{"id":2500398,"date":"2025-10-18T10:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T14:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-shapiro-warned-biden-about-problems-in-pa-for-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T10:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T14:30:44","slug":"josh-shapiro-warned-biden-about-problems-in-pa-for-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-shapiro-warned-biden-about-problems-in-pa-for-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Shapiro warned Biden about problems in PA for 2024"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fjosh-shapiro-warned-biden-about-problems-in-pa-for-2024%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=2500398&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>Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro recounted how he directly warned then-President Joe Biden about critically important problems with his 2024 presidential campaign, particularly in key battleground Pennsylvania. During a candid conversation in Harrisburg,Shapiro expressed concerns that Biden&#8217;s campaign was not effectively addressing voter issues like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prageru-why-are-utilities-so-expensive\/\" title=\"PragerU: Why Are Utilities So Expensive?\">rising costs<\/a> adn noted that public perception doubted Biden&#8217;s capability.Despite being respectful, Shapiro emphasized the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >delivering honest feedback directly<\/a> to Biden&#8217;s face. Shapiro, a moderate Democrat with bipartisan support in his state government, almost became Kamala Harris&#8217;s running mate before she ultimately chose Governor Tim Walz.Polling shows Shapiro remains highly popular in Pennsylvania and is considered a strong contender for the 2026 gubernatorial race and perhaps the 2028 presidential election.  <\/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\">Josh Shapiro warned Biden &lsquo;directly to his face&rsquo; about struggling 2024 campaign before ex-president dropped 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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2376398\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Josh Shapiro<\/a> (D-PA) recalled during an interview on Friday how he tried to inform then-President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Joe Biden<\/a> about significant issues with his appeal to voters during the 2024 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Details of Shapiro&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/gov-josh-shapiro-recalls-charlamagne-how-he-warned-then-president-biden-his-campaign-not-going-well-pa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conversation with Biden<\/a> come as the Democratic Party is still reeling from its loss in 2024 following Biden&rsquo;s abrupt exit from his reelection campaign and then-Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> stepping in with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3849334\/kamala-harris-book-tour-destroying-any-chance-future-office-runs-joe-concha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">only 107 days<\/a> left before the vote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3851169\/trump-vance-rubio-others-success-competition-2028\/\">Trump sets up Vance, Rubio, and others for success and competition in lead-up to 2028<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3847455\/mark-kelly-kamala-harris-strong-2028-candidate\/\">Mark Kelly says Kamala Harris would be &#8216;incredibly strong&#8217; 2028 candidate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Shapiro, a comparatively moderate Democrat who has <a href=\"https:\/\/penncapital-star.com\/government-politics\/who-is-in-gov-josh-shapiros-cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two Republicans in his Cabinet<\/a>, recalled during an interview with &ldquo;The Breakfast Club&rdquo; how he warned Biden about &ldquo;his challenges in Pennsylvania,&rdquo; a critical Electoral College state that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3223684\/pennsylvania-counties-deliver-trump-19-electoral-votes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ultimately went<\/a> to President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3846868\/biden-begins-new-phase-of-cancer-care-with-radiation-and-hormone-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BIDEN BEGINS NEW PHASE OF CANCER CARE WITH RADIATION AND HORMONE THERAPY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shapiro said that he spoke with Biden at a coffee shop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania&rsquo;s capital, and was &ldquo;really honest with him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&rsquo;Polls are showing it&rsquo;s not going well,&rdquo; Shapiro recalled telling Biden. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think you&rsquo;re handling the cost question. Back to what we talked about before with rising costs. It was a big theme in the campaign. Big issue in Pennsylvania. I didn&rsquo;t think they were handling that well. I expressed that I thought people thought he wasn&rsquo;t up to the job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro said he does not believe in &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-have-a-discipline-problem-and-the-only-solution-is-klobuchar-lightfoot-in-2024\/\" title=\"Democrats Have a Discipline Problem and the Only Solution Is Klobuchar-Lightfoot in 2024\">throwing people<\/a> under the bus,&rdquo; but he also said that Biden&rsquo;s team was not straightforward with their boss about the critical failings of the 2024 campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, maybe it&rsquo;s old school, but I believe that if you got something to say, you say it directly to that person&rsquo;s face, and he&rsquo;s the president of the United States. I respected him, still respect him, and I respect him enough to say it directly to his face,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro made it to the late stages of Harris&rsquo;s selection for her running mate, but she ultimately chose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3396445\/tim-walz-code-speak-white-guy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN).<\/a> Polls at the time indicated that Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3113754\/public-split-unsure-about-walz-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">may have won<\/a> Pennsylvania had she chosen Shapiro.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3815067\/trump-terrorist-organizations-antifa-tren-de-aragua-ms-13-houthis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE ARE THE GROUPS TRUMP HAS DESIGNATED AS TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a <a href=\"https:\/\/poll.qu.edu\/poll-release?releaseid=3933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quinnipiac University poll<\/a> found that Shapiro holds a 60% approval rating in Pennsylvania and is highly likely to win out over two Republican challengers for the governorship in the 2026 election.<\/p>\n<p>The Quinnipiac poll also found that Shapiro had a 53% chance of winning the 2028 presidential election against Vice President JD Vance should he be selected as the GOP candidate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Josh Shapiro directly warned Biden of 2024 campaign struggles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2666,"featured_media":2500400,"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\/2025\/10\/AP25282536328744.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32431,3620,37061,5836],"class_list":["post-2500398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2024-election","tag-biden","tag-josh-shapiro","tag-pennsylvania"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25282536328744.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500398","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\/2666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2500398"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2500402,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500398\/revisions\/2500402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2500400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2500398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2500398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2500398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}