{"id":2362670,"date":"2024-11-01T10:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T14:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-hits-philadelphia-to-tout-record-after-causing-headaches-for-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T10:12:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T14:12:27","slug":"biden-hits-philadelphia-to-tout-record-after-causing-headaches-for-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-hits-philadelphia-to-tout-record-after-causing-headaches-for-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden hits Philadelphia to tout record after causing headaches for 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\">28<\/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-hits-philadelphia-to-tout-record-after-causing-headaches-for-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=2362670&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\u200d Joe Biden is actively campaigning in Philadelphia this \u200cweek, focusing \u200don his administration&#8217;s support for unions in the\u2063 battleground state of Pennsylvania. His visit comes just before the election and, notably, he is not campaigning alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, who has been making her own push for voters. Biden&#8217;s absence from Harris&#8217;s campaign efforts reflects a\u200c pattern where he has\u2063 primarily concentrated on \u200dWhite House events\u2062 rather than participating in her\u200b initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Biden aims to bolster his reputation as one of the most &#8220;pro-union&#8221; presidents, particularly as union members have\u200c increasingly become a competitive voting block,\u2063 previously seen as a traditional Democratic stronghold. \u2064Under Biden, the\u200c administration has emphasized initiatives beneficial to working-class voters, but his actions have sometimes unintentionally undermined Harris&#8217;s campaign efforts, leading to tensions. For example, Biden&#8217;s praise for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis during a crisis and \u2062his unexpected appearances\u2062 have drawn attention away from Harris&#8217;s messaging and rallies. As the election nears, the\u200b dynamics between\u200b Biden and \u200dHarris remain a focal point \u200din their campaign strategies.  <\/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 hits Philadelphia to tout record after causing headaches for 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_1870183\" 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\">Joe Biden<\/a> dropped out of the presidential race in July, and in the final days before the election, he is traveling to a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">key swing state &#038;mdash<\/a>; but not to campaign with Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Biden has largely stayed out of Harris&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"campaign\">campaign<\/a> efforts, instead sticking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"campaign\">White House<\/a> events and smaller appearances while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-downplays-jd-vances-childless-cat-ladies-comments-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump downplays JD Vance\u2019s \u2018childless cat ladies\u2019 comments - Washington Examiner\">vice president makes<\/a> the pitch to take his job in January. On Friday, the president will tout his administration&rsquo;s support for unions in Philadelphia, located in the pivotal swing state of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>In a sea change, union members are becoming viewed as a persuadable bloc of voters rather than the safe Democratic supporters they&rsquo;ve been for decades. Former President Donald Trump had made significant inroads with them this cycle, speaking glowingly about them on the trail and inviting Teamsters President Sean O&rsquo;Brien to speak at the 2024 Republican National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has long proclaimed himself to be the most &ldquo;pro-union&rdquo; president in history, and he will likely echo that claim in the Keystone State on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In October, Biden has done White House events, which have seemingly been adjacent to Harris campaign focuses, touting efforts made during their administration. He was recently in Arizona holding an event apologizing for the past treatment of Native Americans, he went to Baltimore to discuss his &ldquo;Investing in America&rdquo; agenda, and he came to New Hampshire to discuss his efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/star-of-sen-mark-kelly-campaign-ad-called-white-men-single-greatest-domestic-terrorist-group\/\" title=\"Star of Sen. Mark Kelly Campaign Ad Called White Men &#039;Single Greatest Domestic Terrorist Group&#039;\">lower prescription drug costs<\/a>. He was also in Wisconsin at the beginning of the month and talked about replacing lead pipes.<\/p>\n<p>While his activities haven&rsquo;t been executed in tandem with the Harris campaign, his mistakes and missteps along the way have caused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3208875\/four-times-biden-undermined-harris-campaign-trail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"headaches\">headaches<\/a> for her more than once.<\/p>\n<p>Harris had criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in the wake of multiple hurricanes battering his state, but Biden undercut that by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3181345\/biden-splits-harris-selfish-desantis-hurricane-great-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"praising\">praising<\/a> the governor&rsquo;s handling of the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The president also made a surprise appearance during a White House press briefing while Harris was taking the stage for a major rally. Biden&rsquo;s visit to the press room was his first during his time in the White House and took media attention away from the Harris rally.<\/p>\n<p>During a visit on Sept. 11, Biden donned a Trump hat given to him by one of the people at the fire department in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, meant to show the &ldquo;bipartisan unity&rdquo; after the terrorist attacks that horrified the country 23 years earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The latest instance of Biden flubbing an appearance came earlier this week when he referred to Trump supporters as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3208488\/biden-backlash-trump-supporters-garbage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"garbage\">garbage<\/a>&rdquo; during an organizing call with Voto Latino.<\/p>\n<p>White House communications went into immediate damage mitigation mode, saying the president was referring to a joke a comedian made about Puerto Rico during a Trump rally on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harris distanced herself from Biden&rsquo;s comments, but Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3210537\/trump-ultimate-showman-capitalizes-on-biden-garbage-gaffe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"seized\">seized<\/a> on the remark by showing up to his Green Bay, Wisconsin, rally the next day in a garbage truck.<\/p>\n<p>The president, now entering his final few months in the White House, may have more trouble with the errant comments. The <em>Associated Press<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3212365\/white-house-changed-biden-garbage-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a> Thursday that the White House press office altered the stenographed transcript in a bid to clean up what Biden had said.<\/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_1870183\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1870183\"}});<\/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>Biden visits Philadelphia to promote his record, avoiding Harris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2362671,"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\/11\/biden-white-house-event-pa-nov-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,4021,5522,5894,4752],"class_list":["post-2362670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-harris","tag-philadelphia","tag-politics","tag-record"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/biden-white-house-event-pa-nov-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362670","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=2362670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2362671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2362670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2362670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2362670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}