{"id":2234793,"date":"2024-05-01T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T21:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-appointee-atop-rnc-lines-up-resources-to-protect-vulnerable-republicans-in-new-york\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T17:02:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T21:02:28","slug":"trump-appointee-atop-rnc-lines-up-resources-to-protect-vulnerable-republicans-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-appointee-atop-rnc-lines-up-resources-to-protect-vulnerable-republicans-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump appointee at the head of RNC prepares to support at-risk Republicans in New York"},"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\">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%2Ftrump-appointee-atop-rnc-lines-up-resources-to-protect-vulnerable-republicans-in-new-york%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=2234793&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>The Republican National Committee, led by Chairman Michael Whatley, is focused on \u2064defending crucial House seats in New York. The party aims\u200c to prevent Democratic gains in the upcoming elections. Newly appointed by\u200b Donald Trump, Whatley replaces Ronna McDaniel. The RNC&#8217;s intensified efforts follow Rep. Elise Stefanik&#8217;s advocacy for prioritizing New York \u200cRepublicans to secure \u2064a Republican-led \u200bHouse.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Six House races in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a> are believed to be up for grabs for both Republicans and Democrats. With five of them being held by first-term <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican <\/a>lawmakers, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley is working hard to ensure that the party does not lose ground to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n<p>Following a Tuesday meeting with House Republicans, Whatley said the party will be honing in on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-in-key-battlegrounds-are-refusing-to-debate-republican-opponents\/\" title=\"Democrats In Key Battlegrounds Are Refusing To Debate Republican Opponents\">pivotal races<\/a> in historically blue states such as New York and California. Hand-picked by former President Donald Trump, Whatley replaced Ronna McDaniel following her departure in March.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Michael Whatley, the Republican National Committee chairman, gives an address during the general session of the RNC Spring Meeting on Friday, March 8, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo\/Michael Wyke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The RNC\u2019s renewed efforts to assist New York Republicans critical to the GOP\u2019s House majority comes as Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) reportedly hounded Whaley on the importance of giving those seats extra attention. Stefanik is the longest-serving New York Republican in the House and is a top contender for Trump\u2019s pick for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">vice president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe path to the House majority runs through New York, and we are committed to holding the line to deliver a Republican House to work with President Trump to save America,\u201d Stefanik, the House GOP Conference chairwoman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/newyorkplaybook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) questions Columbia President Nemat Shafik during the House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing on \u201cColumbia in Crisis: Columbia University\u2019s Response to Antisemitism\u201d on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last year, Stefanik said she received approval from her party to invest $100 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-the-real-threat-to-democracy-just-ask-the-green-party\/\" title=\"Democrats Are The Real Threat To Democracy \u2014 Just Ask The Green Party\">key battleground races<\/a> in New York. Meanwhile, Democrats are expected to drop at least $45 million in New York this election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has attended fundraising events for New York Republicans, such as Reps. Marc Molinaro (R-NY) and Brandon Williams (R-NY). He emphasized at the National Republican Congressional Committee\u2019s office in February that\u00a0Williams\u2019s race may be a deciding factor for which party controls the House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the districts that is going to decide the fate of the country,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrvo.org\/politics-and-government\/2024-02-22\/house-speaker-mike-johnson-says-ny-22-will-decide-the-fate-of-the-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Johnson said<\/a>. \u201cThis district may very well be one of the decision points on whether we keep the majority, grow the majority in the House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sees the RNC and Stefanik\u2019s efforts as leading New York Republican representatives astray.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichael Whaley and Elise Stefanik are two MAGA extremists who are leading vulnerable New York Republicans to pledge allegiance to their dangerous, far-first party, making them increasingly vulnerable along the way,\u201d DCCC spokesperson Ellie Dougherty told <em>Politico.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In New York, six competitive House races are in the spotlight for Republicans and Democrats. Michael Whatley, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, is dedicated to safeguarding the five seats held by rookie GOP representatives. His focus is on preventing Democratic advancements in the upcoming November elections, as discussed in a recent Tuesday gathering<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2234794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24068672865316-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2234793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24068672865316-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234793","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\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2234793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2234794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2234793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2234793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2234793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}