{"id":2296461,"date":"2024-07-16T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-circulate-letter-about-concerns-with-dnc-virtual-roll-call-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:43:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:43:47","slug":"democrats-are-sharing-a-letter-expressing-worries-about-the-dncs-virtual-roll-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-sharing-a-letter-expressing-worries-about-the-dncs-virtual-roll-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats are sharing a letter expressing worries about the DNC&#8217;s virtual roll call"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fdemocrats-are-sharing-a-letter-expressing-worries-about-the-dncs-virtual-roll-call%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=2296461&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>Democrats are circulating a letter expressing &#8220;serious concerns&#8221; \u200babout the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-sharing-a-letter-expressing-worries-about-the-dncs-virtual-roll-call-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats are sharing a letter expressing worries about the DNC&#039;s virtual roll call - Washington Examiner\">virtual roll call planned<\/a> to elect Joe Biden as the Democratic Party&#8217;s nominee. The letter highlights the changing circumstances in Ohio that make the \u2064virtual roll call unnecessary and urges DNC members to challenge this decision. \u2063Some Democrats have publicly called on Biden\u2064 to withdraw from the race, citing concerns about\u200c his performance and \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-releases-note-from-personal-physician-stating-his-overall-health-is-excellent\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s doctor confirms he is in excellent health.\">recent verbal slip-ups<\/a>.\u200c Despite these challenges, \u2063Biden continues to push forward with his campaign. The\u200c letter \u200cemphasizes the importance of allowing debate\u2064 and avoiding a premature\u2064 decision that could\u200d harm party unity. The DNC changed \u200bits nominating process \u200dto accommodate an earlier deadline in Ohio, but with recent changes in state \u200claws, the virtual\u200c roll call no longer serves\u200c a\u2062 purpose. Democrats are concerned that rushing the nomination process \u200ccould negatively impact the party&#8217;s morale and unity.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\">Democrats circulate letter on &lsquo;serious concerns&rsquo; with DNC virtual roll call for Biden<\/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=\"2024-07-16T14:02:41-04:00\">July 16, 2024 2:02 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1700500\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Concerns over President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s candidacy are resurging after a brief respite, with congressional <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> circulating a new letter for members to sign to challenge the virtual roll call planned to elect Biden as the party&rsquo;s nominee.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/16\/us\/politics\/dnc-biden-nominee.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>letter<\/a>, obtained by multiple outlets<em>,<\/em> highlights &ldquo;serious concerns&rdquo; about nominating Biden through a virtual roll call ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> as early as Sunday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-did-joe-biden-lie-about-visiting-synagogue-after-2018-mass-shooting-probably-but-we-shouldnt-be-surprised\/\" title=\"OPINION: Did Joe Biden Lie About Visiting Synagogue After 2018 Mass Shooting? Probably, But We Shouldn\u2019t Be Surprised\">virtual call<\/a> was originally decided upon to ensure the president would qualify for the ballot in Ohio. However, as the letter notes, Ohio has since changed its rules, making the virtual call no longer necessary.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At this point, there is no serious threat to the Democratic ticket nominated in regular order at the next month&rsquo;s DNC convention appearing on the ballot in Ohio or any other state,&rdquo; reads the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/24815618-dnc-letter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>letter<\/a>, which is addressed to Democratic National Committee members.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Proceeding with the &lsquo;virtual roll call&rsquo; in the absence of a valid legal rationale will be rightly perceived as a purely political maneuver, which we believe would be counterproductive and undermine party unity and cohesion,&rdquo; the letter continues. &ldquo;Moreover, it would contradict what President Biden himself has repeatedly said to members of Congress in recent days, telling us that anyone who wants to challenge his nomination should do so &lsquo;at the convention.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Eighteen House Democrats and one Senate Democrat have publicly called on Biden to withdraw from the race and allow the party to select a new presidential nominee in the wake of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/for-biden-the-debate-stakes-couldnt-be-higher-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"For Biden, the debate stakes couldn\u2019t be higher - Washington Examiner\">poor debate performance<\/a> and recent verbal slip-ups on and off stage.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), who represents a swing district marked a &ldquo;toss-up&rdquo; for the 2024 election, confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that she is planning to sign on to the letter.<\/p>\n<p>Biden appears to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3077203\/democrats-panic-not-subsiding-biden-runs-out-clock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>running out the clock<\/a> ahead of the convention, as he will only need to withstand a few more weeks of criticism before becoming the official nominee if the virtual roll call continues as planned. The president has declared he is running in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-panic-not-subsiding-as-biden-seeks-to-run-out-clock-on-swap-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats\u2019 panic not subsiding as Biden seeks to run out clock on swap - Washington Examiner\">race numerous times<\/a> in interviews and in calls to several Democratic caucuses.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA), who is among those who raised concerns with Biden&rsquo;s candidacy on a call with Progressive Caucus members over the weekend, has been circulating the letter, according to <em>Axios<\/em> and the <em>New York Times.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To try to squelch debate and jam this through is a power play of the highest order,&rdquo; Mr. Huffman said in an interview with the <em>New York Times<\/em>. &ldquo;That kind of heavy-handed move is not going to go over well with a lot of people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Huff man&rsquo;s office told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the letter has not been sent yet and is still circulating. The congressman is not leading it, his office said.<\/p>\n<p>&rdquo;Rep. Huffman and other members are very concerned with this extraordinary attempt to speed up the nomination and do not think brute force is the way to achieve unity and enthusiasm,&rdquo; a spokesperson for Huffman told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The DNC changed its nominating process in May to accommodate an Aug. 7 deadline to place his name on Ohio&rsquo;s ballot. The convention is scheduled for Aug. 19-22 in Chicago. However, Buckeye State lawmakers passed a bill pushing the deadline until the end of August, and it does not take effect until Sept. 1, making the virtual roll call no longer relevant, the letter argued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of us have called on President Biden to step aside, others have urged him to stay in the race, and still others have deep concerns about the status of the President&rsquo;s campaign but have yet to take a position on what should happen,&rdquo; the letter reads. &ldquo;All of us, however, agree that stifling debate and prematurely shutting down any possible change in the Democratic ticket through an unnecessary and unprecedented &lsquo;virtual roll call&rsquo; in the days ahead is a terrible idea. It could deeply undermine the morale and unity of Democrats &mdash; from delegates, volunteers, grassroots organizers and donors to ordinary voters &mdash; at the worst possible time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At a DNC press conference Wednesday morning, Biden campaign manager Quentin Fulks said the plan was to move forward with the virtual roll call.<\/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>&ldquo;They tried to do a rule change,&rdquo; Fulks said. &ldquo;It is our obligation as a campaign to make sure that President Biden is on the ballot, as well as Donald Trump. For anybody who is trying to play those games and any candidates who completes the process, turned in their signatures to get on the ballot and have ballot access. But we&rsquo;re not going to leave it up to Ohio Republicans to have President Biden not be on the ballot in every single state. He deserves that right, he&rsquo;s earned that right.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the fact that they solved it with a legislative fix,&rdquo; Fulks added when accused of dodging the question. &ldquo;We moved forward, we instituted this before they had a fix, and we&rsquo;re gonna continue on that path, because we&rsquo;re not going to leave it up to them to change the rules again.&rdquo;<\/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_1700500\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1700500\"}});<\/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><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats are expressing concerns about the virtual roll call planned to nominate President Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention. They believe the virtual call is no longer necessary due to changes in Ohio&#8217;s rules, and proceeding with it could be seen as a political maneuver that undermines party unity. Some members of Congress have called on Biden to withdraw from the race, but he appears to be continuing with his candidacy despite criticism. Rep. Jared Huffman is circulating a letter expressing concerns about the virtual roll call and the rush to nominate Biden before the convention. Despite these concerns, Biden&#8217;s campaign manager has stated that they plan to move forward with the virtual roll call to ensure Biden&#8217;s name is on the ballot in every state<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2296462,"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\/biden-youth-vote.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,7705,4509,35238],"class_list":["post-2296461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-dnc","tag-letter","tag-virtual-roll-call"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-youth-vote.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296461","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=2296461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2296462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2296461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2296461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2296461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}