{"id":2292820,"date":"2024-07-11T15:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T19:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-even-bidens-own-campaign-now-eyeing-harris\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T15:20:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T19:20:54","slug":"breaking-even-bidens-own-campaign-now-eyeing-harris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-even-bidens-own-campaign-now-eyeing-harris\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Even Biden\u2019s Own Campaign Now Eyeing Harris"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fbreaking-even-bidens-own-campaign-now-eyeing-harris%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=2292820&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 \u2062summary is about the Biden campaign commissioning\u200b polling to see how Vice President Kamala Harris would perform against former President Donald Trump \u2064in \u200da head-to-head matchup.\u2062 The \u2062campaign&#8217;s interest in\u2064 Harris \u2063as\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-am-i-losing-in-polls-to-a-mental-retard-new-book-claims-trump-lost-it-when-biden-polled-well\/\" title=\"\u2018How Am I Losing In Polls To A Mental Retard?\u2019: New Book Claims Trump Lost It When Biden Polled Well\">potential replacement<\/a>\u200d for Biden in the upcoming election is discussed, as well as the potential outcomes of\u200c the polling. It also touches \u200don the possibility of Harris\u2064 being weaker than Biden against Trump, but stronger than other\u2062 Democratic names being mentioned.\u2064 The article concludes with a note from the Deputy Managing Editor \u200chighlighting the importance of the upcoming 2024 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\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jsaunders\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jsaunders\/%20\"><span>Joe Saunders<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 11, 2024 at 11:31am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>As President Joe Biden\u2019s re-election digs in against a rising tide of discontent in the Democratic Party and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-talk-to-me-that-way-dont-ever-talk-to-the-president-that-way-president-trump-slaps-down-media-hack-sets-the-record-straight-on-sham-election-video\/\" title=\"No Respect...&quot;Don&#039;t Talk to Me That Way - DON&#039;T EVER Talk to the President That Way!&quot; - President Trump SLAPS DOWN Media Hack - Sets the Record Straight on Sham Election (VIDEO)\">establishment media<\/a>, his campaign is casting a new eye on the figure who would have the best shot of replacing him.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden campaign has commissioned polling to see how Vice President Kamala Harris would stack up against former President Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/11\/us\/politics\/biden-kamala-harris-poll-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s news that could come as a shock to Biden\u2019s dwindling number of supporters. But the only real question is, what exactly is the campaign hoping to find?<\/p>\n<p>Before the president\u2019s disastrous debate performance June 27, the question wasn\u2019t one the campaign would even deign to notice publicly. Biden\u2019s coronation as the Democratic nominee was already assured by a party apparatus that destroyed even token opposition. (Hello, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-primary-challenger-dean-phillips-removes-safety-net-goes-defeating-joe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dean Phillips<\/a>!)<\/p>\n<p>But at the end of Week 2 A.D. (after debate), the world looks considerably different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe survey, which is being conducted this week and was commissioned by the Biden campaign\u2019s analytics team, is believed to be the first time since the debate that Mr. Biden\u2019s aides have sought to measure how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> would fare at the top of the ticket,\u201d the Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was described by three people who are informed about it and insisted on anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the information,\u201d the report said. \u201cThey did not specify why the survey was being conducted or what the campaign planned to do with the results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well, there are a couple of possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>First, the Biden campaign could seriously be exploring whether Harris would make an electable stand-in for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-witness-impeachment-hearing-says-joe-biden-big-guy-china-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the big guy<\/a>\u201d if the pressure on him to bow out gets irresistible. It might be trying to find out if the Democratic Party\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-critics-worried-biden-wont-release-trump-tax-returns\/\" title=\"Dems, Critics Worried Biden Won&#039;t Release Trump Tax Returns\">long-term interests<\/a> would be best served by a Kamala candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>That would be foresighted, unselfish and mature, admirable even \u2014 at least from the Democratic point of view.<\/p>\n<p>It would also be unlike pretty much anything Biden or his drifting family have demonstrated over the years since the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>Does anyone seriously think Jill and Hunter will go for Joe stepping down? One loves the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jill-biden-appears-vogue-cover-alongside-tone-deaf-quote-imaginable-amid-turmoil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perks of her position,<\/a> and the other might need his dad as president to get him out of prison with a pardon Joe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-makes-decision-whether-pardon-hunter-extremely-proud-son\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claims he won\u2019t give<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But hey, anything is possible. At the age of 81, Biden has to know he put his \u201cthree score years and ten\u201d behind him more than half a score ago. He has to at least think about his legacy once in a while.<\/p>\n<p>Another reason might be that the president\u2019s campaign wants to know just how badly the vice president might fare against the presumptive Republican nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Considering other polling that\u2019s been done, it likely won\u2019t help the case for replacing Biden with Harris.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/saradorn\/2024\/07\/09\/heres-how-kamala-harris-performs-in-polls-against-trump-as-she-emerges-as-most-likely-biden-replacement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes<\/a> reported when surveying polls considering a Harris-Trump matchup, \u201cHarris doesn\u2019t fare much better against the former president, and in some cases, performs worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also polls better than other Democratic names being mentioned, such as California Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gavin-newsom-heads-dc-amid-calls-biden-drop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gavin Newsom<\/a>, Michigan Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gretchen-whitmer-conveniently-loses-connection-asked-awkward-question-hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gretchen Whitmer<\/a>, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, according to Forbes.<\/p>\n<p>So, what is Team Biden likely to get out of a poll comparing the president\u2019s biggest internal rival against the former president every Democrat loves to hate?<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, the numbers point to a finding that Harris is no stronger than Biden against Trump, and probably weaker. Also, it\u2019s likely to find that she\u2019s stronger than any of the other names mentioned so far.<\/p>\n<p>A memo from Biden campaign chairwoman Jennifer O\u2019Malley Dillon and campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez to Biden\u2019s campaign staff appears to bear that out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to what we believe is a clear pathway ahead for us, there is also no indication that anyone else would outperform the president vs. Trump,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHypothetical polling of alternative nominees will always be unreliable, and surveys do not take into account the negative media environment that any Democratic nominee will encounter. The only Democratic candidate for whom this is already baked in is President Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, Biden campaign officials are eyeing Kamala Harris to see what they find.<\/p>\n<p>Americans shouldn\u2019t be surprised if they find her wanting.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rises-as-he-promises-hes-only-begun-to-fight-put-on-full-armor-of-god-to-fight-the-left\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rises As He Promises He\u2019s \u2018Only Begun To Fight\u2019: \u2018Put On Full Armor Of God\u2019 To Fight The Left\">fight back hard<\/a>, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As President Joe Biden faces growing discontent within the Democratic Party and the media, his campaign is now considering how Vice President Kamala Harris would fare against former President Donald Trump in a potential matchup. This news comes as a surprise to many of Biden&#8217;s supporters, but the campaign&#8217;s motives for conducting this polling remain unclear. One possibility is that the campaign is exploring whether Harris could be a viable replacement for Biden if the pressure for him to step down becomes overwhelming. Another reason could be to assess how Harris would perform against Trump compared to other potential Democratic candidates. However, previous polling suggests that Harris may not be a stronger candidate than Biden against Trump. Despite this, the Biden campaign appears to believe that no other candidate would outperform Biden in a matchup against Trump. Ultimately, the campaign&#8217;s decision to consider Harris as a potential replacement may not yield the desired results<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2007,"featured_media":2292821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-Harris-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32245,32327,32438,33974],"class_list":["post-2292820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden-campaign","tag-breaking-news","tag-kamala-harris","tag-us-presidential-election"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-Harris-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292820","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\/2007"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}