{"id":2304230,"date":"2024-07-21T18:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T22:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-bidens-exit-relieved-dnc-delegates-prep-for-chicago-upheaval-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-21T18:58:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T22:58:40","slug":"dnc-delegates-are-preparing-for-potential-upheaval-in-chicago-following-bidens-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-delegates-are-preparing-for-potential-upheaval-in-chicago-following-bidens-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC delegates are preparing for potential upheaval in Chicago following Biden&#8217;s exit"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fdnc-delegates-are-preparing-for-potential-upheaval-in-chicago-following-bidens-exit%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=2304230&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>After President Joe \u200cBiden decided to end his reelection campaign and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party&#8217;s nominee, delegates expressed relief, support, and gratitude. With the DNC convention\u2063 in Chicago approaching, delegates are now preparing \u200dfor the upheaval and uncertainty of the new developments. Despite the sudden change, delegates are\u200d optimistic\u200b about the future\u200d and\u200b are looking forward to\u200c the convention. The party is\u2062 now\u200c navigating through uncharted territory\u2063 and working towards a seamless transition to Harris as the \u2063nominee.\u2064 The process moving\u200c forward remains fluid, but delegates are rallying around the idea of supporting Harris for the top of the ticket. Some delegates suggest a mini accelerated primary\u200d to \u200dsolidify Harris&#8217;s \u200dposition as the nominee. delegates are adapting to the changes and are committed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-increasingly-clear-the-feds-were-protecting-joe-biden-not-hunter\/\" title=\"Feds favored Joe Biden, not Hunter.\">moving \u200cforward<\/a> with the \u2064party&#8217;s \u200bnomination process.  <\/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\">After Biden&rsquo;s exit, relieved DNC delegates gear up for Chicago convention upheaval<\/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_1708660\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Joanne Chesley was just returning home from church, when she got the call from a friend informing her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Joe Biden\">President Joe Biden<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3064997\/joe-biden-bows-out-of-2024-presidential-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>decided to end <\/a>his reelection campaign and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3064997\/joe-biden-bows-out-of-2024-presidential-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>endorsed<\/a> Vice President Kamala Harris to become the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic Party\">Democratic Party<\/a>&rsquo;s nominee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chesley, a pledged Biden delegate from North Carolina, had vocally supported the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s candidacy this cycle, even as others had called into question the 81-year-old&rsquo;s mental fitness. However, the 71-year-old retired college professor and teacher is applauding Biden&rsquo;s decision to pass the torch to a new generation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m glad he made that decision, considering his health, his family, and how he could do what was right for the country,&rdquo; she said during an interview with the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>on Sunday. &ldquo;In my heart of hearts, I knew he would make the decision that was right for us. I&rsquo;m happy we can move on and get down to business and go to Chicago and have a good convention.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Five delegates who spoke to the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>on Sunday expressed relief, support and gratitude after Biden formally exited the race. The majority are supportive of Harris taking over the top of the Democratic ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Many questions remain unanswered in the aftermath of Biden&rsquo;s decision, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic National Committee&rsquo;s (DNC)\">Democratic National Committee&rsquo;s (DNC)<\/a> convention in Chicago just about a month away.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Samantha Hope Herring, a delegate and elected member of the DNC from Florida said she&rsquo;s hearing from other delegates across the country who are &ldquo;really excited, energized and tremendously upbeat,&rdquo; about the prospect of Harris&rsquo; candidacy at the top of the ticket. She is stressing this situation is unprecedented and the DNC process moving forward is fluid.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Informally, I think there&rsquo;s an effort to get folks across the country on the same page. We have a short amount of time to get everything done,&rdquo; Herring said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to be taking an absence from anything else I&rsquo;m doing and will be helping our delegation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Even with a different candidate at the top of the ticket, Herring does not believe that the Democratic platform at the convention will change, especially if Harris becomes the nominee for the party.<\/p>\n<p>As recently as Friday, Biden vowed to return to the campaign trail next week, and his campaign had remained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3068048\/biden-moves-put-out-fires-following-trump-debate-disaster\/\">defiant and insisted they would be pressing ahead<\/a>. The announcement of Biden&rsquo;s decision caught some delegates off guard, including one who had received a call from the campaign, pushing for a commitment to Biden in the roll call.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had just received this phone call, maybe hours before Biden officially exited the race. This probably gives you an idea of how air tight this exit plan was,&rdquo; the delegate said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">JULY 17th 2024: President of The United States of America Joe Biden has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. &ndash; File Photo by: zz\/KGC-254\/STAR MAX\/IPx 2023 7\/10\/23 President of The United States of America Joe Biden is seen outside 10 Downing Street on July 10, 2023 during his state visit to The United Kingdom. (London, England, UK)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once Biden left the race, he technically surrendered the delegates he won during the primary, leaving them free to back someone else. To secure the party nomination, a candidate needs 1,976 delegate votes. Biden has already received almost 4,000.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Over the last few days, the DNC had been adamant about plans to <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>move forward<\/a> with the process, revealing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/751227134\/Rules-Committee-Co-Chairs-Letter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in a letter<\/a> on Wednesday sent to committee members that the party planned to do so in August. The letter, which was obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>last week, made it clear that the DNC was doubling down on its plan, and set up a deadline of Aug. 7, which was originally<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3016024\/ohio-governor-special-session-biden-2024-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Ohio&rsquo;s filing deadline<\/a> that threatened to keep Biden off the 2024 ballot before state leaders extended the deadline. The latest update pushed back a plan to hold the digital roll call in July after internal lobbying.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s still a lot of uncertainty about what happens next even among the party&rsquo;s leadership in states across the country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a decision for the rules committee and we will see how that conversation progresses as we learn more about how the conversation progresses as we learn more about the process going forward,&rdquo; said Rita Hart, chair of the Democratic Party of Iowa, speaking on a Zoom call with reporters on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Hart did not go as far as offer an endorsement of Harris and emphasized delegates will have an opportunity to make their open decisions at this moment, in what she called &ldquo;unchartered territory.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Biden&rsquo;s endorsement obviously means a great deal. His willingness to put his legacy into Kamala Harris&rsquo; hands speaks volumes,&rdquo; Hart said. &ldquo;That means a great deal. I am also sure that the delegates realize this is going to be their decision.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Democratic National Committee have begun circulating a document urging delegates to support Harris as their party&rsquo;s nominee, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/u\/0\/d\/1uilDt0r6cMRPRbFvBMEWGMtLqPYExSd4ZorYgz26MPI\/mobilebasic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"a letter\">a letter<\/a> obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>Experts believe if there is a decisive choice to rally around Harris, the party could move forward with the virtual plan and arrive in Chicago with the nomination sorted. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All indications are the party is moving forward with the <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>. That included the Credentials Committee meeting today that started right when the news broke,&rdquo; Josh Putnam, a political scientist who runs the site FrontloadingHQ, said Sunday. &ldquo;Obviously, things are fluid and that can change, but if this is an orderly transition to Harris, then the party will stick with the virtual plan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>David Seaton-Lorenz, a 19-year-old Democratic National Committee delegate from Massachusetts said he will support Harris if that&rsquo;s the only candidate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miami-mayor-francis-suarez-drops-out-of-2024-presidential-race\/\" title=\"Miami Mayor Francis Suarez withdraws from 2024 Presidential bid.\">party puts forward<\/a>. However, the party could be better served by having a mini accelerated primary instead of a coronation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think if she was out on the campaign trail, trying to earn the votes of us delegates, that could help her come out even stronger.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some lawmakers had seemed to share a similar outlook earlier last week. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3090238\/jon-tester-calls-for-biden-withdraw-top-democratic-ticket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">became the second<\/a>&nbsp;Democratic senator to call on Biden to step aside last week. The the vulnerable red-state Democrat who is up for reelection in the Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3092047\/democrats-plant-seeds-open-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"took it a step further \">took it a step further <\/a>on Friday, making it clear he&rsquo;d like to see an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-starting-to-lay-the-groundwork-for-an-open-convention-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats are starting to lay the groundwork for an open convention - Washington Examiner\">open nominating process<\/a> at the convention in Chicago next month, declining at that time to endorse Harris, according to his office. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a meeting with fellow California Democrats last week,&nbsp;former Speaker Nancy Pelosi&nbsp;(D-CA) endorsed an open process to choose the party&rsquo;s next nominee if Biden drops out, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/07\/19\/pelosi-support-open-nomination-biden-drop-out-00169893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reporting<\/a>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Seaton-Lorenz had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3087570\/dnc-delegates-party-plan-nominate-biden-virtual-roll-call-offensive-death-march\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>previously been outspoken, calling<\/a> Biden&rsquo;s candidacy a &ldquo;death march to November.&rdquo; He said he&rsquo;s thankful the concerns of voters are finally being considered.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was certainly in favor of him dropping out of the race. I was still surprised since he had rejected those calls for such a long time,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I thank Joe Biden for making this decision, for making a decision that must have been personally very difficult for him, and I&rsquo;m excited for what comes next.&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_1708660\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1708660\"}});<\/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>After Biden decided to end his reelection campaign and endorse Kamala Harris, DNC delegates are gearing up for the upcoming Chicago convention. Many delegates, including Joanne Chesley from North Carolina, are relieved and supportive of Harris taking over as the Democratic Party&#8217;s nominee. There is uncertainty about the process moving forward, but efforts are being made to get everyone on the same page. Despite the unexpected nature of Biden&#8217;s decision, delegates are looking forward to a successful convention in Chicago<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2304231,"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\/Joe-Biden-July-2024-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,4387,34036,7705,17874],"class_list":["post-2304230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-chicago","tag-delegates","tag-dnc","tag-upheaval"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Joe-Biden-July-2024-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304230","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\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2304230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2304231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2304230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2304230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2304230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}