{"id":2298919,"date":"2024-07-18T05:22:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T09:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-jokes-abound-at-rnc-but-most-gopers-want-him-to-stay\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T05:24:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T09:24:52","slug":"rnc-filled-with-biden-jokes-but-gopers-prefer-he-stays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-filled-with-biden-jokes-but-gopers-prefer-he-stays\/","title":{"rendered":"RNC filled with Biden jokes, but GOPers prefer he stays"},"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\">20<\/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%2Frnc-filled-with-biden-jokes-but-gopers-prefer-he-stays%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=2298919&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 summary is \u200babout\u200c elected Republicans making jokes about \u200cPresident Joe Biden at the Republican\u200b National Convention, but some Republicans actually hope he stays in the\u200b race. \u200bDespite the jokes, many Republicans are hesitant to \u2062attack Biden directly as they see\u2062 him as\u2062 their best chance in the upcoming election. Some\u200c attendees also believe that it would be better for \u200cBiden to stay in the race due to concerns about his health. The article\u2064 also \u200dmentions the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-says-house-republicans-have-broken-a-record-and-its-a-good-sign-for-the-gop\/\" title=\"McCarthy: GOP Breaks Record, Positive Sign\">current polling numbers<\/a> between Biden and \u2062Trump, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitt-romney-admits-he-didnt-know-anything-about-burisma-during-trumps-ukraine-impeachment\/\" title=\"Romney confesses ignorance on Burisma during Trump&#039;s Ukraine impeachment.\">internal\u200d struggles<\/a> within the Democratic party \u200cabout Biden&#8217;s candidacy. Republicans seem to be \u200denjoying\u2063 the disarray within the Democratic party and\u2063 are confident \u200bin their unity behind their 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\"><\/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\">Biden jokes abound at RNC &mdash;&nbsp;but some Republicans hope he stays in the race<\/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_1705704\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>MILWAUKEE &mdash;<\/strong>&nbsp;Elected Republicans tested their stand-up comedy skills cracking jokes about President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>. But they may be leery of going too far.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) lit up the Milwaukee convention by saying America &ldquo;cannot afford four more years of a <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3086285\/desantis-slams-biden-weekend-at-bernies-presidency-rnc-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Weekend at Bernie&rsquo;s\">Weekend at Bernie&rsquo;s<\/a><\/em>  presidency.&rdquo; Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AK) followed that up with the quip that she used to enjoy bring your kid to work day, &ldquo;much like Jill Biden now drags Joe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3086516\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-digs-jill-biden-husband-work-rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bring Your Husband to Work Day\">Bring Your Husband to Work Day<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, GOPers onstage have often shied away from direct attacks on the president&rsquo;s acuity, as many of them hope he stays in the race. DeSantis spoke the next morning at a breakfast event for Florida delegates outside the Republican National Convention, saying he wants Biden to remain in the race.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was pretty hard on Joe Biden last night. It was merited,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;In the spirit of unity, I just want to say that I sure hope he ends up with the Democratic nomination for president of the United States.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s not fit to lead,&rdquo; DeSantis added. &ldquo;But I do think if the Democrats want to go down this road, I think that&rsquo;s the best possible scenarios for Republicans. And so I hope he sticks it out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, hugs his wife during the Republican National Convention Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo\/Charles Rex Arbogast)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That was the sentiment of some attendees as well, such as Georgia alternate Wendell McNeal, who reflected on the political question of whether Biden would be easier to beat than another candidate such as Vice President Kamala Harris or Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think probably it would be better for him to stay in,&rdquo; McNeal said. &ldquo;What&rsquo;s happening to him will get worse. I&rsquo;ve gone through that with my mother. Don&rsquo;t get me wrong I feel for him, but it&rsquo;s a dangerous situation having someone that&rsquo;s having these difficulties running the country. For the election, it would be better for him to stay in due to the fact that [his health] could get worse.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump leads Biden 47.3% to 44.8% in the <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> polling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"average\">average<\/a>, though other candidates do not fare much better than Trump in theoretical polls.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are chewing on the same question as well, with the situation seesawing day by day as Biden backers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3085031\/dnc-virtual-nomination-still-on-despite-calls-biden-candidacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"assert their territory\">assert their territory<\/a> while nervous detractors look at ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3087833\/biden-democratic-groundswell-turn-against-him-allies-look-run-out-clock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"dump him\">dump him<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Committee continues to insist it will nominate Biden via <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> even before its official convention, but a new drip of damage seems to emerge each day, with heavyweight Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) <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=\"joining calls\">joining calls<\/a> for him to step down and rumors that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-CA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) pushed for a delay in the virtual vote. <\/p>\n<p>For now, Republicans are enjoying the contrast, unified behind their candidate as the other major party wrestles with what to do. <\/p>\n<p>Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) kept up the jokes Wednesday night, calling on the crowd to yell &ldquo;Trump&rdquo; loud enough to wake up Biden because &ldquo;it&rsquo;s after 4 p.m. in D.C.&rdquo; Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), a former White House physician to Trump and Barack Obama, ventured into slightly more serious territory by saying &ldquo;father time has not been kind to Joe Biden&rdquo; and taking a shot at his running mate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Perhaps the greatest blame lies with his own <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>, Kamala Harris,&rdquo; Jackson said. &ldquo;She has not been truthfor to us. She has lied to us, she has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-abortion-activists-protest-outside-brett-kavanaughs-home\/\" title=\"Pro-Abortion Activists Protest Outside Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s Home\">put party<\/a> before country, and she is as unfit in character as joe Biden is in body and mind.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But other conventionees the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>spoke to said they would be fine if Biden dropped out, saying they were afraid for his health and confident that Trump could beat any replacement Democrat. A few said they were not amused by the jokes, feeling the situation is too serious for such antics.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, he should not remain [the nominee],&rdquo; Rhode Island delegate Michelle Sztabor said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not worried about another candidate. There isn&rsquo;t another candidate that&rsquo;s better than Trump.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Yardley, a Georgia delegate to the convention, offered a similar take.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Republicans will take either one, Biden or Harris,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;We can beat both of them. We can beat anybody.&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_1705704\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1705704\"}});<\/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>Jokes about President Joe Biden were a common theme at the Republican National Convention, with some Republicans hoping he remains in the race. While elected Republicans showcased their comedic skills by poking fun at Biden, they were cautious not to go too far. Some Republicans, like Gov. Ron DeSantis, expressed their desire for Biden to stay in the race, believing it would benefit the Republican party. Despite the jokes, there were concerns about Biden&#8217;s health and fitness to lead the country, with some attendees feeling that the situation was too serious for humor. Overall, Republicans seemed confident in their ability to defeat any Democratic candidate, whether it be Biden or someone else<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2298920,"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\/RNC-Joe-Biden-Ron-DeSantis.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,6203,5548,35429,6915],"class_list":["post-2298919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-gop","tag-jokes","tag-preference","tag-rnc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/RNC-Joe-Biden-Ron-DeSantis.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298919","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=2298919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2298920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2298919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2298919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2298919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}