{"id":2292656,"date":"2024-07-11T12:56:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T16:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/front-line-michigan-democrat-calls-on-biden-to-step-aside-as-nominee-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T12:58:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T16:58:46","slug":"front-line-michigan-democrat-calls-on-biden-to-step-aside-as-nominee-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/front-line-michigan-democrat-calls-on-biden-to-step-aside-as-nominee-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Front-line Michigan Democrat calls on Biden to step aside as nominee &#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\">28<\/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%2Ffront-line-michigan-democrat-calls-on-biden-to-step-aside-as-nominee-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=2292656&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>Rep. Hillary Scholten \u2064from \u2062Michigan has joined nine of her colleagues in calling\u2063 on President Joe Biden to step aside \u2062as the Democratic presidential nominee. She believes it is time for a\u200d new leader to step up for the good of democracy. Scholten is\u200c the 10th House lawmaker\u2064 to\u2064 make \u200bthis \u200bcall, emphasizing the need\u2063 for a standard-bearer who \u200dwill fight for \u2064civil and \u200bvoting\u200b rights. While \u200bshe will still vote for\u2063 Biden if he chooses to remain\u2064 in the race, she believes it is time to pass the torch to a new candidate. \u2063Other Democratic representatives have\u200d also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-or-woke-activist-group-new-york-times-employees-raise-questions-about-guilds-role-in-recent-dismissals\/\" title=\"Union or Woke Activist Group? New York Times Employees Raise Questions About Guild\u2019s Role in Recent Dismissals\">publicly called<\/a> on Biden to withdraw, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-health-nominee-mum-on-taxpayer-funded-abortion\/\" title=\"Biden Health Nominee Mum On Taxpayer Funded Abortion\">expressing concerns<\/a> about his candidacy. Eyes are on\u2063 more congressional Democrats to see if they will follow suit. Ultimately, the decision lies with Biden, who has stated\u2064 his intention\u200b to run in the 2024 election despite growing doubts within his\u200d 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\">Front-line Michigan Democrat calls on Biden to step aside as nominee<\/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=\"2024-07-11T12:47:47-04:00\">July 11, 2024 12:47 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1698811\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) joined nine of her colleagues in calling on President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> to withdraw from the race as the Democratic presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the good of our democracy, I believe it is time for him to step aside from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">presidential race<\/a> and allow a new leader to step up,\u201d Scholten said in a statement to X on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Scholten, whose seat leans \u201clikely Democrat\u201d but is a part of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee\u2019s Frontline program, is the 10th House lawmaker to call on the president to step aside and allow Democrats to select a new nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to many of her colleagues, including those who have not publicly called on Biden to withdraw, Scholten said, \u201cUltimately, this choice belongs to the president and the president alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will respect his decision if he chooses to remain in the race, and I will still vote for him as a clear and necessary alternative to Donald Trump, who would sow chaos and destruction if he were to return to the Oval Office,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must have a standard bearer who will fight morning, noon, and night for our civil and voting rights and unite the free world against the rising tide of authoritarianism,\u201d Scholten said. \u201cJoe Biden has been that leader for so long. But this is not about the past. It\u2019s about the future. It\u2019s time to pass the torch.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Biden has served his country well, but for the sake of our democracy, he must pass the torch to a new candidate for the 2024 election. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/derEO1kl3f\">pic.twitter.com\/derEO1kl3f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hillary Scholten (@HillaryScholten) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HillaryScholten\/status\/1811415957145022689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Scholten <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3076400\/vulnerable-new-york-democrat-pat-ryan-calls-on-biden-to-withdraw-from-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>joins<\/a> Reps. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Adam Smith (D-WA), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), and Pat Ryan (D-NY) in publicly calling on the president to step aside. Ryan, Sherrill, and Scholten are the first three House members to call on Biden to withdraw since the caucus held a meeting at the DCCC on Tuesday, from which<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3074659\/house-democrats-closed-door-meeting-divided-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> lawmakers left divided<\/a> over Biden\u2019s political future.<\/p>\n<p>Eyes will look to more congressional Democrats on Thursday to see if additional members call on Biden to withdraw from the race, particularly as the president plans to hold a <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)\">press conference<\/a> with reporters this evening.<\/p>\n<p>Many Democrats have either publicly or privately shared concerns about Biden\u2019s candidacy, with many resorting to saying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3077203\/democrats-panic-not-subsiding-biden-runs-out-clock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>it\u2019s \u201cBiden\u2019s decision.\u201d<\/a> The president has repeatedly stated in private and public settings that he will run in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), for one, appears to be inching closer to calling on Biden to allow a new nominee to take his place. He slammed his colleagues in a statement Monday for casting doubt on the strength of Biden\u2019s reelection bid, calling it \u201cdeeply self-destructive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Torres <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/house-democrat-warns-biden-effect-down-ballot-races\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sounded the alarm<\/a> on how Biden\u2019s nomination could affect down-ballot races as Democrats are striving to maintain a majority in the Senate and take back the House.<\/p>\n<p>Torres said Thursday he will \u201crespectfully listen\u201d to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-very-grateful-tom-brady-thanks-press-for-all-their-effort-this-year-as-speculation-mounts-about-his-nfl-future\/\" title=\"\u2018Just Very Grateful\u2019: Tom Brady Thanks Press For All Their \u2018Effort\u2019 This Year As Speculation Mounts About His NFL Future\">press conference tonight<\/a> and Biden\u2019s interview with NBC News on Monday, \u201cbut the ability to survive a single public appearance is the bare minimum of what should be expected of a Democratic Nominee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b<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>\u201cThe narrative that the President simply had one bad debate performance reflects a continuing pattern of denial and self-delusion,\u201d Torres said. \u201cThe President did not just have one \u2018bad debate.\u2019 The reality we saw with our own lying eyes is evidence of a deeper challenge. The notion that the President is going to be saved by this interview or that press conference misses the forest for trees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the President formally becomes the Democratic nominee, we will have no choice but to make the best of a complicated situation,\u201d Torres continued. \u201cBut there is no point in denying the complications.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RitchieTorres\/status\/1811413298677531010\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <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_1698811\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1698811\"}});<\/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>Rep. Hillary Scholten of Michigan, along with nine other House lawmakers, is urging President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic presidential nominee for the good of democracy. They believe it is time for a new leader to take his place. Scholten emphasized that the decision ultimately lies with Biden, but she and her colleagues feel it is necessary for the future of the country. They are concerned about Biden&#8217;s ability to effectively lead and unite the party against authoritarianism. Despite their concerns, they still see Biden as a better alternative to Donald Trump. Other Democrats, including Rep. Ritchie Torres, are also expressing doubts about Biden&#8217;s candidacy and are considering calling for a new nominee. The Democratic caucus is divided on this issue, with more members expected to weigh in as Biden plans to address the press. Torres, in particular, believes that Biden&#8217;s nomination could have negative consequences for down-ballot races and is urging for a more critical evaluation of the situation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2292657,"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\/AP22318620854996.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,4912,4601,4904,32076],"class_list":["post-2292656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-democrat","tag-michigan","tag-nominee","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP22318620854996.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292656","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=2292656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}