{"id":2290838,"date":"2024-07-08T21:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T01:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-stems-bleeding-among-democrats-but-faces-broad-uncertainty-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T21:14:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T01:14:46","slug":"biden-stems-bleeding-among-democrats-but-faces-broad-uncertainty-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-stems-bleeding-among-democrats-but-faces-broad-uncertainty-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden stems bleeding among Democrats but faces broad uncertainty &#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\">24<\/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%2Fbiden-stems-bleeding-among-democrats-but-faces-broad-uncertainty-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=2290838&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 \u2064discusses President Joe Biden&#8217;s current \u200dpolitical standing within the Democratic Party. Despite facing\u2064 calls \u200bto withdraw from the \u200b2024 race, \u200cBiden remains defiant\u200b and determined \u2062to continue. While some top Democrats support him,\u2064 others express concerns about his ability to \u2064finish the campaign. Biden&#8217;s aggressive response has temporarily quelled the \u2063controversy, but\u2063 the\u2062 future of \u2064his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jr-this-2024-presidential-candidate-is-a-democrat-plant-2\/\" title=\"Trump Jr. claims 2024 candidate is a &#039;Democrat plant&#039;.\">candidacy remains uncertain<\/a>. Members of Congress, including some \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nvs-senate-race-heats-up-trump-endorsed-republican-adam-laxalt-leads-democrat-catherine-masto\/\" title=\"NV&#039;s Senate Race Heats Up: Trump-Endorsed Republican Adam Laxalt Leads Democrat\u00a0Catherine Masto\">vulnerable senators<\/a>, have voiced their hesitations about Biden&#8217;s viability as the Democratic nominee. The \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-magazine-takes-chinese-cash-to-promote-controversial-drone-business\/\" title=\"Time Magazine Takes Chinese Cash To Promote Controversial Drone Business\">article highlights<\/a> \u2063the divisions within the\u200c party and the ongoing debate \u2062about 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>.  <\/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 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class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden stems bleeding among Hill Democrats but future still on life support<\/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\/rtouchberry\/?mab_v3=3073959\">Ramsey Touchberry, David Sivak, Samantha-Jo Roth, Cami Mondeaux and Rachel Schilke<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-08T21:00:59-04:00\">July 8, 2024 9:00 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1697809\" 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\">Joe Biden<\/a> on Monday prevented the dam from breaking within the Democratic Party on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3072184\/biden-make-decision-future-couple-days-hawaii-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"political future\">political future<\/a> \u2014 for now. <\/p>\n<p>He faced only one new public call to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3068503\/democrats-who-say-biden-should-drop-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"withdraw from the race\">withdraw from the race<\/a>, bringing the total to six sitting members of Congress, even as lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill for the first time in more than two weeks to a barrage of reporters.<\/p>\n<p>But Biden\u2019s candidacy remains on life support, with a range of Democrats still noncommittal on standing by the president unless he does more to alleviate their concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Top Democrats such as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stuck by Biden, but the support further down the rung was shaky.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer\u2019s deputy, second-ranking Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), described his confidence level in Biden as \u201chigh\u201d but conceded the president\u2019s debate debacle has \u201craised a national discussion about his competence and ability to finish the campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), who chairs Senate Democrats\u2019 campaign arm, denied there was any unease about Biden impacting down-ballot candidates. But Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), his vice chairwoman, was another story entirely. She stood in sharp contrast and refused to say whether she still backed Biden as the presumptive Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a lot of concerns, and I\u2019m not the only one,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI\u2019ve been hearing a lot of concerns from folks back home in Minnesota. Our party is having a big, robust discussion about what comes next and what we should do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senate President pro tempore Patty Murray (D-WA), who\u2019s third in line to the president behind the speaker of the House, also questioned Biden\u2019s viability and stopped just short of saying he should drop out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to see a much more forceful and energetic candidate on the campaign trail in the very near future in order for him to convince voters he is up to the job,\u201d Murray said. \u201cAt this critical time for our country, President Biden must seriously consider the best way to preserve his incredible legacy and secure it for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), who\u2019s among the battleground Senate races Democrats must defend to retain chamber control, would only go so far as to say she supports the \u201cDemocratic ticket\u201d rather than Biden personally. She blamed her busy campaign schedule for not stumping with Biden in her hometown last week when he made a stop in Madison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy constituents are asking a lot of questions and have some concerns,\u201d Baldwin said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden was defiant Monday, both in writing and on the airwaves, in his refusal to exit the 2024 contest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), left, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), center, and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), walk to speak with reporters outside the White House after a meeting with President Joe Biden, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now,\u201d he wrote in a letter to congressional Democrats. \u201cIt\u2019s time for it to end. We have one job. And that is to beat Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president also phoned into MSNBC\u2019s <em>Morning Joe<\/em>, a popular morning talking show for Democratic lawmakers and liberal politicos, to extend a challenge to party \u201celites.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRun against me. Go ahead. Announce for president,\u201d Biden said. \u201cChallenge me at the convention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His more defensive and abrasive strategy has, at least for now, appeared to quiet the storm. Influential \u201cSquad\u201d Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, (D-NY), said \u201cthe matter is closed\u201d and \u201cJoe Biden is our nominee.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, became the sixth sitting lawmaker to say Biden should go but was the lone member to say so on the airwaves even as members returned to the capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president\u2019s performance in the debate was alarming to watch, and the American people have made it clear they no longer see him as a credible candidate to serve four more years as president,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>Vulnerable red-state Sens. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) also raised concerns but declined to say Biden should exit the 2024 contest.<\/p>\n<p>Even Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), who reportedly led a closed-door resistance to drum up a group of Senate Democrats to urge Biden to withdraw, stopped short of taking such a public stance. Warner, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said the party should engage in \u201cconversations about the strongest path forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs these conversations continue, I believe it is incumbent upon the president to more aggressively make his case to the American people and to hear directly from a broader group of voices about how to best prevent Trump\u2019s lawlessness from returning to the White House,\u201d Warner said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another area Biden must still address is mega Democratic donors fleeing the campaign and the party amid the uneasiness about sticking with him. House and Senate Democrats will have separate caucus-wide meetings Tuesday, marking the first time since before the debate that the party will have an opportunity to air its dirty laundry and chart a path forward privately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the most important things for Democrats in the country is to beat Donald Trump,\u201d Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) said. \u201cIt\u2019s important that we have in-person family conversations about the best way to do that.\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_1697809\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1697809\"}});<\/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 managed to prevent a major split within the Democratic Party regarding his candidacy, but his future prospects are still uncertain. Despite facing calls from six sitting members of Congress to withdraw from the race, Biden&#8217;s support within the party remains shaky. Top Democrats like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are standing by him, but others are hesitant. Some Democrats, like Patty Murray and Tammy Baldwin, have expressed doubts about Biden&#8217;s viability as a candidate. Biden, however, remains defiant and has challenged party elites to run against him. The storm surrounding his candidacy has quieted for now, but concerns remain among Democratic lawmakers and donors. Meetings are planned to discuss the party&#8217;s path forward<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2290839,"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-stop-bleeding-democrats.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,3685,5894,15390,32076],"class_list":["post-2290838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-democrats","tag-politics","tag-uncertainty","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-stop-bleeding-democrats.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290838","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=2290838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}