{"id":2321048,"date":"2024-08-08T09:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-vulnerable-senate-democrats-skipping-dnc-in-chicago-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T09:28:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:28:56","slug":"three-vulnerable-senate-democrats-skipping-dnc-in-chicago-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-vulnerable-senate-democrats-skipping-dnc-in-chicago-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Three vulnerable Senate Democrats skipping DNC in Chicago &#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\">22<\/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-vulnerable-senate-democrats-skipping-dnc-in-chicago-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=2321048&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>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-frontrunners-may-be-reluctant-to-join-a-harris-ticket-washington-examiner-2\/\" title=\"Democratic frontrunners may be reluctant to join a Harris ticket - Washington Examiner\">recent article discusses<\/a> the\u2063 upcoming Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, highlighting the absence of several vulnerable Senate Democrats.\u200c Notable figures, including Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH)\u2062 and Jon Tester (D-MT), will not attend \u2062the convention as they focus on their reelection campaigns in challenging states. Brown, despite supporting Vice President Kamala Harris, \u200dis\u200c wary of his chances in increasingly Republican Ohio, while \u200cTester has not\u200c endorsed Harris and faces significant\u200b political pressure in Montana. Additionally, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) \u200bis also\u2062 skipping the DNC \u2063amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-dem-senator-questions-biden-unemployment-policies\/\" title=\"Vulnerable Dem Senator Questions Biden Unemployment Policies\">tough reelection battle<\/a> but will participate \u200bin a rally with Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim\u200b Walz in Las Vegas.\u2063 The article\u2062 underscores the complexities and political dynamics as these senators navigate their reelection \u200defforts while the DNC aims to project a unified party\u2063 front.  <\/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 vulnerable Senate Democrats skipping DNC in Chicago<\/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_1725538\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate Democrats\">Democratic National Convention<\/a> in Chicago in two weeks will see Democrats present a united front behind their ticket, but a few vulnerable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate Democrats\">Senate Democrats<\/a> will not be making the trip.<\/p>\n<p>While several Republicans, including Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME), skipped out on the Republican National Convention, many of the Democrats not going to the DNC include those up for <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"election\">election<\/a> in November in races that could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wow-georgia-judge-who-also-is-stacy-abrams-sister-blocks-elections-officials-from-challenging-voters-who-live-outside-of-registered-district\/\" title=\"WOW! Georgia Judge Who Also Is Stacy Abrams\u2019 Sister BLOCKS Elections Officials from Challenging Voters Who Live Outside of Registered District!\">decide control<\/a> of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jon Tester (D-MT) will not be going to the DNC in Chicago, <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/archive\/8824-am\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> <em>Punchbowl News<\/em>. Brown has supported Vice President Kamala Harris for president but has kept his distance as he battles for reelection in increasingly Republican Ohio, while Tester has not endorsed Harris as he fights for his political life in Montana. The two senators are widely viewed as the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dems-add-7-seats-to-list-of-vulnerable-incumbents\/\" title=\"House Dems Add 7 Seats to List of Vulnerable Incumbents\">vulnerable incumbents<\/a> in the chamber seeking reelection in November.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), who is also facing a tough reelection battle, will not attend the DNC, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/birenbomb\/status\/1821280608838168580?s=46&amp;t=ZXZYkFJL3OrIYJaotSd9aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according\">according<\/a> to the <em>Nevada Independent<\/em>, but will join Harris and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) for their rally in Las Vegas on Saturday. Rosen had kept her distance from President Joe Biden but appears to be testing the waters on attaching herself to the Harris-Walz ticket in November.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have a 51-49 majority in the Senate, including the four independent senators who caucus with them, but they are on the defensive in several states in November as Republicans eye taking back control of the chamber for the first time in four years.<\/p>\n<p>At the RNC last month, the GOP candidates looking to oust vulnerable Democratic senators &mdash; including Bernie Moreno, Tim Sheehy, and Sam Brown, who are challengers to Sherrod Brown, Tester, and Rosen, respectively &mdash; had speaking slots.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Democrats try to flip the House of Representatives from narrow GOP control, several House Democratic incumbents in vulnerable seats are also not attending the DNC. Reps. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Jared Golden (D-ME), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), among others, will not be at the convention, according to <em>Punchbowl News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The DNC is scheduled to occur from Aug. 19-22 in Chicago. While Democrats are expected to gather in celebration of their ticket, anti-Israel protesters have made known they intend to hold mass demonstrations in the city while the convention is occurring.<\/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_1725538\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1725538\"}});<\/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 at-risk Senate Democrats will not attend the DNC in Chicago. Although the Democratic National Convention, taking place in two weeks, aims to showcase party unity behind their candidates, some vulnerable Senate members are opting out. This mirrors the absence of several Republicans, such as Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME), from their own convention. Notably absent from the DNC will be Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jon Tester (D-MT), both of whom are facing tough reelection battles this November that could influence Congressional control. According to Punchbowl News, Brown has backed Vice President Kamala Harris for president but is distancing himself as he campaigns in a predominantly Republican Ohio, while Tester has yet to endorse Harris amid his own challenging race in Montana. They are considered among the most vulnerable incumbents seeking reelection.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), also confronting a difficult reelection campaign, will miss the DNC but plans to participate in a rally with Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in Las Vegas on Saturday, according to the Nevada Independent. Rosen has previously distanced herself from President Joe Biden but seems to be exploring alignment with the Harris-Walz ticket ahead of November.<\/p>\n<p>Currently holding a 51-49 majority\u2014including four independents who caucus with them\u2014Democrats find themselves on defense across various states as Republicans aim to regain control of the Senate for the first time in four years this November. At last month&#8217;s RNC, GOP candidates targeting these vulnerable Democratic senators\u2014such as Bernie Moreno against Sherrod Brown and Tim Sheehy against Tester\u2014had speaking opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Senate absences, several House Democrats representing precarious districts will also skip attending the DNC; Reps. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Jared Golden (D-ME), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) are among those not participating according to Punchbowl News. The convention is set for August 19-22 in Chicago where Democrats plan celebrations despite anticipated mass protests by anti-Israel demonstrators during that time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2321049,"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\/DNC_Democratic_Convetion_2024_1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4387,7705,34250,32504,33619],"class_list":["post-2321048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-chicago","tag-dnc","tag-midterm-elections","tag-political-strategy","tag-senate-democrats"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DNC_Democratic_Convetion_2024_1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321048","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=2321048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2321049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2321048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2321048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2321048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}