{"id":2156152,"date":"2024-01-22T17:12:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T22:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-chairwoman-slams-democrats-for-abandoning-new-hampshire-primary\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T17:16:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T22:16:21","slug":"rnc-chairwoman-slams-democrats-for-abandoning-new-hampshire-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-chairwoman-slams-democrats-for-abandoning-new-hampshire-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"RNC chairwoman criticizes Dems for ditching NH primary"},"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\">16<\/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%2Frnc-chairwoman-slams-democrats-for-abandoning-new-hampshire-primary%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=2156152&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--><h2>Republicans Predict Democrats\u2062 Will Regret Stripping New \u200dHampshire of\u2063 First Primary Status<\/h2>\n<p>The head of the Republican National Committee, Ronna \u2063McDaniel, spoke at the Youth\u2064 Advisory Council Roundtable, co-hosted by \u200cthe New Hampshire Republican Party, about \u2064the decision to keep New Hampshire as the \u200bnation&#8217;s first primary state.\u2063 McDaniel emphasized the \u2063importance of this \u2064decision, contrasting it with the Democrats&#8217; choice to walk \u2064away from New Hampshire and not campaign there.<\/p>\n<p>McDaniel specifically called out\u2063 President Joe Biden\u2063 for \u2063stating that New Hampshire \u2063does not matter to him. She expressed \u200dconfidence that \u2064Republicans will \u2064continue to prioritize the state and\u2062 ultimately\u2062 win it in November.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, a group of Quinnipiac University students were asked if they had met a presidential candidate in the past year. The majority had\u2062 met \u200cat least two candidates, with some meeting three or more. It is worth noting that these encounters \u200bwere primarily with \u2064Republican candidates,\u200d unless\u2064 they had met \u2062Rep. Dean Phillips or Marianne \u200bWilliamson.<\/p>\n<p>While Democrats will still participate \u200cin \u2062the New \u2063Hampshire primary, Biden&#8217;s name will not appear on the ballot, and\u2063 the state will not \u200cbe awarded delegates at the convention. Rep. Dean Phillips has \u2063criticized the Democratic National Committee and the Biden write-in campaign, using the slogan \u200d&#8221;Why write him \u2063in when\u2063 he has written us \u200doff?&#8221; as he campaigns across the New England state.<\/p>\n<p>Another notable presence at the event was Rep. Kat Cammack, one of the youngest \u2062members\u200b of Congress at\u2063 35 years old. \u200dCammack, who grew\u200d up in a\u200c Democratic family, explained that \u200bshe \u200dwas motivated to run for office after her family lost their ranch due to a government action. She believes \u200bthat personal experiences can be transformed into meaningful action.<\/p>\n<p>Cammack emphasized the importance of\u2063 Republicans being present in New\u2063 Hampshire, as\u200b she believes Democrats are not\u200d effectively engaging and energizing \u2063young voters in the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here to read more\u2063 from The \u200cWashington Examiner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What potential\u2064 political \u2063consequences could the Democratic \u200dParty face by stripping \u2064New Hampshire of its first \u2064primary status, particularly in terms of swing state support \u200cand advantage<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Warning that Democrats\u2063 will come to regret their decision to strip New Hampshire of its first\u2063 primary status. McDaniel argued that this \u200bmove is not only a disservice \u200cto the state \u2062but also a strategic mistake for\u2062 the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>First and foremost, \u2063McDaniel \u200bemphasized the historical significance of New Hampshire&#8217;s first primary. She noted that this \u2063state has played a pivotal role in selecting presidential nominees since 1920. \u2062By putting \u2063an end to this \u200btradition, Democrats\u200b risk alienating \u2063voters and diminishing the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, McDaniel pointed out that New Hampshire&#8217;s first primary \u2063status has provided an opportunity for lesser-known candidates to gain momentum\u2062 and establish themselves as serious contenders. By stripping this\u2063 privilege away, the\u2062 Democratic Party could potentially \u2064limit \u2063the diversity\u2063 of voices \u200dwithin their own ranks and inadvertently\u200b favor \u2063establishment candidates.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the historical and democratic implications, McDaniel argued\u200b that removing New Hampshire&#8217;s \u200bfirst primary status would have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nations-in-europe-africa-admit-they-had-omicron-cases-before-south-africa\/\" title=\"Nations in Europe, Africa Admit They Had Omicron Cases Before South Africa\">negative political consequences<\/a> for the \u2064Democratic Party. \u2064She highlighted the importance of New Hampshire as a swing state, \u2063noting that it \u200dhas frequently been a battleground in \u200crecent elections. By upsetting voters in this crucial state, Democrats risk losing\u2063 support and\u200c potentially handing an advantage to their Republican counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>McDaniel \u2063also mentioned the economic impact of \u2064the first primary \u2062on New Hampshire. The state \u2064benefits greatly from\u2062 the influx of campaign spending and media attention during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-allowed-to-use-rep-ruben-galledo-responds-to-latinx-poll-slams-term\/\" title=\"\u2018Not Allowed To Use\u2019: Rep. Ruben Galledo Responds To \u2018Latinx\u2019 Poll, Slams Term\">presidential election cycles<\/a>. \u200cStripping New Hampshire of its first primary status would deprive\u2064 the state of \u2062this economic boost and potentially harm local businesses\u2062 and the economy.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the Republican National Committee concluded her remarks by urging Democrats to reconsider their decision. She emphasized that preserving New Hampshire&#8217;s first\u2063 primary status is crucial \u2062for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-denounce-bidens-use-of-executive-action-to-launch-climate-corps\/\" title=\"Republicans criticize Biden's executive action to establish Climate Corps.\">upholding democratic principles<\/a>, fostering diverse voices\u200c within the party, and \u2062maintaining \u200bstrategic advantages\u200d in\u2062 swing states.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-dont-ask-him-even-trump-doesnt-know-if-desantis-is-running-in-24\/\" title=\"\u2018I Don\u2019t Ask Him\u2019: Even Trump Doesn\u2019t Know If DeSantis Is Running In \u201924\">2024 presidential election approaches<\/a>, it \u200dremains to be seen whether the Democratic Party \u2063will \u200cheed this warning or proceed with their plan to strip New Hampshire of \u200cits first primary \u2064status. Regardless, Republicans are confident that this decision \u200cwill prove \u200cto be \u2063an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-slammed-over-russian-nord-stream-2-pipeline-report-shaping-up-to-be-most-pro-russia-president\/\" title=\"Biden Slammed Over Russian Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Report: Shaping Up To Be \u2018Most Pro-Russia\u2019 President\">ill-advised move<\/a>,\u200b both\u2062 politically and \u2063democratically, \u200dand that Democrats will eventually regret the consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANCHESTER, New Hampshire \u2014 Ronna McDaniel, Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, warned that Democrats would regret removing New Hampshire&#8217;s first primary state status. Speaking at the Youth Advisory Council Roundtable, co-hosted by the New Hampshire Republican Party, McDaniel explained the GOP&#8217;s decision to preserve the state&#8217;s significance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2156152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156152","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\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2156152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2156152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2156152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2156152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}