{"id":2290657,"date":"2024-07-08T15:36:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-could-be-faced-with-losing-both-chambers-of-congress-if-biden-runs-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T15:38:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:38:00","slug":"democrats-could-be-faced-with-losing-both-chambers-of-congress-if-biden-runs-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-could-be-faced-with-losing-both-chambers-of-congress-if-biden-runs-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats could be faced with losing both chambers of Congress if Biden runs &#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\">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%2Fdemocrats-could-be-faced-with-losing-both-chambers-of-congress-if-biden-runs-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=2290657&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>Ts \u200bknow that if they don\u2019t start distancing themselves from\u2063 Biden soon, they might not get elected,\u201d a Senate Democratic staffer noted to <em>Politico<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats running for re-election in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">battleground states<\/a> are \u2063now in a difficult position as they try to navigate the delicate balance \u200cof aligning with their party and appealing to voters who may have soured on the president. As \u2063the midterms approach, the fate of both chambers of Congress hangs in the balance, with the potential for Democrats to lose control if Biden remains\u200b on the ticket. The \u2062political landscape is shifting\u2062 rapidly, and the decisions made \u200cby party members in the coming \u2062months \u2064will play \u2064a crucial role in determining the outcome of the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><script><\/p>\n<p>function showReadMore() {<\/p>\n<p>  document.getElementById(\"more\").style.display = \"inline\";<\/p>\n<p>  document.getElementById(\"readmorebtn\").style.display = \"none\";<\/p>\n<p>}<\/p>\n<p><\/script>  <\/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 could be faced with losing both chambers of Congress if Biden runs<\/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=\"2024-07-08T15:33:55-04:00\">July 8, 2024 3:33 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1697756\" 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> has faced a strong outcry from his own party for him to step down following the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">presidential debate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Democrats<\/a>\u2018 concerns stretch beyond the presidential election. They fear that the president, who has sternly refused to withdraw, could help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> take the Senate and maintain the House if he stays on the 2024 ticket.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, Republicans are favored to win the Senate but the party will face much stiffer competition in the House, where Democrats are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racetothewh.com\/house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>projected<\/a> to prevail. But Biden\u2019s inclusion on the ticket, given his recent unpopularity, could flip the odds in the GOP\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) has said he has gotten several hundred texts and emails about Biden\u2019s age, none of them saying they wanted him to stay in the White House. \u201cHe also argued, we\u2019re told, that both chambers of Congress would be lost with Biden in the race, a sentiment we\u2019ve heard from most Democrats we\u2019ve spoken to in the past week,\u201d <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2024\/07\/08\/crunch-time-for-jeffries-and-schumer-00166768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats have had to carefully watch their words concerning the president given his recent unpopularity among voters, indicated by polls that have former President Donald Trump ahead in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confirmed-democrats-contempt-for-the-military-reached-new-heights-in-2020-election-they-showed-it-by-stealing-military-votes-in-multiple-swing-states\/\" title=\"Confirmed: Democrats\u2019 Contempt for the Military Reached New Heights in 2020 Election \u2013 They Showed It by STEALING Military Votes In Multiple Swing States\">multiple swing states<\/a>, in likely fear that staunchly supporting him now may alienate some voters.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-democrats-house-senate-f259564ef804410100c1a6b09587aec3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>mentioned<\/a> that \u201cthe top of the ticket is very important for down-ballot races, especially in swing districts,\u201d though reiterated his support for Biden in late June.<\/p>\n<p>The National Republican Senatorial Committee released an ad in June linking Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), all running for the Senate in battleground states, to Biden\u2019s <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>. It appeared to be a clear attempt by Republicans to use the president\u2019s stumbles as a weapon against Democrats who have supported him in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenate Democrats have spent years propping up Joe Biden despite his obvious mental deficiencies; now the world can see he isn\u2019t fit for the job. This disaster is on their hands,\u201d Philip Letsou, spokesman for the NRSC, told the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/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>Tester has been more outspoken with his criticism of Biden and released a statement on Monday saying the president has to \u201cprove\u201d that he\u2019s up to the job for another four years: \u201cPresident Biden has got to prove to the American people\u2014including me\u2014that he\u2019s up to the job for another four years. Meanwhile, I\u2019ll continue to do what I\u2019ve always done: Stand up to President Biden when he\u2019s wrong and protect our Montana way of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden has sternly said multiple times that he will remain in the race. He went on MSNBC\u2019s <em>Morning Joe<\/em> and released a letter Monday professing his wishes to stay as the Democratic nominee.<\/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_1697756\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1697756\"}});<\/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>If President Joe Biden continues to run for re-election in 2024, Democrats could potentially lose control of both chambers of Congress, according to concerns within the party. Some Democrats worry that Biden&#8217;s unpopularity could help Republicans win the Senate and maintain the House. Despite projections favoring Democrats in the House, Biden&#8217;s inclusion on the ticket may shift the odds in favor of the GOP. Many Democrats have expressed concerns about Biden&#8217;s age and performance, with some fearing that staunchly supporting him could alienate voters. Republicans have already started using Biden&#8217;s debate performance as a weapon against Democrats in battleground states. Tester, a Senate Democrat, has been critical of Biden and called on him to prove he is fit for another term. Despite the backlash, Biden has insisted he will remain in the race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2290658,"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\/ap-joe-biden-speech-070824.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,4402,3685,34250,32076],"class_list":["post-2290657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-congress","tag-democrats","tag-midterm-elections","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ap-joe-biden-speech-070824.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290657","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=2290657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}