{"id":2293517,"date":"2024-07-12T13:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T17:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-donor-says-her-party-needs-to-grow-a-spine-by-expressing-concerns-about-biden-publicly\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T13:38:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T17:38:36","slug":"democrat-donor-says-her-party-needs-to-grow-a-spine-by-expressing-concerns-about-biden-publicly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-donor-says-her-party-needs-to-grow-a-spine-by-expressing-concerns-about-biden-publicly\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Donor Says Her Party Needs To &#8216;Grow A Spine&#8217; By Expressing Concerns About Biden Publicly"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fdemocrat-donor-says-her-party-needs-to-grow-a-spine-by-expressing-concerns-about-biden-publicly%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=2293517&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>Democratic donor Maggie Kulyk called on her party to &#8220;grow a spine&#8221;\u200b and publicly express their concerns about President Joe Biden. Despite Biden&#8217;s <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> addressing concerns about his age and mental acuity, a \u200bgrowing number of\u200c Democrats are still calling for his withdrawal from the race. Kulyk believes \u200bit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-still-considering-presidential-run\/\" title=\"Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson Still Considering Presidential Run\">takes courage<\/a>\u2064 for Democrats to speak out, as many in Washington lack it. She has written to \u2063Democratic legislators \u200burging them to honestly \u200dexpress\u200d their opinions about Biden&#8217;s reelection \u200dbid, as she and many others believe\u2064 his press conference did not address\u2064 the\u2064 issues\u200c at hand.  <\/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\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/dcnf\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/dcnf\/%20\"><span>Nicole Silverio<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 12, 2024 at 8:38am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Democratic donor Maggie Kulyk said Friday that her party needs to \u201cgrow a spine\u201d by publicly expressing their concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbc-correspondent-breaks-bad-news-post-debate-polls-joe-biden-doesnt-lead-single-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden held a consequential press conference Thursday evening in an attempt to quell concerns about his age and mental acuity since his lacking performance at the June 27 debate.<\/p>\n<p>A growing number of Democrats have continued to call for the president\u2019s withdrawal from the race despite it being an\u00a0improvement from his debate performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that it takes courage to come out publicly, and unfortunately all of Washington lacks courage,\u201d Kulyk told CNN host Sara Sidner. \u201cI mean, frankly.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrat Donor Says Her Party Needs To \u2018Grow A Spine\u2019 By Expressing Concerns About Biden Publicly <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/87mFllmqsX\">pic.twitter.com\/87mFllmqsX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1811775722748350574?\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The donor said she has written to Democratic legislators calling on them to publicly speak their honest opinions about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbc-correspondent-breaks-bad-news-post-debate-polls-joe-biden-doesnt-lead-single-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden\u2019s reelection bid<\/a>, adding that many of her friends and acquaintances believe the press conference did not \u201cmove the meter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, I don\u2019t think Joe Biden can do it,\u201d she continued. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what\u2019s so very, very concerning to me. So whoever comes out publicly or doesn\u2019t come out publicly, at this stage of the game, that\u2019s a little too late.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to move forward and I think people need to, as I put it in an article, grow a spine and say what they\u2019re really believing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She praised a New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/08\/opinion\/biden-democratic-nominee.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">op-ed<\/a> written by Democratic strategist James Carville calling on top Democrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amash-attempts-michigan-comeback-can-a-libertarian-still-win-in-trumps-gop\/\" title=\"Amash seeks Michigan return: Libertarian success in Trump&#039;s GOP?\">hold town halls<\/a> to prep Vice President Kamala Harris for the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Kulyk argued Carville\u2019s idea would \u201cunite the party\u201d and lead to electoral victories.<\/p>\n<p>At least 16 congressional Democrats have called on Biden to end his candidacy following the debate, including Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton and Vermont Sen. Peter Welch.<\/p>\n<p>Prominent left-wing figures such as Hollywood actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/george-clooney-calls-biden-drop-race-just-weeks-hosting-glitzy-fundraiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Clooney<\/a> have argued the president should step down.<\/p>\n<p>Polls have found Trump leading the president since the debate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-in-tough-elections-ignore-pelosis-push-to-tout-bbb\/\" title=\"Dems In Tough Elections Ignore Pelosi\u2019s Push To Tout BBB\">highly competitive race<\/a>. Trump is leading 42% to 40% nationally as of Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/president-general\/2024\/national\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to FiveThirtyEight.<\/p>\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Democratic donor, Maggie Kulyk, has called on her party to be more courageous and publicly express their concerns about President Joe Biden. Kulyk believes that Biden&#8217;s recent press conference did not address the issues surrounding his age and mental acuity, and that it may be too late for Democrats to speak out now. She has written to Democratic legislators urging them to be honest about their opinions on Biden&#8217;s reelection bid. Kulyk praised a New York Times op-ed suggesting that top Democrats hold town halls to prepare Vice President Kamala Harris for the nomination, which she believes would unite the party and lead to electoral victories. Several congressional Democrats and left-wing figures have called on Biden to end his candidacy, with polls showing Trump leading nationally since the debate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":2293518,"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\/joey.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4912,6498,4787],"class_list":["post-2293517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrat","tag-donor","tag-party"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/joey.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293517","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\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}