{"id":2316633,"date":"2024-07-31T11:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/derrick-van-orden-could-face-tight-election-against-a-democratic-challenger-poll-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T11:31:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T15:31:20","slug":"derrick-van-orden-could-face-tight-election-against-a-democratic-challenger-poll-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/derrick-van-orden-could-face-tight-election-against-a-democratic-challenger-poll-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Van Orden could face tight election against a Democratic challenger: Poll &#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\">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%2Fderrick-van-orden-could-face-tight-election-against-a-democratic-challenger-poll-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=2316633&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>Representative \u200cDerrick Van Orden \u2063(R-WI) may face a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-nevada-judge-orders-inspection-of-election-equipment-in-clark-county\/\" title=\"President Trump: Nevada Judge Orders Inspection of Election Equipment in Clark County\">challenging election<\/a> in November, as a recent poll by the Democratic \u200bCongressional \u200bCampaign Committee indicates he is only one point ahead of a generic Democratic challenger, with Van Orden at\u200c 48% and the Democrat at 47%. This poll surveyed 600 likely voters\u200b and has a margin of error of plus or\u2062 minus 4%. A notable concern for Van Orden is his weak support among independent\u200d voters, who favor the Democrat by 14\u200c points and\u2062 constitute 39%\u2064 of\u2062 the electorate in his district.<\/p>\n<p>The poll\u200d also suggests that a generic Republican candidate performs better against the Democratic \u2064challenger compared to\u2063 Van Orden, hinting at vulnerabilities in his campaign. Additionally, when voters were presented with both positive and \u2063negative information about\u2062 Van Orden, the race ended in a tie at 47%.<\/p>\n<p>Critics, particularly from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, have characterized Van Orden&#8217;s tenure \u2063as problematic,\u2063 citing failures to fulfill key promises \u200band unprofessional behavior. As the elections approach,\u200d excitement \u200camong \u2064Democrats may increase due to \u2063Vice\u2062 President Kamala Harris&#8217;s prominent role, heightening the\u200b likelihood of \u200dpotential challenges to Van Orden&#8217;s seat in this\u2063 pivotal\u200b swing\u2063 state.  <\/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\">Derrick Van Orden could face tight election against a Democratic challenger: Poll<\/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_1716255\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong> Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3089202\/derrick-van-orden-attacks-milwaukee-mayor-during-rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Derrick Van Orden<\/a> (R-WI) could face an uphill battle against a challenger come November, according to a new poll.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dccc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee<\/a> found Van Orden is polling just 1 point behind a generic Democratic challenger. The Democratic outfit is bullish on its chances of flipping Van Orden&rsquo;s seat in the crucial swing state and excitement could increase now that Vice President Kamala Harris has taken President Joe Biden&rsquo;s place at the top of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State&#039;s Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">party&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Van Orden polled at 48% while a generic Democrat earned&nbsp;47% of the support, with 5% undecided. Those figures are within the margin of error.&nbsp;The results of this poll are based on a survey of 600 likely voters for the 2024 general election and was conducted from May 29-31 through landline, cell phone, and text-to-web. The margin of error is plus or minus 4% at a 95% confidence interval.<\/p>\n<p>Self<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-blasts-trumps-latest-political-strategy-as-totally-unhinged\/\" title=\"Haley criticizes Trump&#039;s new strategy as &#039;completely unhinged\">-identified independent voters<\/a> are Van Orden&rsquo;s weakness here as he trailed a generic Democrat by 14 points among independents. This group makes up 39% of the likely electorate in his district.<\/p>\n<p>When the poll ran a generic Republican against a generic Democrat, a generic Republican polled stronger (50%) than a generic Democrat (45%), which is 4 points stronger than Van Orden&rsquo;s margin.<\/p>\n<p>When those polled were given more information both positive and negative about Van Orden, the race was tied at 47%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Derrick Van Orden&rsquo;s first two years in Congress have been an embarrassment full of tantrums and online meltdowns. Van Orden has failed to keep his promise of delivering a Farm Bill, bullied his own constituents online, and harassed teenagers in the halls of the US Capitol,&rdquo; Joe Oslund, communications director of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s no wonder polling is showing his support sagging &mdash; people are getting sick of Derrick Van Orden.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The primary for Van Orden&rsquo;s future Democratic challenger has yet to take place. Those <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Wisconsin%27s_3rd_Congressional_District\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in the running<\/a> for the Democratic nomination include business owner Rebecca Cooke, state Rep. Katrina Shankland, and information technology professional Eric Wilson. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wisconsin<\/a>&rsquo;s primary is Aug. 13.<\/p>\n<p>Van Orden represents Wisconsin&rsquo;s 3rd Congressional District, which encompasses the southwestern portion of the state. It includes some historically Democratic-leaning cities such as La Crosse and Minnesota Twin Cities ex-suburbs, while also being largely rural.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The region has historically voted for centrist candidates, but in recent years it has moved slightly to the right. The Cook Political Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/house-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>labeled<\/a> the district as leans Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Van Orden&rsquo;s campaign did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> request for comment.<\/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_1716255\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1716255\"}});<\/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>Derrick Van Orden may encounter a challenging election against a Democratic opponent, as indicated by a recent poll. According to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Van Orden is trailing by just 1 point behind an unnamed Democratic candidate. The committee is optimistic about their chances of winning his seat in this key swing state, especially with Vice President Kamala Harris now leading the party&#8217;s ticket instead of President Joe Biden. In the poll, Van Orden received 48% support while the generic Democrat garnered 47%, with 5% of voters undecided\u2014these numbers fall within the margin of error. The survey was conducted from May 29-31 among 600 likely voters for the upcoming general election and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4% at a 95% confidence level. Notably, independent voters represent Van Orden&#8217;s vulnerability; he trails a generic Democrat by 14 points among this group, which constitutes 39% of potential voters in his district. When comparing a generic Republican to a generic Democrat, Republicans performed better (50%) than Democrats (45%), indicating that they are four points ahead compared to Van Orden\u2019s current standing. When respondents were provided with both positive and negative information about him, the race ended up tied at 47%. Joe Oslund, communications director for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, criticized Van Orden\u2019s first two years in Congress as marked by outbursts and failures to deliver on promises like the Farm Bill while also accusing him of online bullying and harassment towards constituents. The primary for his future Democratic challenger has not yet occurred; candidates include business owner Rebecca Cooke, state Rep. Katrina Shankland, and IT professional Eric Wilson with Wisconsin&#8217;s primary set for August 13th. Representing Wisconsin\u2019s third congressional district\u2014which includes traditionally Democratic areas like La Crosse as well as rural regions\u2014Van Orden faces an electorate that has shifted slightly rightward in recent years but historically favors centrist candidates; thus it is classified as leaning Republican by The Cook Political Report. His campaign did not respond to requests for comment from the Washington Examiner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2316634,"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\/derrick-van-orden-poll.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36772,36771,34059,15638],"class_list":["post-2316633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-democratic-challenger","tag-derrick-van-orden","tag-election-2024","tag-polls"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/derrick-van-orden-poll.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316633","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}