{"id":2289843,"date":"2024-07-06T10:58:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T14:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-2024-silence-strategic-and-silence-conspicuous-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T11:01:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T15:01:10","slug":"election-2024-silence-strategic-and-silence-conspicuous-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-2024-silence-strategic-and-silence-conspicuous-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Election 2024: Silence strategic, and silence conspicuous &#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\">20<\/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%2Felection-2024-silence-strategic-and-silence-conspicuous-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=2289843&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 the aftermath of President Joe Biden&#8217;s debate with former President Donald Trump and the\u2064 reactions of Democratic \u200cleaders in Raleigh, North Carolina. While some leaders showed\u200c support for Biden, others remained silent. The article also highlights concerns about \u200dBiden&#8217;s energy and performance, with some questioning his ability to continue\u2063 as a candidate\u200c for reelection\u200c in 2024. \u200bRepublicans have capitalized on these\u200b concerns, with some calling for Biden\u2063 to step \u2064aside. the article reflects on the political climate in North Carolina and the challenges facing the Democratic party in the upcoming election.  <\/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\">Election 2024: Silence strategic, and silence conspicuous<\/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\/alan-wooten-the-center-square\/\">Alan Wooten | The Center Square<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-06T10:28:37-04:00\">July 6, 2024 10:28 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696132\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Democratic leaders in Raleigh have not hesitated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-celebrates-natl-law-enforcement-appreciation-day\/\" title=\"Country celebrates Nat\u2019l Law Enforcement Appreciation Day\">show support<\/a> for President Joe Biden since his disastrous debate with former president Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Washington congressional colleagues, however, are a different story. More than a week later, Democratic U.S. Reps. Donald Davis, Deborah Ross, Valerie Foushee, Kathy Manning, Alma Adams, Wiley Nickel and Jeff Jackson have neither a <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;\">press release<\/a> nor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a> to X related to the debate or Biden staying in the race.<\/p>\n<p>The president was in Raleigh the day after \u2013 his first stop afterward other than an Atlanta-area Waffle House \u2013 where Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein were on hand. And, Cooper was invited and a participant in an in-person and virtual meeting of Democratic governors on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>In the most notable of recent remarks, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoyCooperNC\/status\/1808660118625792136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>he posted a statement<\/strong><\/a> that evening to social media saying, \u201cWe had a good meeting with the president talking about what\u2019s needed to win. Donald Trump is an existential threat to our democracy, and everyone in the room agreed that defeating him is imperative. President Biden told us he is definitely running for reelection, he is our nominee and we\u2019ll continue doing everything we can to deliver North Carolina for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two things stood out in the governor\u2019s message.<\/p>\n<p>As it relates to democracy, three Democrats appointed to the state Board of Elections have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_e01f40c6-388e-11ef-858a-33ce795e72fa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>drawn federal inquiry from the Judiciary Committee<\/strong><\/a> in the House of Representatives because enough signatures were on petitions from three parties seeking access to North Carolina ballots this election cycle. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_384e4486-3420-11ef-a30a-9f20137a5558.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>They were denied 3-2<\/strong><\/a>, with both Republicans in favor.<\/p>\n<p>As it relates to delivery of North Carolina, the only Democrats to win the state in the last 14 presidential elections \u2013 dating back to 1964\u2019s overwhelming win by Democratic incumbent Lyndon B. Johnson over Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona \u2013 were Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Barack Obama in 2008. And neither man repeated four years later against, respectively, Ronald Reagan of California and John McCain of Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson Clayton, the 26-year-old chairwoman of the state Democratic Party, was four days past her 11th birthday when Biden became vice president. She <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abreezeclayton\/status\/1807072950367207481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>noted on social media<\/strong><\/a> after Biden\u2019s visit last week, \u201cI\u2019ll be thinking about the energy in that room for the next 128 days \u2013 we can do this North Carolina!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, the president\u2019s energy is in question.<\/p>\n<p>The story has changed a bit in explanation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_501bf5d4-34f4-11ef-8ebe-47062b338a2f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Biden\u2019s subpar performance against Trump<\/strong><\/a> in Atlanta. He was said to have a cold that night, though his voice showed no effect in volume on Friday from behind his teleprompter in Dorton Arena. And he chose to be up close with patrons and his wife Dr. Jill Biden in a crowded Waffle House right after the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Biden on Tuesday said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2024\/07\/02\/remarks-by-president-biden-at-a-campaign-reception-mclean-va-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>jet lag was a reason<\/strong><\/a> for his poor showing. At a briefing earlier that day, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did not say it once, did mention a cold, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2024\/07\/02\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-july-2-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>acknowledged a \u201cbad night\u201d 13 times<\/strong><\/a>. Biden was in France on June 6, Italy on June 12, and flew home from Los Angeles on June 16. He traveled by air to McLean, Va., on June 18.<\/p>\n<p>In the 11 days between coming home from California and June 27 departure to Atlanta, he was mostly at Camp David in Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have pounced, even in silence. Trump has notably been more quiet than usual the past week, allowing attention to continuously spin-cycle on the Biden performance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_40d5beb2-389a-11ef-aae4-2b6409d5ff6b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>U.S. Reps. Lloyd Doggett of Texas<\/strong><\/a> and James Clyburn of South Carolina stirred the pot questioning Biden\u2019s continued candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>Davis, of North Carolina\u2019s 1st Congressional District, was on home soil Tuesday and visiting farms with drought conditions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/news\/capitol-report\/nc-democratic-rep-davis-calls-bidens-debate-performance-a-disaster-urges-him-to-step-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>In media availability<\/strong><\/a>, he was asked about Biden and said the debate was \u201ca disaster\u201d and he needed to \u201cstep up.\u201d Davis stopped short of saying whether Biden should continue.<\/p>\n<p>Davis\u2019 November challenge from Republican Laurie Buckhout is considered the only toss-up of 14 congressional races in the state. In fact, so upset with map redistricting were Manning, Nickel and Jackson that they opted not to try to retain their seats, with the latter deciding to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop for Stein\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-disgraced-former-new-york-gov-andrew-cuomo-plots-comeback\/\" title=\"Report: Disgraced Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Plots Comeback\">attorney general seat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In an op-ed written for CNN, Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/01\/opinions\/biden-debate-performance-step-aside-tillis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>expressed genuine sadness for Biden\u2019s health<\/strong><\/a> and noted it is common in the aging process. Biden completes his 82nd year on earth in November.<\/p>\n<p>Tillis wrote, \u201cDoes Biden have the stamina and clear-headed judgment that was needed to defuse the Cuban missile crisis and prevent a nuclear war with the Soviet Union? Does Biden have the strength and resoluteness that were needed to respond to Imperial Japan\u2019s bombing of Pearl Harbor? Does Biden have the vigor that was needed to hunt down and annihilate the terrorists who attacked our nation on 9\/11? Could Biden lead our nation through a national security crisis on two hours of sleep for weeks on end? Do you have confidence Biden would make the right choice if his generals were to turn to him in the Situation Room and ask him to make a decision that has life-or-death consequences for Americans?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGregMurphy\/status\/1808136820544221190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>on Tuesday took to social media<\/strong><\/a> to declare, \u201cThe American people deserve to know who has really been making the decisions at the White House. It obviously has not been @POTUS,\u201d a reference to his X handle for President of the United States.<\/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_1696132\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696132\"}});<\/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>The Democratic leaders in Raleigh have shown support for President Joe Biden since his debate with Donald Trump, but their Washington colleagues have remained silent. Despite Biden&#8217;s visit to Raleigh and Governor Cooper&#8217;s endorsement, some Democrats in North Carolina have not publicly supported Biden&#8217;s reelection campaign. The governor emphasized the importance of defeating Trump, but questions have been raised about Biden&#8217;s energy and performance. Republicans have criticized Biden&#8217;s candidacy, with some questioning his ability to handle national security crises. The silence from some Democratic representatives in North Carolina and the criticism from Republicans suggest uncertainty and division within the party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2289844,"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-north-carolina-1-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34060,34059,5796,8035,32076],"class_list":["post-2289843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-conspicuous","tag-election-2024","tag-silence","tag-strategic","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-north-carolina-1-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289843","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=2289843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}