{"id":2345795,"date":"2024-09-25T13:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T17:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-dems-working-hard-to-convince-harris-to-go-to-al-smith-dinner-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T13:40:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T17:40:38","slug":"ny-dems-working-hard-to-convince-harris-to-go-to-al-smith-dinner-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-dems-working-hard-to-convince-harris-to-go-to-al-smith-dinner-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Dems \u2018working hard\u2019 to convince Harris to go to Al Smith dinner &#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%2Fny-dems-working-hard-to-convince-harris-to-go-to-al-smith-dinner-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=2345795&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>Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop \u2063of New York, has indicated that local Democrats, including Senator Chuck Schumer and Governor Kathy Hochul, are\u200d making efforts to persuade Vice President Kamala \u200cHarris to\u2063 attend the upcoming Al Smith dinner. Harris declined the invitation\u200c to this traditional \u200ccharity \u2062event, known for attracting presidential\u200d candidates during election years, with\u2064 past candidates like Donald \u2063Trump and Hillary Clinton having attended in\u200d 2016. \u200cDonald Trump has confirmed \u200dhis attendance, while Harris will be focused on \u200ccampaigning in competitive states.<\/p>\n<p>Dolan expressed disappointment at Harris&#8217;s decision, noting the dinner&#8217;s spirit of unity and its history\u2064 of hosting major \u2064political figures. \u200bHe \u200bremarked that no\u200d significant\u200b presidential candidate has turned down an invitation since 1984, when Walter Mondale did so and subsequently lost to Ronald Reagan. Despite Harris&#8217;s absence, Dolan remains\u2063 hopeful and stated that efforts to convince\u2064 her to attend are \u2064ongoing. Trump took to Truth Social to \u2062criticize Harris \u2064for \u2062her decision, suggesting it reflects poorly on her relationship with the Catholic community.  <\/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\">New York Democrats &lsquo;working hard&rsquo; to convince Harris to go to Al Smith dinner: Cardinal Dolan<\/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_1767835\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a>, said state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> such as Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) are &ldquo;working hard&rdquo; to convince Vice President Kamala Harris to attend the annual Al Smith dinner in New York City.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Harris declined the invitation to a charity event known for hosting presidential candidates in election years. 2016 presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both attended in person that year, exchanging comedic jabs.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has already said he will attend the Oct. 17 dinner, while Harris will be campaigning in battleground states.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re disappointed,&rdquo; Dolan said Monday. &ldquo;We were looking forward to giving 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> an enthusiastic welcome. &hellip; You know, she speaks very much about the high ideals and how it&rsquo;s good to get away from division and come together in unity and all, well that&rsquo;s what the Al Smith dinner is all about.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not used to this,&rdquo; Dolan remarked before noting that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-took-it-hook-line-and-sinker-rand-paul-grills-fbi-director-over-2016-trump-russia-investigation\/\" title=\"\u2018You Took It Hook, Line And Sinker\u2019: Rand Paul Grills FBI Director Over 2016 Trump-Russia Investigation\">major presidential candidate<\/a> has not declined an invitation to the dinner since 1984. Democrat Walter Mondale skipped the dinner that year and lost by a landslide to former President Ronald Reagan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not giving up,&rdquo; Dolan said. &ldquo;Sen. Schumer and Gov. Hochul, they both are working hard to see that they convince [Harris] to come.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted Schumer&rsquo;s and Hochul&rsquo;s offices but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n<p>Trump mocked Harris for not accepting the invitation to the event in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113187998171649062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s sad, but not surprising, that Kamala has decided not to attend,&rdquo; Trump said Monday. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what she has against our Catholic friends, but it must be a lot, because she certainly hasn&rsquo;t been very nice to them, in fact, Catholics are literally being persecuted by this Administration. Any Catholic that votes for Comrade Kamala Harris should have their head examined.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Brian Browne, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byu-rooting-out-racism-task-force-calls-for-race-conscious-religious-curriculum-admissions-standards\/\" title=\"BYU \u2018Rooting Out Racism\u2019 Task Force Calls For \u2018Race-Conscious\u2019 Religious Curriculum, Admissions Standards\">associate vice president<\/a> of university communications and public affairs at St. John&rsquo;s University, told <a href=\"https:\/\/cruxnow.com\/church-in-the-usa\/2024\/09\/harris-decision-to-skip-al-smith-dinner-puzzling-expert-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>CruxNow<\/em><\/a>  that her decision to not attend the dinner was &ldquo;puzzling.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given she&rsquo;s the Democratic candidate, she would have access to the best joke writers on the East Coast and the West Coast who would love the opportunity to write a script,&rdquo; Browne said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a very scripted event. I know she seems to be very dependent on a teleprompter, but it&rsquo;s a teleprompter event. Yes, you might get some groans if your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-pox-on-netflixs-plague-comedy-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"A pox on Netflix\u2019s plague \u2018comedy\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">jokes don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t land, but you&rsquo;re not going to get booed off the stage or heckled. It&rsquo;s always this kind of coming together type of moment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a missed opportunity to demonstrate a human side and come together for a charitable cause, and you know, if I was advising her, I would tell her to reconsider this,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1767835\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1767835\"}});<\/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>New York Democrats are urging Harris to attend the Al Smith dinner, says Cardinal Dolan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2345796,"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\/09\/Harris-and-her-record-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[41709,4021,41708,35078,32076],"class_list":["post-2345795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-al-smith-dinner","tag-harris","tag-ny-dems","tag-political-events","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Harris-and-her-record-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345795","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=2345795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}