{"id":2310096,"date":"2024-07-27T09:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T13:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2310096"},"modified":"2024-07-27T09:50:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T13:50:24","slug":"white-house-report-card-biden-withdrawal-starts-furious-effort-to-define-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-biden-withdrawal-starts-furious-effort-to-define-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Report Card: Biden withdrawal starts furious effort to define Harris &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fwhite-house-report-card-biden-withdrawal-starts-furious-effort-to-define-harris-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=2310096&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 \u2062latest &#8220;White House Report Card&#8221; highlights the current\u200d political situation surrounding President Joe Biden\u200b and Vice President Kamala Harris. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-president-macron-woke-social-science-theories-entirely-imported-from-u-s-are-eroding-france\/\" title=\"French President Macron: Woke \u2018Social Science Theories Entirely Imported\u2019 From U.S. Are Eroding France\">report notes<\/a> that Biden is yielding to pressure from party elites and media figures who are encouraging him to\u2064 step aside \u200cfor\u200c the 2024 election, \u200ba position\u200d he secured during the primary\u200c process. Consequently, the Democratic Party\u200b is rallying behind Harris, who has recently garnered significant fundraising success. <\/p>\n<p>A \u200cDemocratic\u200c pollster emphasized that the public largely \u200cidentifies Harris\u2064 with her liberal \u2063stance on \u2063abortion, suggesting she now \u2063has an opportunity to reshape\u200c her public\u2063 image.\u200d Evaluations\u200b of the administration range\u200b widely; conservative analyst Jed Babbin assigns a grade of &#8220;F,&#8221; criticizing Harris&#8217;s perceived\u200b responsibility in various administration failures,\u200c including immigration and\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-line-for-senior-job-at-state-sanders-aide-accuses-biden-of-illegal-military-action\/\" title=\"In Line For Senior Job at State, Sanders Aide Accuses Biden of Illegal Military Action\">foreign policy issues<\/a>, notably a \u200ddistancing from Israel. In contrast, Democratic pollster John\u200c Zogby\u2063 awarded an &#8220;A-minus,&#8221; praising\u2064 Biden&#8217;s withdrawal from the race as\u2063 ultimately beneficial for his\u200b legacy and allowing Harris a clearer \u2064path\u2063 to gather support.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s actions, such as boycotting\u2064 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s recent \u200dspeech to Congress, further illustrate political dynamics. While \u2062the report \u200dreveals\u2063 discord within the Democratic Party, it also indicates that Republicans should\u200d not underestimate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">political landscape<\/a>, given the continued polarizing presence of former President Donald Trump. the political maneuvering\u2064 around the next presidential election appears increasingly centered \u2064on Harris&#8217;s emerging candidacy and her efforts \u2062to solidify \u2064her support within the party.  <\/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\">White House Report Card: Biden withdrawal starts furious effort to define Harris<\/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_1714754\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>This week&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> Report Card finds President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3094417\/liberal-media-scream-nbc-insider-biden-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> bowing to party elites and media liberals who have been trying to push him off the 2024 ticket, a place he won fair and square during the primary process.<\/p>\n<p>Those months of disunity have led to the Democratic Party coalescing around Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3100872\/harris-pick-choose-issues-tell-voters-they-want-hear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, who raised historic amounts of donations this week.<\/p>\n<p>Her effort to take over the top of the party&rsquo;s presidential ticket, with Biden&rsquo;s endorsement, has led to a mad scramble by her team and former President Donald Trump to define her for voters. A Democratic pollster told <em>Secrets<\/em> that all voters know about Harris is that she is a liberal abortion advocate, giving her a chance to write her resume from scratch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Instead of taking a principled stand on the side of civilization,[[<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KamalaHarris<\/a>]pandered to a mob of terrorism cosplayers who were on Capitol Hill while Netanyahu was speaking.<\/p>\n<p>| <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hgurdon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hgurdon<\/a>, editor-in-chief<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ullt5z6DPy\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ullt5z6DPy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1816901321703788850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Conservative grader Jed Babbin, in giving the White House an &ldquo;F&rdquo; for the week, said that Harris&rsquo; fingerprints are all over the administration&rsquo;s failures, including the border disaster and its distancing from Israel when it needs unified U.S. support most.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic pollster John Zogby, in giving the week an &ldquo;A-minus,&rdquo; praised the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>president<\/a> for stepping aside and said it will help his legacy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jed Babbin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: F<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>It was another great week for White House observers. President Joe Biden dropped out of the reelection campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris was anointed quickly, and the Democrats were again marching in lockstep. The same people who gaslighted us that Biden was sharp as a tack and had no mental health problems are now gaslighting us about Harris&rsquo;s great intellect, compassion, and superior ability to be president. They&rsquo;re also telling us that she wasn&rsquo;t Biden&rsquo;s &ldquo;border czar,&rdquo; which she was, appointed by Biden in March 2021. On her watch, at least 11 million illegal immigrants entered the country.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Moreover, we&rsquo;re told we shouldn&rsquo;t remember Biden saying in April that Harris was a diversity hire. She became the veep because of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"gender \">gender <\/a>and race, not for any other reason. Especially not for her intellect, education or experience. As president, she&rsquo;d be as much of a disaster as Biden has been. In 2019, GovTrac rated her the most liberal senator. GovTrac is now trying to erase that from the internet. Too late, boys and girls.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That time Joe Biden called Kamala Harris a DEI hire&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To me, the values of diversity, equality, inclusion are literally &mdash; and this is not kidding &mdash; the core strengths of America. That&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;m proud to have the most diverse administration in history that taps into the full&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j8p399rwE5\">pic.twitter.com\/j8p399rwE5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Poor (@jeff_poor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeff_poor\/status\/1816187139949805887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Is Biden even still there? In his Wednesday night speech from the Oval Office, he said he wanted to pass the torch after finishing the job. It&rsquo;s not obvious what else he could do to damage the United States before he leaves in January but he&rsquo;ll be told by his staff how it can be done. Look for a final try at a nuclear weapons agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Iran\">Iran<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The main reason that the Democrats now are pushing Harris is that they&rsquo;d have to return about $100 million in campaign contributions if she isn&rsquo;t the presidential nominee, according to the Federal Election Commission. As one Democrat memorably said, it&rsquo;s all about the Benjamins.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The most significant event of the week was Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Benjamin-Netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Benjamin Netanyahu\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>&rsquo;s speech to a joint session of Congress. Harris boycotted it in protest of Netanyahu&rsquo;s conduct of the war Hamas started. Her hatred for Israel in general and Netanyahu in particular is all too clear.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nevertheless, Republicans can&rsquo;t get too smug about the Democrat&rsquo;s disarray. There are so many people out there who hate Trump that he could still lose in November.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: A-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>It was a much better week for President Joe Biden. He simply did the right thing in bowing out of his uphill reelection bid. He was a little late but his decision helped to save his legacy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It also allowed some time to segue to Vice President Kamala Harris and give her time to round up support and generate some enthusiasm.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Zogby Report | 07.22.24 - It&rsquo;s Kamala\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZOm5FOgtrPk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>And it was good news that the GDP grew by an annualized 2.8%.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Overall, Biden and Harris stole the show this week while the Republicans stumbled, especially vice presidential nominee Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"J.D. Vance\">J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH), who just gets weird.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jed Babbin<\/strong> is a <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contributor and former deputy undersecretary of defense in the administration of former President George H.W. Bush. Follow him on X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jedbabbin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>@jedbabbin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong> is the founder of the Zogby Survey and senior partner at <a href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>John Zogby Strategies.<\/a> His podcast with son and managing partner and pollster Jeremy Zogby <a href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/the-zogby-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>can be heard here.<\/a> Their firm polls for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Follow him on X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zogbystrategies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>@ZogbyStrategies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <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_1714754\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1714754\"}});<\/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>**White House Report Card: Biden&#8217;s Exit Sparks Intense Push to Define Harris**<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s White House Report Card reveals President Joe Biden yielding to party leaders and liberal media figures who have been attempting to remove him from the 2024 ballot, a position he secured legitimately during the primaries. This prolonged period of discord has resulted in the Democratic Party rallying around Vice President Kamala Harris, who achieved record fundraising this week. With Biden&#8217;s endorsement, her ambition to lead the party\u2019s presidential ticket has triggered a frantic effort by her team and former President Donald Trump to shape her image for voters. A Democratic pollster noted that most voters only recognize Harris as a pro-choice advocate, giving her an opportunity to redefine herself.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative analyst Jed Babbin assigned an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for the week, asserting that Harris is implicated in many of the administration&#8217;s shortcomings, including issues at the border and distancing from Israel during critical times. Conversely, Democratic pollster John Zogby awarded an &#8220;A-minus,&#8221; commending Biden for stepping back and suggesting it would benefit his legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Babbin criticized how Democrats are now portraying Harris as highly capable despite previously downplaying Biden\u2019s mental acuity. He pointed out that she was appointed as \u201cborder czar\u201d by Biden in March 2021 while millions of undocumented immigrants entered under her watch. He also highlighted past comments from Biden suggesting she was chosen for diversity reasons rather than merit.<\/p>\n<p>In his recent Oval Office address, Biden expressed a desire to pass on leadership after completing his term but left unclear what further damage he could inflict before leaving office in January. Speculation includes another attempt at negotiating with Iran regarding nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>The push for Harris stems partly from financial pressures; Democrats risk losing approximately $100 million in campaign contributions if she is not nominated according to Federal Election Commission rules.<\/p>\n<p>A significant moment this week was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s address before Congress, which Harris chose not to attend due to objections over Netanyahu&#8217;s handling of ongoing conflicts with Hamas\u2014highlighting her apparent animosity towards both Israel and Netanyahu himself.<\/p>\n<p>Despite internal strife within the Democratic Party, Republicans should remain cautious; Trump&#8217;s unpopularity could still jeopardize their chances come November.<\/p>\n<p>Zogby praised Biden\u2019s decision as timely and beneficial for transitioning support toward Kamala Harris while noting positive economic news with GDP growth at 2.8%. Overall, he suggested that while Democrats found their footing this week amidst Republican missteps\u2014particularly criticizing vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH)\u2014the political landscape remains unpredictable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2310100,"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-Quit-Weekly-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,4021,32127],"class_list":["post-2310096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-harris","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-Quit-Weekly-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2310096","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\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2310096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2310096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2310096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2310096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2310096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}