{"id":2291196,"date":"2024-07-09T13:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T17:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-emerge-from-closed-door-meeting-divided-on-bidens-fate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T13:32:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T17:32:29","slug":"house-democrats-emerge-from-closed-door-meeting-divided-on-bidens-fate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-emerge-from-closed-door-meeting-divided-on-bidens-fate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats emerge from closed-door meeting divided on Biden&#8217;s fate &#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\">26<\/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%2Fhouse-democrats-emerge-from-closed-door-meeting-divided-on-bidens-fate-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=2291196&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>In\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">closed-door meeting<\/a>, House Democrats emerged divided on the fate of President Joe Biden as the nominee. Some members expressed support \u200cfor Biden, while others called for his withdrawal from the race. Despite differing \u200bopinions, many Democrats remained silent or avoided discussing the issue further. The meeting also highlighted concerns about fracturing the party and weakening Biden&#8217;s candidacy. the Democrats&#8217; unity and support for Biden as \u2062the nominee were questioned, creating uncertainty within the party.  <\/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\">House Democrats emerge from closed-door meeting divided on Biden\u2019s fate<\/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\/rachel-schilke\/\">Rachel Schilke<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-09T13:16:40-04:00\">July 9, 2024 1:16 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696084\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Democrats<\/a> met Tuesday with consensus on their mind, but many members emerged from their weekly caucus ranging from shell-shocked and annoyed to stoically ignoring the big question \u2014 is the Democratic Party behind President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> as the nominee?<\/p>\n<p>Following Biden\u2019s lackluster debate performance combined with months of gaffes and mishaps, eyes turned to congressional Democrats on Capitol Hill this week to determine if the president\u2019s political future is coming to an end, or if the party will support him as he faces a rematch against former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump <\/a>in November.<\/p>\n<p>A mix of emotions and comments from various Democratic lawmakers Tuesday made one thing clear \u2014 no one is on the same page when it comes to supporting Biden as the nominee. <\/p>\n<p>Some, such as Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), told reporters the party hasn\u2019t made a decision and the conference isn\u2019t \u201ceven in the same book.\u201d Others, such as Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), ballparked the conference to about 90% agreement to support Biden as the party\u2019s presidential candidate. The majority of Democrats, however, remained silent as they left the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee headquarters Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Others gave the meeting a more grim review. One Democratic member expressed there was a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/haleytalbotcnn\/status\/1810680902936137953?s=46&#038;t=oYTIYwEqmPpaQCOEPM8xZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>feeling of \u201csadness\u201d<\/a> in the meeting that comes from \u201ctalking about someone you love who is in obvious decline,\u201d per CNN. Another member said it \u201cfelt like a funeral,\u201d per <em>Punchbowl News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) arrives at the Democratic National Headquarters with other Democratic members of the House of Representatives to discuss the future of President Joe Biden running for the presidency, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/John McDonnell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most members refrained from speaking at all or simply stated that Biden will remain the party\u2019s choice. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) repeated, \u201cJoe Biden is, will, and should be the nominee,\u201d before telling reporters not to ask her any more questions. Many declined to talk about what happened in \u201cfamily conversations\u201d and indicated that more discussions on the topic will be had in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Seven House Democrats have publicly called on Biden to withdraw from the race, while a handful of others have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-nominee-for-top-defense-post-attacked-gop-in-incendiary-tweets\/\" title=\"Biden Nominee for Top Defense Post Attacked GOP in Incendiary Tweets\">privately expressed concerns<\/a> about the president\u2019s candidacy. One of the latter, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), changed his tune, telling reporters that though he still has concerns, they are \u201cbeside the point\u201d and Biden is \u201cgoing to be our nominee, and we all have to support him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) said around 30 members got up and spoke during the meeting, but there was not a back-and-forth discussion. Instead, members just stated their case either for or against Biden. He said no one new spoke out and declared Biden should step down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople expressed themselves and moved on,\u201d Ivey said.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s meeting also comes after Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3073675\/black-house-democrats-throw-weight-behind-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>called into a Congressional Black Caucus meeting<\/a> to shore up support among black lawmakers. Many black Democrats have expressed they are \u201c100% behind Biden,\u201d and even members of the \u201cSquad\u201d who have been critical of the president\u2019s approach to the Hamas-Israel war have come out in support of the president.<\/p>\n<p>Some members have issued warnings to their colleagues that fracturing the party over Biden\u2019s candidacy could weaken the president down the line if and when he is selected as the Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose publicly calling on President Biden to withdraw should ask themselves: What if the president becomes the Democratic nominee? The drip, drip, drip of public statements of no confidence only serve to weaken a President who has been weakened not only by the debate but also by the debate about the debate,\u201d Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-CA) said in a statement Monday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), center, and Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL), right, depart the Democratic National Headquarters after discussing the future of President Joe Biden running for the presidency with other democratic members of the House of Representatives, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/John McDonnell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA) said no one else\u2019s opinion, not donors or even lawmakers, matters besides the voters who selected Biden as the nominee in the primaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe voters of this country, the voters of the Democratic Party, chosen him as their nominee. That\u2019s what counts, not in there \u2026 Not us in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taken-for-granted-why-conservatives-can-win-over-undecided-hispanic-voters-ahead-of-midterms\/\" title=\"\u2018Taken For Granted\u2019: Why Conservatives Can Win Over Undecided Hispanic Voters Ahead Of Midterms\">smoke-filled back room<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0Correa said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if there was unity in the DCCC meeting,\u00a0Lynch said Tuesday that, as Democrats, it\u2019s \u201cin our nature to be independent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think in the end, if the president is committed to making this run, every Democrat will be with him,\u201d Lynch said.<\/p>\n<p>Many Democrats would not say whether they think their colleagues who have publicly or privately spoken in opposition to Biden\u2019s candidacy should stop, but Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) said all Democrats\u2019 campaigns could be wounded if discussions such as these continue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of today, he\u2019s our nominee. We don\u2019t do ourselves a service or the president a service if we don\u2019t get behind the nominee,\u201d Bera said.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) did not say when he thinks the conversations about Biden\u2019s candidacy will end, but said he is \u201cfocused like a laser beam\u201d on defeating Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do need to turn the attention back to Trump,\u201d Huffman said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s important, I mean, there comes a time where the family conversation has to refocus on winning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so, you know, I say the Serenity Prayer, even though I\u2019m not a religious man. And that calls for the wisdom to know the difference between the things that you can change and the things you need to accept,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b<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>Ivey said practically, he doesn\u2019t think continuing discussions on Biden\u2019s candidacy \u201cis the way to go.\u201d He said he\u2019s sure there will be many more meetings, either caucus-wide or in smaller groups \u2014 but there needs to be a time limit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s gotta wrap up by the convention,\u201d he said. \u201cBut, you know, hopefully, we\u2019ll be able to sort of nail this topic down sooner rather than later.\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_1696084\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696084\"}});<\/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>House Democrats left a closed-door meeting with differing opinions on whether to support President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, with some expressing concerns about his performance and others insisting on backing him. The meeting highlighted a lack of consensus among party members, with some calling for Biden to withdraw from the race while others emphasized the importance of unity and supporting the chosen nominee. Despite the division, many Democrats are focused on defeating former President Donald Trump in the upcoming election. Discussions about Biden&#8217;s candidacy are ongoing, but there is a sense of urgency to reach a decision before the convention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2291197,"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\/AP24191506338643.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34379,12417,33723],"class_list":["post-2291196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-closed-door-meeting","tag-divided","tag-house-democrats"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24191506338643.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291196","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2291196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}