{"id":2289793,"date":"2024-07-06T07:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T11:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-defiance-and-denial-raise-prospects-of-fight-with-democrats-over-nomination-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T07:12:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T11:12:31","slug":"bidens-defiance-and-denial-raise-prospects-of-fight-with-democrats-over-nomination-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-defiance-and-denial-raise-prospects-of-fight-with-democrats-over-nomination-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s defiance and denial raise prospects of fight with Democrats over nomination &#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\">30<\/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%2Fbidens-defiance-and-denial-raise-prospects-of-fight-with-democrats-over-nomination-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=2289793&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 President Joe \u200dBiden&#8217;s\u2064 refusal\u2064 to step down from the \u200c2024 election despite concerns \u200dabout\u2063 his age, health, and electability. In \u200can \u200cinterview with George Stephanopoulos, Biden dismissed calls from Democratic leaders to withdraw from the race and expressed\u2062 confidence in winning again.\u200b The article highlights\u200c worries among Democrats \u2063that Biden and\u200d his team may be \u2064misreading the dynamics of \u200bthe race, with some speculating that a fight for the nomination at the upcoming convention may be necessary. Despite Biden&#8217;s\u2062 insistence on staying in \u2062the race, concerns persist about his ability to win \u2062against\u200c former President Donald Trump, who is currently leading in \u200bnational polls.  <\/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\">Biden\u2019s defiance and denial raise prospects of fight with Democrats over nomination<\/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=\"2024-07-06T07:00:00-04:00\">July 6, 2024 7:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696127\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>\u2019s first interview after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-features\/3068833\/bidens-post-debate-collapse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-biden-remains-joes-biggest-supporter-and-the-only-one-who-matters-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Jill Biden remains Joe\u2019s biggest supporter \u2014 and the only one who matters - Washington Examiner\">disastrous debate showing<\/a><\/a> was a preview of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071705\/biden-debuts-litany-denials-post-debate-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>what is likely<\/a> to happen if Democratic leaders go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> to persuade him to stand down in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Lord Almighty came down and said, \u2018Joe, get out of the race,\u2019 I\u2019d get out of the race. But the Lord Almighty\u2019s not coming down,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t bode well for Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY), Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA),\u00a0or even former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>George Stephanopoulos conducted the interview for ABC News like it was an intervention. The former Clinton White House communications director almost pleaded with Biden to consider whether he was misjudging his ability to win the race and his fitness to continue to serve in office until age 86.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3066703\/democrats-top-five-biden-replacement-roadblocks\/\"><strong>DEMOCRATS\u2019 TOP FIVE BIDEN REPLACEMENT ROADBLOCKS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden did not lose his cool. But he mostly swatted away every concern about his age, health, and electability by citing times he proved doubters wrong in the past, praising his record in the Oval Office, or trying to shift the focus to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although Biden once again acknowledged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071632\/biden-debate-bad-episode-abc-interview\/\">he did poorly<\/a> in the debate, he disputed that he was trailing Trump or had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-m-drucker-trump-got-little-love-at-gop-24-kickoff-from-a-party-sick-of-losing\/\" title=\"David M. Drucker: Trump Got Little Love at GOP \u201924 Kickoff From a Party Sick of Losing\">low job approval rating<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s not what our polls show,\u201d Biden said in response to the 36% approval figure Stephanopoulos cited. \u201cAll the pollsters I talk to tell me it\u2019s a toss-up,\u201d he said of the race with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also insisted his life in the White House and on the campaign trail was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071696\/biden-wont-commit-cognitive-test-abc-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>only cognitive test<\/a> he needed. \u201cWatch me between \u2014 there\u2019s a lot of time left in this campaign,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3068503\/democrats-who-say-biden-should-drop-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>prominent Democrats<\/a> thought they were going to be able to coax him out of the race easily in favor of Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris,<\/a> Biden cast considerable doubt on that Friday. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to happen,\u201d Biden told Stephanopoulos, insisting the Democratic leaders he talked to wanted him to stay in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of speculation: What\u2019s Joe going to do? Is he going to stay in the race?\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071001\/biden-adamant-wisconsin-speech-running-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told a crowd<\/a> in the swing state of Wisconsin earlier in the day. \u201cWell, here\u2019s my answer: I am running and going to win again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome folks don\u2019t seem to care who you voted for,\u201d he said. \u201cWell, guess what? They\u2019re trying to push me out of the race. Well, let me say this as clearly as I can: I\u2019m staying in the race. I\u2019ll beat Donald Trump.\u201d He briefly got the election years mixed up.<\/p>\n<p>The debate highlighted concerns about the 81-year-old\u2019s fitness for office. Leading Democrats then viewed the White House and the campaign as being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3070279\/five-ways-biden-blew-it-after-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>slow to do damage control<\/a> afterward, taking days to make contact with party leaders to reassure them. <\/p>\n<p>Biden continued to speak with a weak voice in his Friday interview and complained of a severe cold interfering with his recovery from foreign travel but overall did better answering questions and following his train of thought.<\/p>\n<p>But even before the debate, many Democrats worried Biden and his team were misreading the dynamics of the race. The president is seen as being too insular, too dependent on an inner circle committed to the idea that the presidential election will be more about Trump than Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president is rightfully proud of his record. But he is dangerously out-of-touch with the concerns people have about his capacities moving forward and his standing in this race,\u201d former top Obama adviser David Axelrod wrote on X after the interview. \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>Trump still came within 43,000 votes in three states of topping Biden in the Electoral College in 2020 and winning a second consecutive term. The presumptive Republican nominee has led for most of this cycle and is now up by 3.3 points nationally 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>, which includes some predebate polls.<\/p>\n<p>The odds are increasing that Democrats may have to consider fighting Biden for the nomination at the convention in Chicago next month. This would require a massive shift among the pledged delegates who are committed to Biden, though a Democratic lawmaker reminded party activists they can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071715\/california-democrat-reminds-delegates-party-rules-vote-biden-dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>choose other alternatives<\/a> under the rules.<\/p>\n<p>There may be enough concern among delegates to make a convention coup a live possibility if Biden neither withdraws nor shows serious signs of improvement in the coming weeks. But Democrats passed on a competitive primary process earlier this year because they feared it would only further weaken Biden in the general election rather than produce a different nominee.<\/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>Democrats are now struggling with that dilemma ahead of the convention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best way forward right now is a decision for the President to make. Over the coming days, I urge him to listen to the American people and carefully evaluate whether he remains our best hope to defeat Donald Trump,\u201d Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) said in a statement. \u201cWhatever President Biden decides, I am committed to doing everything in my power to defeat Donald Trump.\u201d<\/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_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>Biden&#8217;s refusal to step down from the 2024 election despite concerns from Democratic leaders raises the possibility of a fight over his nomination. In a recent interview, Biden dismissed worries about his age, health, and electability, insisting he will stay in the race and defeat Donald Trump. This defiance has caused anxiety among Democrats, who may have to consider challenging Biden for the nomination at the upcoming convention. The party is now grappling with the dilemma of whether to continue supporting Biden or seek an alternative candidate to take on Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2289794,"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\/AP24187720037693.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,16150,3685,8458,9134],"class_list":["post-2289793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-defiance","tag-democrats","tag-denial","tag-nomination"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24187720037693.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289793","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=2289793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}