{"id":2322748,"date":"2024-08-11T14:18:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T18:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-has-157000-volunteers-set-to-watch-2024-results-whatley-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-11T14:20:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T18:20:34","slug":"rnc-has-157000-volunteers-set-to-watch-2024-results-whatley-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-has-157000-volunteers-set-to-watch-2024-results-whatley-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"RNC has 157,000 volunteers set to watch 2024 results: Whatley &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">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%2Frnc-has-157000-volunteers-set-to-watch-2024-results-whatley-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=2322748&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>RNC Co-Chairman \u200bMichael Whatley emphasized the\u200d Republican National\u200d Committee&#8217;s (RNC) commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coca-cola-ceo-condemns-ga-voting-law-amid-boycott-pressure\/\" title=\"Coca-Cola CEO condemns Ga. voting law amid boycott pressure\">ensuring election integrity<\/a> in the upcoming 2024 elections. In an interview on Fox News, he\u200c announced that they have successfully registered 157,000 volunteers for \u2062their &#8220;Protect the \u2064Vote&#8221; program, significantly\u2062 surpassing their goal \u200bof\u200c 100,000 volunteers. Whatley noted that part of \u200ctheir\u200c efforts includes pursuing lawsuits to enforce voter identification requirements, which he believes will help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/students-at-georgetown-university-support-voting-reforms-then-find-out-theyre-from-georgias-new-law\/\" title=\"Students At Georgetown University Support Voting Reforms, Then Find Out They\u2019re From Georgia\u2019s New Law\">prevent illegal voting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He praised Virginia Governor\u2063 Glenn Youngkin for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-not-going-to-ban-fracking-biden-mumbles-through-climate-change-presser-signs-more-executive-orders-then-calls-a-lid-video\/\" title=\"\u201cWe\u2019re Not Going to Ban Fracking\u201d \u2013 Biden Mumbles Through Climate Change Presser, Signs More Executive Orders \u2013 Then Calls a Lid (VIDEO)\">executive actions aimed<\/a> at securing elections and stated that Republican\u2064 leaders nationwide are working to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-taps-kamala-harris-to-lead-administrations-voting-rights-efforts-as-democratic-hopes-fizzle-in-senate\/\" title=\"Biden Taps Kamala Harris To Lead Administration\u2019s Voting Rights Efforts As Democratic Hopes Fizzle In Senate\">make voting accessible<\/a> while preventing fraud. Additionally, Whatley criticized Vice President Kamala Harris\u2062 for her recent shifts in policy positions, questioning their authenticity and suggesting they may be politically\u200c motivated. the RNC aims to \u2064establish the most comprehensive election integrity program\u200c to date.  <\/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\">RNC has 157,000 volunteers set to watch 2024 results: Whatley<\/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_1727396\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Committee<\/a> co-chairman Michael Whatley stressed the need for his party to ensure there is no fraud in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 election<\/a>, revealing it has surpassed one of its goals in such an effort.<\/p>\n<p>Whatley explained that part of the RNC&rsquo;s work to underscore election integrity has included several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lawsuits<\/a> seeking to ensure voters need a form of identification when they cast their vote, which he argued would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-strip-gop-amendments-in-passing-budget-resolution\/\" title=\"Democrats Strip GOP Amendments in Passing Budget Resolution\">prevent illegal immigrants<\/a> from voting this November. He also detailed how he and RNC co-chairwoman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lara-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lara Trump<\/a> have vowed to recruit over 100,000 volunteers for its Protect the Vote program.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m happy to say that we&rsquo;ve already got 157,000 volunteers who have registered for that program,&rdquo; Whatley said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo<\/em>. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to continue to push for the next 87 days to make sure that we have the biggest, most robust national election integrity program in the history of the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2543854&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=e833f028b48011ac2c6b725bc5e76339\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Whatley also praised Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/glenn-youngkin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Glenn Youngkin<\/a> (R-VA) for making <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3114829\/youngkin-issues-executive-order-to-strengthen-election-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>an executive order to &ldquo;protect legal voters and accurate counts,&rdquo;<\/a> arguing that he and other Republican lawmakers are making sure it will be &ldquo;easy to vote and hard to cheat&rdquo; this November. He also referenced Ohio Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3070750\/voter-accuracy-program-going-statewide-in-ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Frank LaRose&rsquo;s work to keep the election secure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So we have leaders right now, and we need every state to follow them,&rdquo; Whatley said.<\/p>\n<p>The RNC co-chairman also knocked Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> for making a U-turn on multiple policies she initially was opposed to, including fracking and shutting down the border. Whatley argued &ldquo;her flip flops are coming at an amazing rate,&rdquo; and wondered if she was being genuine or was simply changing her views to help secure her victory in the upcoming election.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harris and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) <a href=\"https:\/\/demconvention.com\/news\/news\/icymi-democratic-national-convention-chair-certifies-nomination-of-vice-president-kamala-harris-and-governor-tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>became the Democratic Party&rsquo;s 2024 presidential ticket<\/a> this month, a few weeks after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> bowed out of his reelection bid in July. After the president&rsquo;s historic decision, Lara Trump contended that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3093501\/lara-trump-campaign-doubts-harris-threat-trumps-electability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris would not pose too much of a challenge<\/a> to former President Donald Trump due to how attached Harris is to Biden and his leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent polling data indicated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3117539\/harris-now-leads-in-three-swing-states-among-likely-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris is leading Trump by four percentage points in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan<\/a>, all of which are states Biden won in the 2020 electoral college. All three results were within the margin of error for the polls, and polled under 700 likely voters in each state.<\/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_1727396\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727396\"}});<\/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>RNC has 157,000 volunteers ready to monitor the 2024 election results: Co-chairman Michael Whatley of the Republican National Committee emphasized the importance of preventing fraud in the upcoming election, announcing that they have exceeded one of their targets in this initiative. He noted that part of the RNC&#8217;s efforts to promote election integrity includes filing several lawsuits aimed at requiring voters to present identification when voting, which he believes will help stop illegal immigrants from participating this November. Whatley also shared that he and RNC co-chairwoman Lara Trump have committed to recruiting over 100,000 volunteers for their Protect the Vote program. &#8220;I&#8217;m pleased to report that we already have 157,000 registered volunteers for this program,&#8221; Whatley stated during an appearance on Fox News\u2019s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo. &#8220;We will continue our efforts over the next 87 days to ensure we establish the most comprehensive national election integrity initiative in U.S. history.&#8221; Additionally, Whatley commended Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) for issuing an executive order aimed at &#8220;protecting legal voters and ensuring accurate counts,&#8221; asserting that he and other Republican leaders are working towards making voting accessible while preventing cheating this November. He also acknowledged Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose&#8217;s contributions toward maintaining election security. &#8220;We currently have strong leadership, and we need every state to follow suit,&#8221; said Whatley.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for reversing her stance on various policies she previously opposed, such as fracking and border control measures. Whatley remarked on how rapidly her changes in position are occurring and questioned whether her shifts were sincere or merely strategic moves aimed at securing a win in the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>This month marked Harris&#8217;s nomination alongside Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) as the Democratic Party\u2019s ticket for 2024 after President Joe Biden withdrew from his reelection campaign in July. Following Biden&#8217;s unprecedented decision, Lara Trump argued that Harris would not be a significant threat to former President Donald Trump due to her close association with Biden and his administration&#8217;s policies. Recent polling data shows Harris leading Trump by four percentage points in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan\u2014states won by Biden during the 2020 electoral college race\u2014though all results fell within polling margins of error based on surveys conducted with fewer than 700 likely voters per state<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2322749,"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\/08\/Michael-Whatley-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32431,32321,6915,21054,37838],"class_list":["post-2322748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2024-election","tag-election-results","tag-rnc","tag-volunteers","tag-whatley"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Michael-Whatley-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322748","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}