{"id":2297971,"date":"2024-07-17T14:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T18:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-halt-letter-to-dnc-over-virtual-roll-call-to-nominate-biden-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T14:20:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T18:20:27","slug":"house-democrats-have-stopped-a-letter-to-the-dnc-regarding-a-virtual-roll-call-to-nominate-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-have-stopped-a-letter-to-the-dnc-regarding-a-virtual-roll-call-to-nominate-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats have stopped a letter to the DNC regarding a virtual roll call to nominate Biden"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fhouse-democrats-have-stopped-a-letter-to-the-dnc-regarding-a-virtual-roll-call-to-nominate-biden%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=2297971&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>House Democrats \u200bhave decided to withdraw a letter \u200dto the Democratic National \u200bCommittee expressing concerns about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-plan-virtual-nomination-for-biden-ahead-of-chicago-convention\/\" title=\"Democrats to Hold Virtual Nomination for Biden Before Chicago Convention\">virtual roll call<\/a>\u200c to\u2064 nominate Joe Biden as the\u200b official party presidential\u2063 nominee. This decision follows the DNC&#8217;s announcement that the nomination process will not take place \u2062until August. Democrats were circulating a letter urging\u200b the DNC \u200bto \u200creconsider\u200b the virtual \u2062roll \u200bcall, but they have halted this effort for now. The DNC will meet to propose a\u2064 framework for the party&#8217;s convention and will\u200d reconvene next week to \u2064adopt specific rules. The letter aims to prevent any perception of \u200da rushed or political maneuver that could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-says-hell-file-a-motion-to-vacate-what-that-means-for-speaker-mccarthy\/\" title=\"Rep. Gaetz to file motion to vacate, implications for Speaker McCarthy.\">undermine party unity<\/a>.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Democrats halt letter to DNC over virtual roll call to nominate Biden<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1700500\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Democrats<\/a> are pulling a letter to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Committee<\/a> that argued against a virtual roll call to select President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> as the official party presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to halt the letter comes after the committee announced it would not hold a roll call to nominate Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3086838\/dnc-virtual-roll-call-nominate-biden-wont-happen-until-august\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>until August<\/a>. An exact date is not set, but officials have said after Aug. 1 and before Aug. 7.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re glad to see that the pressure has worked and the DNC will not rush this virtual process through in July,&rdquo; a spokesperson for Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> &ldquo;We won&rsquo;t be sending the letter at this time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>News that Democrats were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3084991\/democrats-circulate-letter-serious-concerns-dnc-virtual-roll-call-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>circulating a letter<\/a> broke Tuesday, and several Democrats had said they planned to sign on to the note asking the DNC to reconsider the use of a virtual roll call to nominate Biden weeks ahead of the Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Huffman&rsquo;s office had told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Tuesday&nbsp;that the letter was circulating but that the congressman was not leading the effort.<\/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 said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 7 was originally Ohio&rsquo;s filing deadline, which threatened to keep Biden off the 2024 ballot before it was extended by state leaders. Democrats have argued that because of this legislative change, the virtual roll call was no longer necessary.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Proceeding with the &lsquo;<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&#038;rsquo<\/a>; 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 reads. &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.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Committee will meet Friday to propose a framework for &ldquo;how best to proceed&rdquo; with the party&rsquo;s convention, according to the letter. The committee will then reconvene next week to &ldquo;consider and adopt specific rules for that purpose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The letter to committee members appears to quell speculation within the Democratic Party that the committee hoped to quickly nominate Biden and avoid any further debate on his candidacy. So far, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3087260\/adam-schiff-joins-call-biden-suspend-2024-bid-stakes-too-high\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>20 congressional Democrats<\/a>, 19 representatives and one senator, have called on Biden to withdraw from the race amid worries that the president is not a strong enough candidate to defeat former President Donald Trump in November.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Huffman&rsquo;s fellow Californian, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), became <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3087260\/adam-schiff-joins-call-biden-suspend-2024-bid-stakes-too-high\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the latest House Democrat<\/a> to call on Biden to suspend his campaign on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff said the&nbsp;&ldquo;choice to withdraw from the campaign is President Biden&rsquo;s alone,&rdquo; but the congressman said he believes it is time for Biden &ldquo;to pass the torch&rdquo; and &ldquo;secure his legacy of leadership&rdquo; by allowing another Democrat to step forward and beat Trump.<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Democrats have decided not to send a letter to the DNC opposing a virtual roll call to nominate President Joe Biden as the official party presidential nominee. The decision to halt the letter came after the DNC announced that the roll call would not take place until August, with an exact date to be determined. The letter had been circulating among Democrats, but it is no longer being pursued. Some Democrats had expressed concerns about rushing the nomination process and argued that a virtual roll call was unnecessary due to changes in Ohio&#8217;s filing deadline. The DNC will meet to discuss the party&#8217;s convention and rules for the nomination process. Despite some calls for Biden to withdraw from the race, the decision to continue his campaign is ultimately up to him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2297972,"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\/jared-huffman.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,7705,33723,9134,35238],"class_list":["post-2297971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-dnc","tag-house-democrats","tag-nomination","tag-virtual-roll-call"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/jared-huffman.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2297971","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=2297971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2297971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2297972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2297971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2297971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2297971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}