{"id":2300789,"date":"2024-07-19T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-house-democrat-asks-biden-to-stand-aside-as-dam-slowly-breaks-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T11:01:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T15:01:26","slug":"illinois-house-democrat-urges-biden-to-step-aside-as-dam-breaks-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-house-democrat-urges-biden-to-step-aside-as-dam-breaks-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois House Democrat urges Biden to step aside as dam breaks &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fillinois-house-democrat-urges-biden-to-step-aside-as-dam-breaks-washington-examiner%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=2300789&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>Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) has joined \u200dother Democrats in asking President\u2064 Joe Biden to\u2064 suspend his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">reelection campaign<\/a>, citing concerns about his ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teen-vogue-va-gop-win-due-to-whitelash-incendiary-race-baiting-propaganda-dems-not-progressive-enough\/\" title=\"Teen Vogue: VA GOP Win Due to \u2018Whitelash,\u2018 \u2018Incendiary Race-Baiting Propaganda\u2019 \u2014 Dems Not Progressive Enough\">win due<\/a> to public focus on his &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-these-12-people-are-responsible-for-most-covid-misinformation-never-says-who-they-are\/\" title=\"Biden Says \u2018These 12 People\u2019 Are Responsible For Most COVID Misinformation. Never Says Who They Are.\">senior moments<\/a>&#8221; rather than his capabilities. In an op-ed to\u200b the Chicago Tribune,\u200d Casten expressed doubt that Biden could effectively shift the conversation away from these issues. A total of \u206322 congressional Democrats, including \u200bCasten, have urged Biden to\u2062 step aside, with some suggesting that the\u200c party should select a new nominee.  <\/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\">Illinois House Democrat asks Biden to stand aside as dam slowly breaks<\/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>Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) is the latest <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Democrat<\/a> to ask President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> to suspend his reelection campaign, arguing that Biden cannot win due to the light shed on &ldquo;senior moments&rdquo; instead of capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the upcoming election is a referendum on past performance, future promises and character, I have every confidence Biden would win,&rdquo; Casten wrote in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2024\/07\/19\/opinion-joe-biden-presidential-candidacy-pass-the-torch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>op-ed<\/a> to the <em>Chicago Tribune<\/em>. &ldquo;But politics, like life, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-biden-could-be-replaced-as-the-democratic-nominee-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"How Biden could be replaced as the Democratic nominee - Washington Examiner\">isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t fair. And as long as this election is instead litigated over which candidate is more likely to be held accountable for public gaffes and &lsquo;senior moments,&rsquo; I believe that Biden is not only going to lose but is also uniquely incapable of shifting that conversation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Casten is the 22nd congressional Democrat to call on Biden to drop out of the presidential contest, joining 19 of his House colleagues and Sens. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Jon Tester (D-MT). Three of Casten&rsquo;s Illinois colleagues, Reps. Brad Schneider (D-IL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), and Eric Sorensen (D-IL), are among those who have implored the president to allow the party to select a new nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and his campaign are adamant that the president is not standing aside and will be the Democratic nominee, but there are reports that he is more receptive to the idea of allowing a new candidate to step forward. The campaign has denied this.<\/p>\n<p>Casten spoke to Biden&rsquo;s legacy, writing that the president has earned a departure with &ldquo;dignity and decency.&rdquo; His comments mirror those written by his colleagues in <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>their own statements.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is with a heavy heart and much personal reflection that I am therefore calling on Biden to pass the torch to a new generation,&rdquo; Casten said. &ldquo;To manage an exit with all the dignity and decency that has guided his half-century of public service. To cement his legacy as the president who saved our democracy in 2020 and handed it off to trusted hands in 2024 who could carry his legacy forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It breaks my heart to say it, but Biden is no longer up for that job,&rdquo; he added.<\/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>Illinois House Democrat Sean Casten has joined a growing number of Democrats in calling on President Joe Biden to suspend his reelection campaign. Casten argues that Biden&#8217;s chances of winning are hindered by the focus on his &#8220;senior moments&#8221; rather than his capabilities. Casten is the 22nd congressional Democrat to urge Biden to step aside, with others including Senators Peter Welch and Jon Tester. Despite calls for him to stand aside, Biden and his campaign maintain that he will be the Democratic nominee. Casten, along with other Democrats, believes that Biden should pass the torch to a new generation for the sake of the party and the country<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2300790,"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\/sean-casten-illinois.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,33696,6413,33157,32076],"class_list":["post-2300789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-house-democrat","tag-illinois","tag-step-aside","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sean-casten-illinois.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300789","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=2300789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2300790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2300789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2300789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2300789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}