{"id":2326732,"date":"2024-08-19T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-try-to-seize-on-harris-momentum-with-new-ad-blitz-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T11:34:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T15:34:59","slug":"house-democrats-try-to-seize-on-harris-momentum-with-new-ad-blitz-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-try-to-seize-on-harris-momentum-with-new-ad-blitz-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats try to seize on Harris momentum with new ad blitz &#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\">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%2Fhouse-democrats-try-to-seize-on-harris-momentum-with-new-ad-blitz-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=2326732&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>House Democrats are ramping\u200b up their advertising \u2062efforts\u2064 in\u2064 competitive districts, launching a $27 million ad campaign aimed at attacking \u2062Republican incumbents. This \u200cmarks the second round of ads for \u200bthe\u200c election cycle,\u2064 coinciding with Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s nomination\u200c as the \u2064Democratic presidential\u200b candidate. \u2064The Democratic Congressional Campaign \u200dCommittee (DCCC) has \u2062now committed\u2062 a total of $55 \u2062million for the general \u2063election, targeting nine states \u2063where former President Trump lost in 2020 but where Republicans currently\u2062 hold \u2064seats.<\/p>\n<p>DCCC Executive Director Julie Merz highlights \u2062the\u2062 intention to \u2063portray \u2062a clear \u200bdivide \u2064between what she terms \u2063&#8221;Republican extremism&#8221;\u2014characterized \u200dby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-commerce-secretary-is-a-former-venture-capitalist-but-some-gopers-warn-shell-be-soft-on-china\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Commerce Secretary Is A Former Venture Capitalist, But Some GOPers Warn She\u2019ll Be \u2018Soft On China\u2019\">tax breaks<\/a> for\u200b the wealthy\u2064 and proposals for nationwide\u2062 abortion bans\u2014and the Democrats&#8217;\u200d agenda, which focuses\u200c on lowering\u200c costs and\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-supreme-court-democrat-daniel-mccaffery-defeats-republican-carolyn-carluccio\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Democrat Daniel McCaffery defeats Republican Carolyn Carluccio\">safeguarding reproductive rights<\/a>.\u2063 A\u2062 notable portion of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-announces-end-to-ad-selling-based-on-individual-web-browsing\/\" title=\"Google Announces End To Ad-Selling Based On Individual Web Browsing\">ad spend<\/a>, approximately $8 \u2063million, will target House\u200d seats in New\u200b York, particularly those represented by new Republican lawmakers who won in recently flipped districts. Additional funds \u2062will be allocated \u200cto contests in\u200d California\u200d and various &#8220;red-leaning&#8221; \u2063states with vulnerable Republican \u200cincumbents.<\/p>\n<p>This advertising push \u2062aligns with\u2062 the upcoming\u200b Democratic National Convention \u200btaking place in Chicago, as party members prepare for the crucial\u200c upcoming elections.  <\/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\">House Democrats try to seize on Harris momentum with swing district ad blitz<\/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_1732421\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Democrats<\/a> are booking their latest round of ads attacking Republicans in competitive districts, marking only the second so far this cycle and the first since Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> became the Democratic nominee for president.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dccc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee<\/a> announced it would be spending $27 million as part of its latest ad buy, bringing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">group&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s total to $55 million for the general election. The ads will air across nine states in districts that former President Donald Trump lost in 2020 but are held by Republican lawmakers in the House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;House Democrats are on offense and this latest salvo of reservations reflects the strong position we are in to retake the majority,&rdquo; said Julie Merz, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-floyd-county-georgia-terminates-election-director-after-statewide-audit-discovers-uncounted-votes\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Floyd County, Georgia Terminates Election Director After Statewide Audit Discovers Uncounted Votes\">executive director<\/a> of the DCCC. &ldquo;This election is a clear choice between Republican extremism and their unpopular agenda to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and pass a nationwide abortion ban versus House Democrats&rsquo; forward-looking agenda of lowering costs and protecting reproductive freedom for all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At least $8 million of the investment will go toward House seats in New York, particularly those represented by the four freshmen lawmakers who helped flip the chamber into Republican control in 2022 despite President Joe Biden winning the districts two years earlier. The investment also includes $5 million to attack Republican-held Biden districts in California, as well as &ldquo;red-leaning districts with vulnerable Republicans&rdquo; in states such as Iowa and Pennsylvania.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The ad reservations come as Democrats gather in Chicago this week for the quadrennial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a>, during which Harris will accept the presidential nomination. Democrats have experienced a polling boost since Harris took over at the top of the ticket, prompting a sense of optimism among downballot candidates who hope that voter enthusiasm will help them win back the lower chamber.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re able to make these moves across the map thanks to the record-breaking fundraising we&rsquo;ve had &mdash; driven by Leader Hakeem Jeffries and fueled by the historic numbers of individual donors this cycle,&rdquo; Merz said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harris holds a slight lead over Trump nationally, garnering 49% of the vote compared to Trump&rsquo;s 45% among registered voters in a head-to-head matchup, according to polling from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/08\/18\/harris-trump-post-abc-ipsos-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the <em>Washington Post <\/em>and Ipsos<\/a>. When that polling includes third-party candidates, Harris stands at 47%, Trump at 44%, and independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at 5%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That is a boost from earlier this summer, when Trump led Biden 43% to 42% and Kennedy garnered 9%, according to polling.<\/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_1732421\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1732421\"}});<\/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>House Democrats are launching a new series of advertisements targeting Republicans in key competitive districts, marking their second ad campaign this election cycle and the first since Vice President Kamala Harris was named the Democratic presidential nominee. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) revealed plans to invest $27 million in this latest advertising effort, bringing their total spending for the general election to $55 million. These ads will be broadcast across nine states in districts that former President Donald Trump lost in 2020 but are currently represented by Republican lawmakers. <\/p>\n<p>Julie Merz, executive director of the DCCC, stated, &#8220;House Democrats are taking an offensive approach, and this latest round of ad reservations demonstrates our strong position to regain the majority.&#8221; She emphasized that voters face a clear choice between what she described as &#8220;Republican extremism&#8221;\u2014which includes tax breaks for the wealthy and a nationwide abortion ban\u2014and House Democrats&#8217; agenda focused on reducing costs and safeguarding reproductive rights.<\/p>\n<p>At least $8 million of this investment will target House seats in New York, especially those held by four freshman lawmakers who contributed to flipping control of the chamber to Republicans in 2022 despite Biden winning those districts two years prior. Additionally, $5 million is allocated for attacking Republican-held Biden districts in California and other &#8220;red-leaning&#8221; areas with vulnerable Republicans in states like Iowa and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>This ad campaign coincides with Democrats gathering for their quadrennial National Convention in Chicago where Harris will accept her presidential nomination. Since Harris took over at the top of the ticket, Democrats have seen an uptick in polling numbers which has fostered optimism among candidates hoping voter enthusiasm can help them reclaim control of the House.<\/p>\n<p>Merz noted that these strategic moves were made possible due to record-breaking fundraising efforts led by Hakeem Jeffries and supported by an unprecedented number of individual donors this cycle. Current polling from Washington Post\/Ipsos shows Harris slightly ahead nationally with 49% support compared to Trump&#8217;s 45% among registered voters; when including third-party candidates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Harris stands at 47%, Trump at 44%, while Kennedy has 5%. This marks an improvement from earlier summer polls where Trump led Biden by one percentage point while Kennedy had garnered 9%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2326733,"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\/AP24232040894995-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[38549,36767,33723,32438,32504],"class_list":["post-2326732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-ad-blitz","tag-campaign-2023","tag-house-democrats","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-strategy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24232040894995-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326732","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\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}