{"id":2309453,"date":"2024-07-26T11:53:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T15:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2309453"},"modified":"2024-07-26T11:56:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T15:56:10","slug":"democratic-challengers-ride-wave-of-excitement-about-harris-replacing-biden-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-challengers-ride-wave-of-excitement-about-harris-replacing-biden-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic challengers ride wave of excitement about Harris replacing Biden &#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\">26<\/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%2Fdemocratic-challengers-ride-wave-of-excitement-about-harris-replacing-biden-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=2309453&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>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pressure-mounts-on-sheldon-whitehouse-to-resign-in-shame-over-ties-to-racist-beach-club\/\" title=\"Pressure Mounts on Sheldon Whitehouse To Resign in Shame Over Ties to Racist Beach Club\">recent political developments<\/a>, many Democratic challengers have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-school-district-cuts-one-third-of-school-officers-police-chief-warns-of-unintended-consequences\/\" title=\"Los Angeles School District Cuts One-Third Of School Officers, Police Chief Warns Of \u2018Unintended Consequences\u2019\">gained momentum<\/a> as they outpaced Republican candidates in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-fires-back-at-trump-says-it-has-every-right-to-use-his-name\/\" title=\"RNC Fires Back at Trump, Says It Has \u2018Every Right\u2019 to Use His Name\">fundraising efforts<\/a> by an \u2063average of $235,000 last quarter. This surge is largely attributed to Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign, \u2062which has invigorated the \u2063Democratic base. A *Politico* analysis indicates\u2063 that Democratic\u200d candidates have\u2062 performed better financially \u200din 17 out of 29 competitive House districts, contrasting sharply \u2062with Republican challengers who previously had the upper hand \u2063in fundraising. This revitalization of financial support has sparked optimism within the party, as it enhances Democrats&#8217; prospects of reclaiming the \u200dHouse amid concerns that President \u200dBiden&#8217;s influence could hinder their\u2062 chances in\u2063 many races. First-time candidate Sue Altman highlighted\u2062 the sense\u2062 of renewed \u200dhope and fresh perspectives among Democratic candidates, \u200csuggesting a shift in momentum that could impact the political landscape\u2062 nationwide.  <\/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\">Democratic challengers ride wave of excitement about Harris replacing Biden<\/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_1713998\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A majority of Democratic challengers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fundraising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>outraised<\/a> incumbent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> last quarter by an average of $235,000 as Vice President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Kamala Harris<\/a> energized the Democratic base with her candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/07\/26\/house-democrats-challenger-fundraising-00171307?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=f30a4edf-4720-44be-853f-499f03445417&amp;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>analysis<\/a> of competitive House races, Democratic challengers have taken in more money than their GOP opponents in 17 of 29 House districts named.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s in stark contrast to how many Democrats Republican challengers have outraised.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats&rsquo; renewed fundraising has boosted their chances of reclaiming the House after it had been accepted that President Joe Biden may drag Democrats down in most races.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the new beginning, different faces, fresh moment. That&rsquo;s true in New Jersey, but it&rsquo;s also now true nationally,&rdquo; said Sue Altman, a first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/felon-drug-dealer-among-the-democratic-candidates-for-top-state-offices\/\" title=\"Democratic candidates for top state offices include individuals with criminal records, including felonies and involvement in drug dealing.\">-time candidate running<\/a> against Republican Rep.&nbsp;Tom Kean&nbsp;in New Jersey&rsquo;s battleground 7th District. &ldquo;For a while there, our campaign was providing hope when other places in the country, hope was hard to find, and that&rsquo;s including the presidential mess. I think now, however, it&rsquo;s even more so the snowball is rolling down the hill because now there&rsquo;s hope everywhere you look.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Republicans aren&rsquo;t too demoralized from seeing the increased fundraising for the opposing party. They say they&rsquo;re used to being outraised, and many of their incumbents still maintain a lead in war chest cash.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats traditionally always raise more money than our team does,&rdquo; National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman&nbsp;Richard Hudson&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/07\/20\/richard-hudson-biden-trump-00169885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em> last week.<\/p>\n<p>But it seems Harris&rsquo;s entry into the race prompted a much larger-than<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-challengers-gain-momentum-as-excitement-grows-over-harris-potentially-replacing-biden-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democratic challengers gain momentum as excitement grows over Harris potentially replacing Biden - Washington Examiner\">-expected fundraising boost<\/a>. She has brought in more than $100 million since Biden stepped down. Down-ballot donors appear to be opening up their pocketbooks, too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Democrats are relieved and excited that they are generating campaign cash that will help them in their races.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s more than just a sigh of relief,&rdquo; said Will Rollins, a California Democrat running for a second time to unseat Rep.&nbsp;Ken Calvert (R-CA). &ldquo;It&rsquo;s feeling fired up.&rdquo;<\/p>\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_1713998\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1713998\"}});<\/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>Democratic challengers are experiencing a surge of enthusiasm following Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s entry into the race, which has invigorated the Democratic base. Last quarter, most Democratic challengers outperformed incumbent Republicans in fundraising, averaging $235,000 more. A Politico analysis of competitive House races revealed that in 17 out of 29 districts, Democratic challengers raised more funds than their GOP counterparts. This marks a significant shift from previous trends where Republican challengers often outpaced Democrats in fundraising. The renewed financial support for Democrats has improved their prospects of regaining control of the House, especially as it was previously thought that President Joe Biden&#8217;s presence might hinder their efforts. Sue Altman, a first-time candidate in New Jersey&#8217;s 7th District, expressed optimism, stating, &#8220;It\u2019s a new beginning with fresh faces, and that\u2019s true not just in New Jersey but nationally.&#8221; She noted that her campaign has provided hope during challenging times, and that hope is now spreading across the country. Meanwhile, Republicans remain unfazed by the Democrats&#8217; fundraising success, as they are accustomed to being outpaced financially. National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson acknowledged that Democrats typically raise more funds. However, Harris&#8217;s candidacy has led to an unexpectedly significant increase in donations, with her raising over $100 million since Biden stepped down. Down-ballot donors are also contributing more, and Democrats are feeling energized by their fundraising achievements. Will Rollins, a California Democrat running against Rep. Ken Calvert, remarked, &#8220;It\u2019s more than just a sigh of relief; it\u2019s feeling fired up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2309457,"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\/07\/democrats-fundraising-kamala-harris.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36299,7909,32438],"class_list":["post-2309453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-democratic-challengers","tag-excitement","tag-kamala-harris"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/democrats-fundraising-kamala-harris.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309453","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=2309453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2309457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2309453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2309453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2309453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}