{"id":2289778,"date":"2024-07-05T22:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T02:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ryan-sums-up-democratic-reaction-to-biden-abc-interview-didnt-move-the-needle-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T22:42:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T02:42:27","slug":"ryan-sums-up-democratic-reaction-to-biden-abc-interview-didnt-move-the-needle-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ryan-sums-up-democratic-reaction-to-biden-abc-interview-didnt-move-the-needle-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan sums up Democratic reaction to Biden ABC interview: \u2018Didn\u2019t move the needle\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=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fryan-sums-up-democratic-reaction-to-biden-abc-interview-didnt-move-the-needle-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=2289778&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\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> former Democratic Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan&#8217;s criticism of\u200c President Joe Biden&#8217;s recent ABC interview, where he stated that Biden is out of touch with reality and that the interview did not\u2063 improve his standing. Other Democrats, including Obama strategist David Axelrod, also expressed concerns about Biden&#8217;s candidacy. \u200dDespite some Democrats urging Biden \u2063to step down, others like \u2063Sen. Chris Coons \u200dand Sen. John Fetterman continue to support him. Rep. Brad Sherman called for a more in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-asks-jen-psaki-how-it-can-help-push-joe-bidens-agenda\/\" title=\"CNN Asks Jen Psaki How It Can Help Push Joe Biden\u2019s Agenda\">-depth interview<\/a> with Biden to discuss his plans for the country. Ultimately, the article highlights the ongoing debate within the Democratic\u2062 Party over Biden&#8217;s candidacy and whether \u200bhe should remain the nominee.  <\/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\">Ryan sums up Democratic reaction to Biden ABC interview: \u2018Didn\u2019t move the needle\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\/rokeefe\/\">Ross O&#8217;Keefe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-05T22:27:23-04:00\">July 5, 2024 10:27 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696127\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Democratic Ohio Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3067226\/tim-ryan-calls-harris-take-over-biden-nominee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Ryan<\/a> said President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> ABC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071696\/biden-wont-commit-cognitive-test-abc-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>interview<\/a> Friday night didn\u2019t \u201cmove the needle at all\u201d and that \u201che\u2019s out of touch with reality on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The interview was viewed as a chance for Biden to convince voters that he\u2019s mentally fit and another opportunity to shed light on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-vaults-to-top-of-donor-lists-while-big-gretch-tries-to-promise-loyalty-to-biden-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Whitmer rises in donor rankings as \u2018Big Gretch\u2019 pledges loyalty to Biden - Washington Examiner\">abysmal debate performance<\/a>. Several Democrats have called for Biden to step down so another Democratic nominee can take his place.<\/p>\n<p>Former Obama strategist David Axelrod agreed with Ryan\u2019s assessment, saying Biden \u201cis dangerously out-of-touch with the concerns people have about his capacities moving forward and his standing in this race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Axelrod continued, \u201cFour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-governor-breaks-his-own-covid-rules-to-eat-fancy-french-food\/\" title=\"Ca. Governor Breaks His Own COVID Rules To Eat Fancy French Food\">years ago<\/a> at this time, he was 10 points ahead of Trump. Today, he is six points behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden said the race is a \u201ctoss-up\u201d in the interview despite several prominent polls showing former President Donald Trump ahead by several points<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/06\/30\/biden-trump-chris-coons-00165938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ally<\/a> Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) reposted a clip from the interview, saying, \u201cPresident Biden has delivered remarkable progress for the American people, and he has plans to do even more in his next term. I can\u2019t wait to help him continue to take the fight to Trump and win in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Biden has delivered remarkable progress for the American people, and he has plans to do even more in his next term. I can&#8217;t wait to help him continue to take the fight to Trump and win in November. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Apv1i3kDum\">https:\/\/t.co\/Apv1i3kDum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Chris Coons (@ChrisCoons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCoons\/status\/1809396234643206317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who has defended Biden repeatedly since the debate, reinforced his support for him and condemned Democrats who are wavering. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike I just said on CNN with @jimsciutto, Democrats need to get a spine or grow a set\u2014one or the other. Joe Biden is our guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Like I just said on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNN<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimsciutto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jimsciutto<\/a>, Democrats need to get a spine or grow a set\u2014one or the other.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden is our guy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFetterman\/status\/1809389151533560249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) argued that while \u201cBiden did a very good job\u201d in the interview, \u201cwe need an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrat-reminds-delegates-party-rules-dont-require-them-to-vote-for-biden-at-dnc-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"California Democrat reminds delegates party rules don\u2019t require them to vote for Biden at DNC - Washington Examiner\">extended live interview<\/a> that focuses on where Biden plans to lead us over the next 4 years.\u201d Sherman previously said he believes the Democratic National Convention allows for delegates to change their votes despite Biden clinching the nomination.<\/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>Several House Democrats have called for Biden to step down and cede the nomination to a potentially better candidate. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) joined that chorus earlier Friday, saying Biden should step down to avoid \u201cutter catastrophe.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) calls on Biden to exit the race: <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. President, your legacy is set. We owe you the greatest debt of gratitude. The only thing that you can do now to cement that for all time and prevent utter catastrophe is to step down and let someone else\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tnWOxja5lF\">pic.twitter.com\/tnWOxja5lF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allinwithchris\/status\/1809367054845386771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) is reportedly attempting to gather a group of Senate Democrats to tell Biden to step down. Some of those senators were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/07\/05\/mark-warner-joe-biden-exit-race-democratic-senators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>waiting<\/a> to see how Biden did in his ABC interview \u201cbefore committing to taking such a drastic step.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <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_1696127\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696127\"}});<\/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>Former Democratic Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan stated that President Joe Biden&#8217;s ABC interview did not have a significant impact and that he is disconnected from the current reality. Many Democrats have called for Biden to step down and allow another nominee to take his place. Former Obama strategist David Axelrod agreed with Ryan&#8217;s assessment, expressing concerns about Biden&#8217;s capabilities and standing in the race. Despite Biden&#8217;s claims that the race is a &#8220;toss-up,&#8221; polls show former President Donald Trump leading by several points. Some Democrats, like Sen. Chris Coons and Rep. John Fetterman, continue to support Biden and dismiss calls for him to step down. Rep. Brad Sherman believes there should be a more in-depth interview focusing on Biden&#8217;s plans for the future. Several House Democrats have also called for Biden to step down, with Rep. Mike Quigley suggesting it would prevent a potential disaster. Sen. Mark Warner is reportedly gathering a group of Senate Democrats to urge Biden to step down, with some waiting to see the outcome of his ABC interview before making a decision<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2289779,"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\/Tim-Ryan-2022-file.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34027,3620,34044,8086,32076],"class_list":["post-2289778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abc-interview","tag-biden","tag-democratic-reaction","tag-ryan","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tim-Ryan-2022-file.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289778","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}