{"id":2315243,"date":"2024-07-29T09:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T13:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-democrats-who-shunned-biden-but-will-now-support-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T09:41:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T13:41:32","slug":"three-democrats-who-shunned-biden-but-will-now-support-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-democrats-who-shunned-biden-but-will-now-support-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Democrats who shunned Biden but will now support 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\">26<\/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%2Fthree-democrats-who-shunned-biden-but-will-now-support-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=2315243&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 article discusses how several Democrats who had distanced themselves from President Joe \u200dBiden during his reelection campaign \u2064are\u2063 now supporting Vice President Kamala Harris, who has taken the \u200blead on the Democratic ticket. After Biden&#8217;s poll numbers declined, key Democratic officials, particularly those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-things-to-watch-in-texas-runoff-primary-elections\/\" title=\"Key Points to Monitor in Texas Runoff Primaries\">facing tough reelection challenges<\/a>, chose not to appear with him at campaign events. \u2062However, with Harris now becoming the presumptive nominee, prominent Democrats\u200b are publicly \u2062aligning themselves with her.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b piece \u200chighlights three specific individuals: <\/p>\n<p>1. **Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)** was initially absent from a Biden campaign\u2063 event, citing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-skip-notre-dame-commencement-amid-furor-over-policies-that-defy-church-teachings\/\" title=\"Biden To Skip Notre Dame Commencement Amid Furor Over Policies That Defy Church Teachings\">scheduling conflict<\/a> amidst\u2062 speculation regarding her\u2063 support for him. Following Harris&#8217;s \u2064rise, she appeared \u200balongside Harris at a recent event\u2064 in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI)**, who \u2062served as a co-chair for Biden\u2019s campaign, also missed a key event while discussions about Biden\u2019s potential withdrawal were growing. After Harris\u2063 became the leading \u200ccandidate, Whitmer publicly endorsed her and actively campaigned for her in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>3. While the article previews another unnamed Democratic figure who has shifted\u2062 support to Harris, it reflects a broader trend of \u200bpolitical recalibration among Democrats in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-show-trials-begin\/\" title=\"The Show Trials Begin\">changing public opinion<\/a> and party dynamics as the election season progresses.  <\/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\">Three Democrats who shunned Biden but will now support 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_1714813\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s reelection campaign flamed out earlier this month, several <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democrats\">Democrats<\/a> declined to appear alongside the president, but with Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> moving to the top of the Democratic ticket, many of those Democrats are returning to appear alongside their presumptive presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p>As Biden fell in the polls, several Democratic officials in key states, many facing tough reelection battles, distanced themselves from the president, but now that Harris is rebounding some of the polls, many Democrats have appeared alongside or in support of Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three Democrats who have embraced Harris after shunning Biden.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)<\/h2>\n<p>Baldwin is one of the most vulnerable senators up for reelection in November, and she opted not to appear alongside Biden during a campaign event at the beginning of July. <\/p>\n<p>Less than two weeks after the disastrous debate, Baldwin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3068756\/tammy-baldwin-wont-join-biden-madison-wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"cited\">cited<\/a> a scheduling conflict as the reason she could not attend Biden&rsquo;s event in Madison, Wisconsin. Baldwin&rsquo;s absence was speculated to be related to Biden&rsquo;s falling poll numbers, but her campaign denied that assessment.<\/p>\n<p>After Harris took Biden&rsquo;s spot at the top of the ticket, Baldwin appeared alongside Harris at an event in Wisconsin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3096752\/tammy-baldwin-links-herself-harris-democrats-prioritize-wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"last week\">last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI)<\/h2>\n<p>Whitmer, a co-chairwoman for Biden&rsquo;s campaign and now Harris&rsquo;s campaign, had been a fierce supporter of Biden and did not publicly call for him to step aside, but she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/watch-live-biden-holds-campaign-event-in-detroit-as-democrats-debate-possible-withdrawal-from-race#:~:text=Gretchen%20Whitmer%2C%20who%20is%20co,seat%2C%20were%20also%20not%20there.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"absent\">absent<\/a> from a campaign event in the Great Lakes State on July 12. The Michigan governor, alongside both Democratic senators, was among the absences from the event as calls for Biden to drop out of the race intensified.<\/p>\n<p>After Harris was elevated to the top of the ticket, Whitmer endorsed the <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> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gretchenwhitmer\/status\/1817286143148269897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"stumped\">stumped<\/a> for Harris in New Hampshire &mdash; a key state for her presidential bid.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)<\/h2>\n<p>Slotkin is vying for the Senate seat held by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) in one of the most competitive Senate races of this cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside other vulnerable Democrats, Slotkin kept some distance from Biden, especially after the president&rsquo;s June debate performance. Slotkin was among the Democratic absences for Biden&rsquo;s July 12 event.<\/p>\n<p>Since Harris took over the top of the ticket, Slotkin has not appeared alongside Harris but did <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ElissaSlotkin\/status\/1815901495612641392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"share\">share<\/a> that the &ldquo;energy&rdquo; around Harris was &ldquo;palpable.&rdquo; Slotkin is one of the vulnerable Democrats touting the energy toward Harris&rsquo;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While many Democrats in swing states have embraced Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee, several have not come home to Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), who is one of the few Senate Democratic incumbents running in a Republican-heavy state, has not endorsed Harris as he fights for his political life in November.<\/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_1714813\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1714813\"}});<\/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>Three Democrats Who Previously Avoided Biden Now Support Harris<\/p>\n<p>Following the recent struggles of President Joe Biden&#8217;s reelection campaign, several Democrats chose not to stand with him. However, as Vice President Kamala Harris ascends to the forefront of the Democratic ticket, many of these individuals are now willing to show their support for her as the likely presidential nominee. As Biden&#8217;s poll numbers declined, numerous Democratic officials in critical states\u2014many facing challenging reelection campaigns\u2014distanced themselves from him. With Harris gaining traction in some polls, several Democrats have begun to publicly support her or appear alongside her. Here are three Democrats who have shifted their stance towards Harris after previously avoiding Biden:<\/p>\n<p>1. **Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)**: Baldwin is one of the most at-risk senators up for reelection this November and chose not to join Biden at a campaign event in early July. Just days after a poor debate performance by Biden, she cited a scheduling conflict for her absence from his event in Madison, Wisconsin\u2014a decision speculated to be influenced by his declining popularity; however, her campaign denied this claim. Following Harris\u2019s rise on the ticket, Baldwin appeared with her at an event in Wisconsin last week.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI)**: Whitmer served as a co-chair for both Biden\u2019s and now Harris\u2019s campaigns and had been a strong advocate for Biden without publicly urging him to step down. Nevertheless, she was absent from a significant campaign event on July 12 amid growing calls for Biden&#8217;s withdrawal from the race alongside both Michigan Democratic senators. After Harris took over as the leading candidate, Whitmer endorsed her and campaigned on behalf of Harris in New Hampshire\u2014a crucial state for her presidential aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>3. **Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)**: Slotkin is competing for Senator Debbie Stabenow\u2019s seat in one of this election cycle&#8217;s most competitive Senate races. Like other vulnerable Democrats, she distanced herself from Biden following his June debate performance and was also absent during his July 12 event. Although Slotkin has yet to appear with Harris since she became the presumptive nominee, she acknowledged that there is &#8220;palpable&#8221; energy surrounding Harris&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>While many Democrats in battleground states have rallied behind Harris as their presumptive nominee, some remain hesitant; notably Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), who has not endorsed her while he navigates his own challenging political situation ahead of November elections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2315250,"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\/kamala-harris-vulnerabe-democrats.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,3685,4021],"class_list":["post-2315243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-democrats","tag-harris"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kamala-harris-vulnerabe-democrats.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315243","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}