{"id":2322660,"date":"2024-08-11T10:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T14:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-staying-in-race-would-have-been-a-distraction-for-democrats-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-11T11:00:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T15:00:26","slug":"biden-says-staying-in-race-would-have-been-a-distraction-for-democrats-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-staying-in-race-would-have-been-a-distraction-for-democrats-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden says staying in race would have been \u2018a distraction\u2019 for Democrats &#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%2Fbiden-says-staying-in-race-would-have-been-a-distraction-for-democrats-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=2322660&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>President Joe Biden stated\u2062 that\u200c continuing his candidacy\u2062 for the \u2063presidency would have been &#8220;a distraction&#8221;\u200b for Democrats\u200d running\u2063 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-spox-largest-threat-to-u-s-national-security-are-u-s-cops\/\" title=\"State Dept Spox: \u2018Largest Threat to U.S. National Security are U.S. Cops\u2019\">congressional office<\/a>. In an interview on \u2064CBS Sunday Morning, he \u2063explained that his decision to withdraw was\u2063 influenced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sunny-hostin-says-white-women-voted-for-youngkin-so-they-could-pretend-slavery-didnt-happen\/\" title=\"Sunny Hostin Says White Women Voted For Youngkin So They Could Pretend Slavery Didn\u2019t Happen\">polls indicating<\/a> \u200da tight race and concerns from fellow Democratic colleagues who believed his candidacy might negatively impact their \u2063campaigns. Biden emphasized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yankees-provide-timeline-on-aaron-judge-contract-extension-offer\/\" title=\"Yankees Provide Timeline on Aaron Judge Contract Extension Offer\">potential distraction<\/a> his\u2064 campaign could create, suggesting that\u2064 media focus would have shifted to his candidacy rather than \u2064important electoral issues. He expressed support\u2064 for\u2063 the Harris-Walz ticket following his exit from the\u2063 race.  <\/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\">Biden says staying in race would have been &lsquo;a distraction&rsquo; for Democrats<\/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_1727401\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> said that if he had remained at the head of the Democratic ticket, it would have been &ldquo;a distraction&rdquo; for congressional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> running for office.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, who announced last month he was bowing out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>presidential contest<\/a>, made the remarks on <em>CBS Sunday Morning<\/em> when discussing his decision.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, the polls we had showed that it was a neck and neck race; would have been down to the wire,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But what happened was a number of my Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate thought that I was gonna hurt them in the races.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I was concerned if I stayed in the race, that would be the topic. You&rsquo;d be interviewing me about why did Nancy Pelosi say, why did so&ndash; and&ndash; and I thought it&rsquo;d be a real distraction, No. 1,&rdquo; Biden added.<\/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\">President Biden sits down with CBS News chief election &amp; campaign correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/costareports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@costareports<\/a> for his first interview since announcing his withdrawal from the presidential race. He talks about his decision and his family; his support of the Harris-Walz ticket; and what he sees as&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/njNECYJVCV\">pic.twitter.com\/njNECYJVCV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS Sunday Morning &#127774; (@CBSSunday) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSunday\/status\/1822623139068629407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 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>He also said that &ldquo;maintaining this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-cant-boot-biden-without-denying-primary-election\/\" title=\"Democrats Can&#039;t Boot Biden Without &#039;Denying&#039; Primary Election\">democracy&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and defeating former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> in November were other factors that led to the decision.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3064997\/joe-biden-bows-out-of-2024-presidential-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>decision to bow out<\/a> as the Democratic nominee came after weeks of pressure from Democrats following his June debate performance against Trump where he appeared halting and at times confused.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after dropping out, Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the ticket. Since then, Democrats have rallied around Harris and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">running mate<\/a>, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.<\/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_1727401\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727401\"}});<\/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>President Joe Biden stated that continuing as the leading candidate for the Democratic Party would have been &#8220;a distraction&#8221; for congressional Democrats seeking election. In an interview on CBS Sunday Morning, he explained his decision to withdraw from the presidential race, which he announced last month. He noted that polls indicated a very close competition but expressed concern that his presence in the race could negatively impact his Democratic colleagues in Congress. Biden mentioned, &#8220;I was worried that if I stayed in, discussions would revolve around me rather than important issues.&#8221; He emphasized that preserving democracy and defeating former President Donald Trump were also significant factors influencing his choice. Following pressure from fellow Democrats after a challenging debate performance against Trump in June, Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the new leader of the ticket shortly after stepping down. Since then, support has consolidated around Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2683,"featured_media":2322661,"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\/joe-biden-distraction.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,3620,3685,32504,32076],"class_list":["post-2322660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-biden","tag-democrats","tag-political-strategy","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/joe-biden-distraction.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322660","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\/2683"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322660\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}