{"id":2290280,"date":"2024-07-07T23:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T03:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-pitch-condensed-blitz-primary-to-ditch-biden-and-hoist-new-leader-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-07T23:49:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T03:49:38","slug":"democrats-pitch-condensed-blitz-primary-to-ditch-biden-and-hoist-new-leader-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-pitch-condensed-blitz-primary-to-ditch-biden-and-hoist-new-leader-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats pitch \u2018condensed\u2019 blitz primary to ditch Biden and hoist new leader &#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\">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%2Fdemocrats-pitch-condensed-blitz-primary-to-ditch-biden-and-hoist-new-leader-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=2290280&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>He race and is \u2062focused on \u200dcontinuing his work \u2064for the American people. However, the proposal for a blitz primary to find\u200b a new\u2064 nominee has sparked a conversation within the Democratic Party about the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">path forward<\/a>\u2062 in the upcoming election. With pressure mounting on Biden to step aside\u2062 and make way for a \u2063new candidate, the party is faced with a\u2064 crucial decision that could determine their chances of success in November. The proposed process, if implemented, could lead to\u200d the emergence of a fresh \u200dface that unites the party and energizes voters for 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\">Democrats pitch \u2018condensed\u2019 blitz primary to ditch Biden and hoist new leader<\/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\/conrad-hoyt\/?mab_v3=3072434\">Conrad Hoyt and Marisa Schultz<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-07T23:44:59-04:00\">July 7, 2024 11:44 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>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic Party<\/a> stares at a crossroads concerning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">presidential ticket<\/a>, a pair of Democrats are proposing a unique solution: a blitz primary to identify a new nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Rosa Brooks, a professor at Georgetown Law, devised a strategy to capitalize on the party\u2019s precarious situation in the wake of Biden\u2019s <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\/nbcs-kelly-odonnell-rebukes-reporters-inappropriate-comment-suggesting-biden-was-sleeping-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"NBC\u2019s Kelly O\u2019Donnell rebukes reporter\u2019s \u2018inappropriate\u2019 comment suggesting Biden was sleeping - Washington Examiner\">stumbling debate performance<\/a><\/a>. She said she wants her fellow Democrats to know that \u201cthis crisis, like most crises, is also an opportunity.\u201d Her work alongside Ted Dintersmith, a venture capitalist and education philanthropist, has offered a solution she thinks can unite the party around a new presidential nominee for the August Democratic National Convention in Chicago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President Kamala Harris talks with President Joe Biden as they view the Independence Day firework display over the National Mall from the balcony of the White House, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The proposal has Biden selflessly stepping down by mid-July in a \u201cspeech for the ages,\u201d according to a memo reviewed by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. Vice President Kamala Harris would then support his decision and back a blitz primary process, where candidates such as Harris make their claim as to why they should be the party\u2019s nominee. The five to eight candidates with the most votes would pledge to run \u201cpositive-only\u201d campaigns in the five or so weeks before the Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Democratic Party has a deep bench of potentially compelling candidates, and if given the opportunity to lay out their visions of the future, I think the Democratic Party could end up with an impressive and very electable ticket,\u201d Brooks told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cBut that can only happen if President Biden is willing to pass the torch and bless an orderly and condensed process to identify a new nominee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden has faced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3068503\/democrats-who-say-biden-should-drop-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>immense pressure<\/a> from within his own party to step down as their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">presidential candidate<\/a>. While he has pledged to stay in the race, Democrats across the country are worried his doing so would all but ensure former President Donald Trump is reelected.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks said she and Dintersmith are \u201cadmirers of Joe Biden,\u201d noting how she worked as a volunteer policy adviser for his 2020 campaign. \u201cI think he\u2019s been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmaker-terror-suspects-are-starting-to-exploit-the-southern-border\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmaker: Terror Suspects Are \u2018Starting To Exploit The Southern Border\u2019\">good president<\/a>, not perfect and I quibble with various things, of course, but overall, I think he\u2019s been a good president. And the debate was just heartbreaking to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The blitz primary process would include a tactic used by the Democratic National Committee so far this campaign cycle: The inclusion of celebrities, such as Taylor Swift, Oprah, and Steph Curry, to drive momentum forward. Michelle Obama could also be asked to moderate town halls in an effort to get the roughly half-dozen candidates to reach a wide audience in a limited time frame.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks joked that she would vote for a dead sloth over Trump but also argued that Democrats still have a chance to make an inspiring choice and build enthusiasm for the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing is impossible. And I think there are many Democrats, not to mention many independents and some Republicans, who will also vote for a dead sloth over Donald Trump,\u201d the professor said. \u201cSo I don\u2019t think that if Biden stays in, that the election is unwinnable for Democrats. I think it still remains tight. But I sure think that Biden at the top of the ticket greatly reduces the Democrats\u2019 chances of winning at the polls in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea that we just have to accept this terrible situation, and just moan about it between now and November doesn\u2019t strike me as a great strategy for a party that wants to win an election,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden campaign maintained the president is staying in the race, pointing to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/teddyschleifer\/status\/1809408640408850509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">notable fundraising<\/a> so far this month, including from megadonor Amy Goldman Fowler, who gave $27 million in her biggest contribution. \u201cI\u2019m not letting one 90-minute debate wipe out three and a half years of work. I\u2019m staying in the race, and I will beat Donald Trump,\u201d Biden said in Wisconsin on Friday.<\/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>Brooks argued that there\u2019s nothing \u201cmagic\u201d about her idea, and Biden\u2019s \u201cblessing\u201d of the plan, along with a united front from Harris, could lead to greater fortune for the party than where it currently stands.<\/p>\n<p>The memo has the eventual candidate being announced by Biden himself on the third day of the DNC convention, which begins Aug. 19, with former Democratic presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton joining them onstage.<\/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>Democrats are proposing a blitz primary to replace Joe Biden as the party&#8217;s presidential nominee, with the goal of uniting around a new leader before the August Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The plan involves Biden stepping down in mid-July and allowing candidates like Kamala Harris to make their case for the nomination in a condensed process. The proposal also includes the involvement of celebrities and former presidents to generate momentum and excitement for the new nominee. Despite concerns about Biden&#8217;s ability to win against Donald Trump, the Democrats believe they still have a chance to make a strong choice and energize voters for the upcoming election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3284,"featured_media":2290281,"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\/Joe-Biden-Kamala-Harris-July-4.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34179,3685,34180],"class_list":["post-2290280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-blitz-primary","tag-democrats","tag-ditch-biden"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Joe-Biden-Kamala-Harris-July-4.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290280","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\/3284"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}