away from the audience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden (left) speaks during a campaign event with former President Barack Obama (right) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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>Following the widespread fallout of support in his own party after the debate, Biden called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3070293\/democratic-governors-affirm-support-biden-candid-conversation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a special meeting<\/a> with Democratic governors on Wednesday evening. Post-meeting, which every single Democratic governor, except for Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI), attended, only three Democrats represented the group in remarks to the press, stating their continued allegiance to Biden as their party\u2019s presumptive nominee. <\/p>\n<p>Critics were <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=hochul%20moore&#038;src=typed_query&#038;f=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>quick to note<\/a> that the party\u2019s most high-profile governors, such as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), declined to represent the coalition. Both governors issued statements declaring their support for Biden following the meeting. <\/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_1695980\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1695980\"}});<\/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>Some Democratic voters in California, traditionally a blue state, are losing faith in President Joe Biden after his lackluster performance at the first presidential debate. Concerns about Biden&#8217;s cognitive decline and inability to effectively communicate have led some voters to consider supporting his chief rival, former President Donald Trump. Despite Democrats making abortion a key issue, some voters are turning to Trump due to Biden&#8217;s unclear stance on the topic. Other Democrats in deep-blue precincts are also expressing doubts about Biden&#8217;s ability to lead, with some even calling for Vice President Kamala Harris to take over. Biden&#8217;s support within his own party has wavered, leading to a special meeting with Democratic governors, where only a few governors publicly reaffirmed their allegiance to him as the presumptive nominee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2289591,"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-Obama-Los-Angles.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,4045,3634,4223],"class_list":["post-2289590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-california","tag-trump","tag-voters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-Obama-Los-Angles.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289590","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}