{"id":2291718,"date":"2024-07-10T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T11:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-try-to-keep-biden-drama-in-the-family-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T07:54:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T11:54:04","slug":"democrats-try-to-keep-biden-drama-in-the-family-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-try-to-keep-biden-drama-in-the-family-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats try to keep Biden drama in the &#8216;family\u2019 &#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%2Fdemocrats-try-to-keep-biden-drama-in-the-family-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=2291718&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 an article from the Washington Examiner titled &#8220;Democrats try to keep \u2018family\u2019 drama private with Biden future uncertain,&#8221; the author discusses how Congressional Democrats are attempting \u2062to keep internal \u200cconflicts regarding President Joe Biden&#8217;s political future out of the public eye. \u2063Following Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/for-biden-the-debate-stakes-couldnt-be-higher-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"For Biden, the debate stakes couldn\u2019t be higher - Washington Examiner\">poor debate performance<\/a>, lawmakers have been\u200c cautious \u200cin their criticisms, with\u200d some calling for him to step aside while \u200dothers express \u200bdoubts\u2064 about \u200bhis ability to win in November. Despite some \u2064tensions\u2062 within the party,\u2062 Democrats are trying to\u200c present a united\u200c front and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-and-elaine-chao-got-rich-on-china\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao Got Rich on China\">avoid public criticism<\/a> of Biden. The \u2064article highlights the delicate balancing act Democrats are facing as they navigate\u200c Biden&#8217;s uncertain future and \u200cconcerns about\u2063 his candidacy.  <\/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 try to keep \u2018family\u2019 drama private with Biden future uncertain<\/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\/david-sivak\/?mab_v3=3075588\">David Sivak, Ramsey Touchberry and Samantha-Jo Roth<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-10T07:00:00-04:00\">July 10, 2024 7:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1698804\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congressional Democrats<\/a> are attempting to keep a bitter dispute over President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> political future out of public view following a panic over his disastrous debate almost two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic lawmakers have been eager to downplay the infighting since returning to Washington this week, while those choosing to criticize the president have been measured in their words. Nearly all were tight-lipped on Tuesday following caucus-wide meetings focused squarely on whether Biden should step aside after his halting and at times incoherent debate performance against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The trend was not without exceptions. Two new House Democrats have called on Biden to drop out this week, while Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) revealed Tuesday night that he doubted the president can win in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think this race is on a trajectory that is very worrisome,\u201d Bennet told CNN. \u201cDonald Trump is on track, I think, to win this election and maybe win it in a landslide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet the degree of restraint shown since lawmakers returned from a two-week recess stands in stark contrast to what had until this point been a public airing of grievances over Biden. A raft of operatives and sympathetic editorial boards called on him to make way for a new nominee in the days after the debate, while anonymous lawmakers spoke to the media in apocalyptic terms about their election prospects with Biden as the nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Washington had been bracing for the freakout to balloon as Democrats faced a deluge of questions from the Capitol Hill press corps. But leadership has largely managed to get their ranks in line as they weigh a path forward.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats breezed by reporters on Tuesday, declining to divulge anything from their meetings that might hint at Biden\u2019s fate. In one moment of tension, an exacerbated Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), the No. 3 Democrat in the Senate, refused to say whether any of her colleagues called for the president to step aside at their lunch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I\u2019m not going to. I\u2019m not going to,\u201d she said. \u201cThis was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-to-prevent-spying-by-smart-fridges-advances-to-senate-floor\/\" title=\"Bill to prevent spying by smart fridges advances to Senate floor\">private family discussion<\/a>. I\u2019m sorry, guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The guarded posture reflects an emerging consensus that public criticism of Biden could be politically damaging if he remains the nominee. It\u2019s also a welcome sign for the White House, which has attempted to take the wind out of critics\u2019 sails through a combination of outreach and public displays of defiance.<\/p>\n<p>The president is by no means safe, however. Lawmakers will be watching intently to see if Biden fumbles at the NATO summit on Thursday when he holds a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-have-lower-opinion-of-joe-biden-than-any-other-nation-global-poll\/\" title=\"Americans Have Lower Opinion of Joe Biden Than Any Other Nation: Global Poll\">rare press conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a ways to go,\u201d Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), a critic of Biden\u2019s\u00a0handling of the fallout, said upon leaving the Senate lunch.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s meetings allowed Democrats to begin to get on the same page and, importantly, air their frustrations to leadership. In one of the few leaked details, CNN reported that Bennet but also two other senators, Sens. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), predicted Biden\u2019s loss in November.<\/p>\n<p>Leadership, for its part, tried to avoid the appearance of putting a thumb on the scale in support of the president.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Senate majority whip, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> he intended to use the session to \u201clisten,\u201d while Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) did not take sides, according to one senator who attended, only speaking to set the terms of the discussion.<\/p>\n<p>The senators who did engage with reporters generally called their meeting \u201cconstructive,\u201d though there was no hiding that the question of Biden\u2019s fitness continues to divide Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to get into the private conversation we just had in the caucus,\u201d said Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), a key Biden ally, \u201cbut folks expressed a range of views in ways that I think were constructive and positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For now, that means Democrats find themselves in a strange state of waiting. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) is among the lawmakers declining to say one way or another whether Biden should step aside.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the criticism that is being delivered has come with a degree of message discipline. The general line from skeptics is they want to see more \u201cvigor\u201d from Biden following the debate, a litmus test that leaves them wiggle room should he remain at the top of the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe needs to effectively and aggressively continue making his case to the American people,\u201d Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said.<\/p>\n<p>Even House leadership has signaled the uncertainty hanging over Biden. Schumer and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the top Democrat in the House, refuse to offer anything more than perfunctory statements of support for Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), the chairman of the House Democratic conference, gave an open-ended response Tuesday when asked if Biden is doing enough to ease the concerns of his colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy answer is, you know, we\u2019ll see,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has found important congressional allies, particularly in the House. Leaders of the black and Hispanic caucuses have closed ranks around Biden, dismissing his debate performance as \u201cone bad night\u201d despite broader fears of cognitive decline.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the debate has so unsettled the party that members are conducting a wholesale reevaluation of their campaign strategy as polls show the president and even Vice President Kamala Harris, his most likely replacement, trailing Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a lot of time spent talking about our lack of a compelling economic message,\u201d Coons said of the Senate lunch, calling Bennet and Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) \u201creally forceful on this point.\u201d<\/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>\u201cSome of it turned into a discussion or a debate about whether reproductive freedom, which is what we have focused on before this week, is the most compelling issue in the election, or economic inequality and opportunity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Coons went on to describe the conversation as focused on how to \u201camplify both.\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_1698804\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1698804\"}});<\/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 trying to keep their disagreements over President Joe Biden&#8217;s future private after his poor debate performance. 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