{"id":2321834,"date":"2024-08-09T09:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T13:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anita-dunn-blames-horrible-attacks-by-democrats-and-press-for-forcing-biden-out-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T09:33:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T13:33:04","slug":"anita-dunn-blames-horrible-attacks-by-democrats-and-press-for-forcing-biden-out-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anita-dunn-blames-horrible-attacks-by-democrats-and-press-for-forcing-biden-out-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Anita Dunn blames \u2018horrible attacks\u2019 by Democrats and press for forcing Biden out &#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\">32<\/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%2Fanita-dunn-blames-horrible-attacks-by-democrats-and-press-for-forcing-biden-out-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=2321834&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>Anita Dunn, a\u200b former senior adviser to \u2063President Joe Biden, has attributed Biden&#8217;s decision to exit the presidential\u2063 race to &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-sen-dick-durbin-tries-to-run-cover-for-ketanji-brown-jacksons-war-crimes-claim\/\" title=\"Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin Tries to Run Cover for Ketanji Brown Jackson&#039;s &#039;War Crimes&#039; Claim\">horrible attacks<\/a>&#8221; from both Democrats\u200c and the media, rather than his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/book-donald-trump-tested-positive-later-negative-for-coronavirus-before-first-presidential-debate\/\" title=\"Book: Donald Trump Tested Positive (Later Negative) for Coronavirus Before First Presidential Debate\">debate performance<\/a> on June \u206327. Despite a difficult showing \u200din the debate against Donald Trump, Dunn\u200b argued that it was the relentless negative\u200d coverage and internal pressure from Democrats that ultimately led to \u200cBiden&#8217;s withdrawal and endorsement of Kamala \u2062Harris on July 21. She suggested that while voters were critical of Biden&#8217;s initial performance, they were still disenchanted with\u200c Trump, which could have helped Biden sustain his campaign. Dunn expressed confidence that Biden could have weathered the criticism, but prominent figures within the Democratic Party, such as Hakeem Jeffries and Nancy Pelosi, made it impossible for him to continue. She has since transitioned to a new role with \u2063the Future Forward PAC, which aims to support Harris&#8217;s \u200bcampaign.  <\/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\">Anita Dunn blames &lsquo;horrible attacks&rsquo; by Democrats and press for forcing Biden out<\/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_1726725\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Anita Dunn, a former senior adviser to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>, thought his June 27 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> performance wasn&rsquo;t the reason for his campaign&rsquo;s demise.<\/p>\n<p>The nightmare event would have been salvageable, Dunn said, but that the media&rsquo;s reaction and the way Democrats turned on him and pressured him to abandon seeking reelection was what tipped him over the edge. Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> on July 21, less than a month after he debated former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a bad debate,<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>but it <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;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t feel catastrophic at all, certainly in terms of voters,&rdquo; Dunn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/08\/09\/anita-dunn-no-regrets-biden-trump-debate-00173348?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=b184d69e-b2a2-4eb9-933e-7e669f36c25d&amp;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>. &ldquo;This campaign had been fairly static for a long time, and the debate didn&rsquo;t change that. What&nbsp;did&nbsp;change it was 24 days of unremitting negative, horrible attacks on Joe Biden &hellip; from his own party and from the press.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While the political world agreed Biden&rsquo;s performance on June 27 signaled a huge problem for Democrats, Dunn said she thought voters&rsquo; distaste for Trump would have been enough to help the president ride out the storm.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Voters didn&rsquo;t particularly like Biden&rsquo;s performance in the first half hour,&rdquo; Dunn said. &ldquo;He wasn&rsquo;t scoring well at all. But it&rsquo;s not as though they walked out. They very much liked a lot of the second half of the debate for Joe Biden. They hated Donald Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden had been caught in the crossfire from both parties accusing him of being too old to take the mantle of the party in 2024. His debate performance reinforced a narrative that he was too old and made many mental errors.<\/p>\n<p>Dunn thought he could have held on afterward, especially given his low point in 2020 after losing the first three primary contests and rebounding to win the presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Dunn and Biden&rsquo;s campaign teams thought they could run out the clock on criticism, but Democratic power players such as Reps. Hakeem Jeffries&rsquo;s (D-NY) and Nancy Pelosi&rsquo;s (D-CA) doubts proved too loud to overcome.<\/p>\n<p>Dunn no longer works for the Biden White House, recently transitioning into a new role with the Future Forward PAC that aims to elect Harris. <\/p>\n<p>Dunn appears to have played a key role in pushing for the debate that wound up sinking Biden. Despite skepticism about why Democrats wanted to do the presidential debates earlier than tradition, Dunn said there was a clear strategy in mind.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There were a couple of reasons [why we wanted the debates earlier],&rdquo; Dunn said. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One is that the race was fully formed quite early, that Biden was the nominee of the Democratic Party, and Trump was going to be the nominee of the Republican Party. Trump was not getting the kind of scrutiny that we felt he deserved, in terms of what he was saying, the policies that he was proposing and the media was trying to figure out how to cover him,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Dunn had no doubts the president would perform well, citing he &ldquo;won both debates in 2020&rdquo; and that he &ldquo;performed brilliantly&rdquo; in a hostile environment for his State of the Union.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since Harris took Biden&rsquo;s place as the Democratic nominee, a surge of enthusiasm has coursed through the party. Fundraising has boomed, and more volunteers have joined the Democratic cause. Polls have shown Harris outperforming Biden against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Biden may have held on if the media and his own party hadn&rsquo;t turned against him, but his dismissal has appeared to have improved the party&rsquo;s chances 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_1726725\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1726725\"}});<\/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>Anita Dunn attributes the pressure from Democrats and negative media coverage as the main reasons for President Biden&#8217;s decision to withdraw from the race. According to Dunn, a former senior adviser to Biden, his debate performance on June 27 was not the primary cause of his campaign&#8217;s downfall. She believes that while the debate was poor, it could have been recovered from if not for the relentless criticism he faced in the following weeks from both his party and the press. Biden officially exited the presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on July 21, just weeks after debating former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Dunn expressed her view that although voters were dissatisfied with Biden\u2019s initial performance in that debate, they still appreciated much of what he presented later on and had a strong aversion to Trump. She noted that despite concerns about Biden\u2019s age and mental acuity being amplified by both parties after his debate appearance, she felt he could have weathered this storm based on voter sentiment against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Dunn mentioned that Democratic leaders like Reps. Hakeem Jeffries and Nancy Pelosi voiced doubts about Biden&#8217;s viability as a candidate for 2024, which contributed significantly to his decision to step aside. Now working with Future Forward PAC aimed at supporting Harris\u2019s candidacy, Dunn reflected on her role in advocating for earlier debates despite skepticism regarding their timing; she believed it was essential given how early in the race it became clear who would be representing each party.<\/p>\n<p>She recalled how confident she was about Biden&#8217;s potential performance based on past successes in debates during 2020. Since Harris has taken over as nominee following Biden\u2019s exit, there has been renewed enthusiasm within the Democratic Party marked by increased fundraising efforts and volunteer participation\u2014polls even indicate Harris is faring better against Trump than Biden did. While some speculate that if not for internal party dissent and media backlash, Biden might have remained a contender; his departure seems to have bolstered Democratic prospects heading into November elections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2321835,"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\/08\/anita-dunn-biden.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37656,3620,3685,33295],"class_list":["post-2321834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-anita-dunn","tag-biden","tag-democrats","tag-media-criticism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/anita-dunn-biden.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321834","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2321834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2321835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2321834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2321834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2321834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}