{"id":2292522,"date":"2024-07-11T09:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T13:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-campaign-officials-meet-with-skeptical-senators-ahead-of-crucial-news-conference-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T09:57:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T13:57:08","slug":"biden-campaign-officials-meet-with-skeptical-senators-ahead-of-crucial-news-conference-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-campaign-officials-meet-with-skeptical-senators-ahead-of-crucial-news-conference-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden campaign officials meet with skeptical senators ahead of crucial news conference &#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%2Fbiden-campaign-officials-meet-with-skeptical-senators-ahead-of-crucial-news-conference-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=2292522&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 discusses a meeting between top \u2064Biden campaign officials and\u200b skeptical Senate\u200b Democrats ahead of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-campaign-holds-press-conference-to-outline-viable-path-to-victory\/\" title=\"Watch Live: Trump Campaign Holds Press Conference to Outline &#039;Viable Path to Victory&#039;\">important news conference<\/a>.\u200b The senators are concerned about \u2062Biden&#8217;s candidacy and his ability to\u200c beat former President Donald \u2063Trump in the upcoming election. Some senators, including\u2062 Peter Welch, have publicly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-5-different-mask-policies-held-by-dr-fauci-in-11-months\/\" title=\"The 5 Different Mask Policies Held By Dr. Fauci In 11 Months\">expressed doubt<\/a> and even \u2063called \u2063for Biden\u200d to withdraw from the race. However,\u200d Biden\u200b remains firm\u2063 in his decision to stay\u200d in the \u200brace, despite skepticism from within his own party. There is uncertainty about whether \u2063the meeting will change anything, with some senators questioning\u2063 its relevance if Biden himself does not attend. the \u2063article highlights tensions within the Democratic party\u200b regarding Biden&#8217;s candidacy\u200c and 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\">Biden campaign officials meet with skeptical senators ahead of crucial news conference<\/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=\"2024-07-11T09:15:55-04:00\">July 11, 2024 9:15 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699772\" 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\u2019s<\/a> campaign chairwoman, Jen O\u2019Malley Dillon, and two other top advisers are set to meet with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Senate Democrats<\/a> at a special caucus lunch meeting at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting comes hours before the president speaks to the world in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-nationals-mvp-stephen-strasburg-planning-to-retire\/\" title=\"Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals&#039; MVP, set to retire.\">highly anticipated news conference<\/a> that could determine the trajectory of his reelection bid.<\/p>\n<p>The three top staffers will listen to the senators\u2019 concerns about Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/campaigns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>candidacy<\/a> and whether he can beat former President Donald Trump this fall. The meeting\u2019s announcement comes after several top senators, Jon Tester (D-MT) and Peter Welch (D-VT), among others, expressed doubt about Biden\u2019s chances.<\/p>\n<p>Welch is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChadPergram\/status\/1811348129146356049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>expected<\/a> to attend the meeting after he called for Biden to drop out of the race, the first Democratic senator to do so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand why President Biden\u00a0wants to run. He saved us from\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0once and wants to do it again,\u201d Welch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/07\/10\/welch-biden-withdraw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> in a <em>Washington Post<\/em> op-ed. \u201cBut he needs to reassess whether he is the best candidate to do so. In my view, he is not. For the good of the country, I\u2019m calling on President Biden to withdraw from the race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There already appears to be some animosity as to whether the meeting will make a difference as Biden has firmly said he will remain in the race. At least one Democratic senator is skeptical the meeting will matter, saying it is \u201ca waste of everyone\u2019s time if Biden can\u2019t even come make the case himself,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewDesiderio\/status\/1811102164695028040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to <em>Punchbowl News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has repeatedly said he will not step down in the face of those in his own party questioning his candidacy, along with donors and supporters. Even if the Democratic senators could convince Biden\u2019s staff to tell him to step down, the president hasn\u2019t made any indication he will listen, saying in his ABC News interview on July 5, \u201cIf the Lord almighty comes down and tells me [to step down], I might do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Malley Dillon does have considerable sway in the campaign, though, as his campaign chairwoman and former White House deputy chief of staff. Outside of his family, she\u2019s likely one of the largest voices influencing his campaign.<\/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>While Biden seemed to have recaptured his party\u2019s support, the tide has begun to turn against the president again this week as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/07\/10\/pelosi-biden-drop-out-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> the president still has a decision to make, even though it seems he already has.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting and Biden\u2019s afternoon address to the nation will likely be critical to his continued candidacy as the public closely monitors the president\u2019s age-related issues, brought up by his underperformance at the debate.<\/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_1699772\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699772\"}});<\/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 campaign officials are meeting with skeptical senators before a crucial news conference that could impact his reelection bid. The senators will express concerns about Biden&#8217;s candidacy and his ability to defeat Trump. Some senators, like Peter Welch, have called for Biden to withdraw from the race. Despite doubts from within his own party, Biden has stated he will not step down. The meeting may influence Biden&#8217;s decision, as his campaign chairwoman holds considerable influence. The outcome of the news conference and meeting will be crucial for Biden&#8217;s candidacy, especially as concerns about his age-related issues resurface<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2292523,"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\/AP24023862875442.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32245,3638,34639],"class_list":["post-2292522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden-campaign","tag-officials","tag-skeptical-senators"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24023862875442.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292522","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=2292522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}