{"id":2292927,"date":"2024-07-11T17:45:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T21:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-insists-virtual-nomination-still-on-as-biden-wobbles\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T17:48:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T21:48:40","slug":"dnc-insists-virtual-nomination-still-on-as-biden-wobbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-insists-virtual-nomination-still-on-as-biden-wobbles\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC insists virtual nomination still on as Biden wobbles"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fdnc-insists-virtual-nomination-still-on-as-biden-wobbles%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=2292927&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 \u2062Democratic National Committee is still planning to nominate Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for \u200bpresident, despite concerns about his candidacy following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-mcconnell-isnt-expecting-the-gop-to-retake-the-senate\/\" title=\"Why McConnell Isn\u2019t Expecting the GOP to Retake the Senate\">disastrous debate performance<\/a>. The \u200dplan\u2064 involves a virtual roll\u2062 call to nominate Biden ahead of the party&#8217;s convention, in order to bypass an Ohio law that could have kept his \u2063name off \u200cthe state&#8217;s ballots. While some Democrats have called for Biden \u2063to drop out, most delegates seem to be sticking\u200c with him. \u2062Speculation about a possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-obama-repaid-biden-in-2020-after-anointing-clinton-as-his-successor-in-2016-book\/\" title=\"Obama repaid Biden in 2020 after choosing Clinton as his successor in 2016: Book reveals\">convention floor fight<\/a> if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-files-fec-complaint-claiming-cnn-biden-and-trump-engaged-in-flagrant-violations-in-planning-debates\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. lodges FEC complaint alleging CNN, Biden, and Trump violated debate rules\">virtual nomination<\/a> does not take place as planned has been circulating. Energy, optimism, \u200band hope are seen as necessary for a successful campaign,\u200c but some\u2063 within the party are calling for \u200ba \u200dreset with a new candidate.  <\/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\">DNC insists virtual nomination still on despite growing calls against Biden candidacy<\/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\/haisten-willis\/\">Haisten Willis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-11T17:29:17-04:00\">July 11, 2024 5:29 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1700359\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic National Committee\">Democratic National Committee<\/a> says it still plans to nominate President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> ahead of the party\u2019s convention in spite of his recent wobbles.<\/p>\n<p>The plan, announced before Biden\u2019s disastrous June 27 debate, involves making him the Democratic nominee via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3019669\/dnc-nominate-biden-virtually-convention-ohio-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"virtual roll call\">virtual roll call<\/a> ahead of the convention, where candidates are traditionally nominated. Questions have swirled about the move and the state of Biden\u2019s candidacy for the last two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe planned virtual roll call is moving forward, as we announced,\u201d a DNC spokesperson told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> The Biden campaign also said the plan is moving forward. <\/p>\n<p>Originally, the virtual roll call was needed to skirt an Ohio law that could have kept Biden\u2019s name off the state\u2019s ballots if he wasn\u2019t nominated by Aug. 7, as the Democratic National Convention isn\u2019t until Aug. 19-22 in Chicago. The virtual move would circumvent that problem, even if it sapped drama from the event itself.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio has moved to change its law, but the DNC\u2019s plan has come <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071663\/dnc-delegates-bidens-nomination-convention-apprehension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"back into focus\">back into focus<\/a> as a growing number of Democrats are calling for Biden to drop out following his debate performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCounter to popular belief, the rules of the Democratic Party do NOT require that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrat-reminds-delegates-party-rules-dont-require-them-to-vote-for-biden-at-dnc-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"California Democrat reminds delegates party rules don\u2019t require them to vote for Biden at DNC - Washington Examiner\">pledged delegates vote<\/a> for Biden at the convention,\u201d Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) wrote in a July 5 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BradSherman\/status\/1809326981302952045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1809326981302952045%7Ctwgr%5E154516da06ab612d6fc8c064cc6fd3505e856b62%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fcampaigns%2Fpresidential%2F3071663%2Fdnc-delegates-bidens-nomination-convention-apprehension%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted\">post<\/a> on X. \u201cParty rules require delegates\u2019 votes, \u2018reflect the sentiments of those who elected them,\u2019 at the time the delegates cast their ballots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Such speculation would, theoretically, cease if Biden becomes the nominee within the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The internal machinations of the DNC include a rules panel meeting on July 19 and a credentials committee meeting on July 21. That second date is the earliest that Biden could be virtually nominated, with the latest date believed to be Aug. 7, the original deadline date was set to circumvent the Ohio law.<\/p>\n<p>Biden insists he\u2019s staying in the race, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071663\/dnc-delegates-bidens-nomination-convention-apprehension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"most delegates\">most Democratic delegates<\/a> appear to be sticking with him at this point. Biden secured roughly 99% of delegates in a noncompetitive party primary this spring, and needs only a simple majority of them in order to secure the nomination. <\/p>\n<p>The <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/ajc-survey-georgia-democratic-delegates-back-biden\/TYTN6ELZHVCGHOXFJOLLFSC4PQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"surveyed\">surveyed<\/a> 50 of Georgia\u2019s delegates this week and found that nearly all of them still back Biden. Still, enthusiasm is not running high in the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think anything will tamp down speculation at this point given the consistent and growing sentiment among Democrats that we need another candidate,\u201d Democratic strategist Tom Cochran said. \u201cIt\u2019s certainly a distraction, but the palace intrigue is too much to resist for almost everyone, especially the possibility of a reset in the campaign with a new candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnergy, optimism, and hope are what we need to win the election, and right now those are pretty low,\u201d Cochran added.<\/p>\n<p>The exact date that Biden would be nominated virtually has not been announced. If the virtual vote did not take place as planned, some politicos are speculating about a possible convention floor fight that could turn chaotic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Democrats want a nominee who isn\u2019t named Joe Biden, then they need to have a delegate fight in Chicago, and they need to start preparing now,\u201d conservative columnist Jim Geraghty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/07\/10\/joe-biden-democratic-convention-delegates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The last contested Democratic convention took place in 1968 in Chicago, the same city hosting this year\u2019s edition.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden began this week with a letter to Congress and an appearance on MSNBC\u2019s <em>Morning Joe<\/em> program designed to solidify his status as the Democratic nominee. The effort briefly stemmed the tide of calls for him to step down, but by Wednesday, the likes of George Clooney and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) were speculating about Biden\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s up to the president to decide if he is going to run,\u201d Pelosi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3076419\/pelosi-democrats-breathing-room-criticize-biden-fitness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> during her own <em>Morning Joe<\/em> appearance. \u201cWe\u2019re all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short.\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_1700359\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1700359\"}});<\/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>The Democratic National Committee is still planning to nominate President Joe Biden virtually despite concerns about his candidacy. The virtual roll call was originally planned to avoid an Ohio law that could have kept Biden off the state&#8217;s ballots. There have been calls for Biden to drop out following his poor debate performance, but he insists he is staying in the race. The DNC is set to hold meetings in July to discuss the nomination process, with the earliest possible date for Biden&#8217;s virtual nomination being July 21. Despite some speculation and lack of enthusiasm within the party, most Democratic delegates still support Biden. If the virtual vote does not take place as planned, there could be a potential convention floor fight. Biden&#8217;s future as the nominee remains uncertain, with some prominent figures like George Clooney and Nancy Pelosi speculating about his decision to run<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2292928,"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\/joe-biden-nato-summit.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,7705,34713],"class_list":["post-2292927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-dnc","tag-virtual-nomination"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/joe-biden-nato-summit.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292927","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\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}