{"id":2290106,"date":"2024-07-07T07:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T11:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-delegates-see-bidens-nomination-with-great-apprehension-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-07T07:10:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T11:10:32","slug":"dnc-delegates-see-bidens-nomination-with-great-apprehension-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-delegates-see-bidens-nomination-with-great-apprehension-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC delegates see Biden&#8217;s nomination with &#8216;great apprehension&#8217; &#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\">22<\/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%2Fdnc-delegates-see-bidens-nomination-with-great-apprehension-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=2290106&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 how Democratic\u2064 National Convention delegates are \u2062feeling uncertain about nominating President\u200d Joe Biden after his disastrous debate\u2062 performance. While \u200dthere are concerns about Biden&#8217;s reelection bid, delegates\u2063 still support him, with some acknowledging \u200dthe possibility \u2063of a replacement. The article outlines the process for replacing Biden if\u200d he chooses to step aside and highlights the support for Biden from delegates in key states. \u2062There\u2062 is\u2062 also \u200ddiscussion about \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-plan-virtual-nomination-for-biden-ahead-of-chicago-convention\/\" title=\"Democrats to Hold Virtual Nomination for Biden Before Chicago Convention\">virtual roll call<\/a>\u200c vote to pick \u200bthe nominee and the sentiment\u2062 among delegates regarding Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The article ends with speculation about the\u2064 possibility of Harris \u2063becoming the nominee if Biden were to step\u200b down.  <\/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\">DNC delegates see Biden\u2019s nomination with \u2018great apprehension\u2019 ahead of convention<\/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\/samantha-jo-roth\/?mab_v3=3071663\">Samantha-Jo Roth, Marisa Schultz and Ramsey Touchberry<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-07T07:00:00-04:00\">July 7, 2024 7:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696126\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As nearly 4,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/delegates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"delegates\">delegates<\/a> will descend on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chicago\">Chicago<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic National Convention\">Democratic National Convention<\/a> next month, there\u2019s a growing feeling of uncertainty among Democratic delegates poised to nominate President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> amid the fallout over his disastrous debate performance.<\/p>\n<p>While there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071329\/democrats-looking-hard-judgements-biden-cant-doubts-rest-gerry-connolly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>concerns<\/a> among Congressional Democrats over the future of Biden\u2019s reelection bid, delegates interviewed on Friday by the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>said they still support the president\u2019s push for a second term while acknowledging the window is closing if Biden should change his mind. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone\u2019s waiting for it to sort out,\u201d said one delegate asking for anonymity to speak candidly. \u201cThere\u2019s great apprehension. But the fervor to beat Donald Trump has not dropped one bit. Everyone\u2019s just totally focused on beating Trump. Trump is a great unifier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is not too late for a replacement for Biden to be swapped. According to the DNC\u2019s 2022 document which outlines procedures for the convention, there\u2019s a process to replace Biden if he voluntarily chooses to step aside after the convention ends on Aug. 22, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/biden-team-suggests-can-no-alternative-dnc-rules-provide-path-rcna160092?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&#038;taid=66856e93e82a0b0001bcaa1e&#038;utm_campaign=trueanthem&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>analysis of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mccarthy-rep-gaetz-is-innocent-until-proven-guilty\/\" title=\"Rep. McCarthy: Rep. Gaetz is innocent until proven guilty\">party rules<\/a> <\/a>from NBC News. <\/p>\n<p>However, for now, many delegates insist they are still largely supportive of Biden. Michigan Democratic Party chairwoman Lavora Barnes acknowledges Biden\u2019s debate performance was a \u201crough night,\u201d but is standing firmly behind the president. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are solidly behind President Biden here in Michigan, and we\u2019re very focused on the work that we know we need to do to win in November. That\u2019s what we\u2019re doing,\u201d Barnes told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>Barnes didn\u2019t want to engage in hypothetical questions about a possible swap of a nominee and whether the Democratic Party would coalesce behind Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Kamala-Harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t want to entertain speculation about a switch. Joe Biden is our nominee, and until he tells me he is not, he is our nominee, and that is all. But I am also fully committed to Biden and Harris \u2014 and we are all here in Michigan fully committed to Biden and Harris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A delegate from the battleground state of Arizona spoke to the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>on the condition of anonymity, in fear that speaking to the press could jeopardize their standing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI unfortunately think it\u2019s far too late for us to be having this debate, and I think we should stick with Biden,\u201d the delegate said. \u201cThe chaos and division is exactly what the Republicans want, and we\u2019d be playing right into their hands if we actually think about replacing the top of our ticket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the convention this year, delegates are expected to formally pick the nominee via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3019669\/dnc-nominate-biden-virtually-convention-ohio-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>virtual roll call<\/a>, which is set to take place by Aug. 7, two weeks ahead of the convention. The move was planned initially in conjunction with Ohio\u2019s early candidate certification deadline. However, Ohio state law <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-ohio-ballot-48601b3522a42e2680fe40b416d0421d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>was changed last month<\/a>, making the virtual vote unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>The push to move forward with the virtual roll call vote anyway could signal concerns about Biden\u2019s ability to lock up the nomination quickly. In a post <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BradSherman\/status\/1809326981302952045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" X\">on X<\/a>, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) emphasized delegates are not required to vote for Biden at the convention.<\/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\">Counter to popular belief, the rules of the Democratic Party do NOT require that <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\">pledged delegates vote<\/a> for Biden at the convention. Party rules require delegates\u2019 votes, \u201creflect the sentiments of those who elected them,\u201d at the time the delegates cast their ballots. (2\/3)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Brad Sherman (@BradSherman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradSherman\/status\/1809326981302952045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 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>\u201cCounter to popular belief, the rules of the Democratic Party do NOT require that pledged delegates vote for Biden at the convention. Party rules require delegates\u2019 votes, \u201creflect the sentiments of those who elected them,\u201d at the time the delegates cast their ballots,\u201d Sherman said in a post. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocratic Primary voters have one overarching sentiment: We need a candidate who will beat Donald Trump,\u201d he<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BradSherman\/status\/1809326982716637377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> added<\/a> in a subsequent post.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3063208\/how-replace-democratic-nominee-biden-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HOW BIDEN COULD BE REPLACED AS THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Should Biden stand down \u2014 which he said Friday would not happen, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/biden-dismisses-concerns-mental-fitness-hed-drop-lord\/story?id=111695174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"barring divine intervention\">barring divine intervention<\/a> \u2014 there\u2019s \u201cconsensus\u201d building around Harris, according to the first delegate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone expects this convention to be settled before we get there. I mean, right now, it\u2019s Biden,\u201d the delegate said. \u201cIf it\u2019s not Biden, people believe it\u2019s going to be Kamala Harris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Delegates downplayed the potential for an \u201copen convention,\u201d where there is no pre-determined nominee and delegates are free to vote on new candidates. The Democratic Party hasn\u2019t had an open convention since 1968 during the Vietnam War when President Lyndon B. Johnson announced he wouldn\u2019t seek reelection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one is envisioning a\u00a0raucous, open convention. Jim Clyburn just endorsed 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> should Biden step down. Biden made it very clear that\u2019s his choice,\u201d the delegate added.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Geller, a former Miami-Dade Democratic Party chairman and a delegate from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a>, said he will support Biden and hopes he stays in the race. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Biden\u2019s the nominee unless he said, \u2018No, I\u2019m not going to do it\u2019,\u201d Geller said. \u201cThe support for him is broad and deep, and everybody else just needs to exhale, take a breath, calm down, and focus on the job at hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Any candidate needs a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ap-election-2024-delegate-tracker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>simple majority<\/a> of the party\u2019s estimated 3,939 pledged delegates on the first ballot to become the Democratic Party\u2019s presidential nominee. Biden reached that number by winning state primaries and caucuses in mid-March.<\/p>\n<p>However, Biden could release his delegates, or they could decide not to support him. If a candidate does not win during the first ballot, an additional 739 \u201csuperdelegates\u201d have the opportunity to vote. The superdelegates include party elected officials and other high-profile figures.<\/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_1696126\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696126\"}});<\/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>Democratic National Convention delegates are feeling uncertain about nominating President Joe Biden following his poor debate performance. Despite concerns about Biden&#8217;s reelection bid, many delegates still support him, but there is apprehension about the future. There is a process outlined in DNC rules for replacing Biden if he chooses to step aside after the convention. Some delegates, like Michigan Democratic Party chairwoman Lavora Barnes, are standing firmly behind Biden despite his debate performance. There is debate among delegates about the possibility of replacing Biden with Vice President Kamala Harris, but many are hesitant to entertain the idea. Delegates are expected to formally pick the nominee via virtual roll call before the convention, and there is discussion about Biden&#8217;s ability to secure the nomination quickly. Rep. Brad Sherman emphasized that delegates are not required to vote for Biden at the convention, and there is speculation about the potential for Harris to replace Biden if he steps down. Delegates are downplaying the possibility of an open convention and are hopeful that Biden will remain in the race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3282,"featured_media":2290107,"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-DNC.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,34036,7705,9134,32076],"class_list":["post-2290106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-delegates","tag-dnc","tag-nomination","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-DNC.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290106","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\/3282"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}