{"id":2334181,"date":"2024-08-30T08:32:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T12:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-expand-young-guns-program-to-boost-candidates-in-competitive-districts-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T08:34:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T12:34:38","slug":"house-republicans-expand-young-guns-program-to-boost-candidates-in-competitive-districts-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-expand-young-guns-program-to-boost-candidates-in-competitive-districts-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans expand \u2018Young Guns\u2019 program to boost candidates in competitive districts &#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%2Fhouse-republicans-expand-young-guns-program-to-boost-candidates-in-competitive-districts-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=2334181&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 Republicans are expanding their &#8220;Young Guns&#8221; program\u200d to\u2064 include\u200b four new candidates \u200baiming to secure \u2064seats in \u200bcompetitive districts as\u2063 the election approaches. This initiative,\u200c managed by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), is designed to provide mentorship and financial support to \u200dpromising candidates. The newly\u200b added candidates are Nick Begich (Alaska), Paul Junge (Michigan), Mike Erickson \u200d(Oregon), and Joe Kent (Washington), each running against Democratic incumbents. NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson emphasized the importance of these candidates in building a Republican majority and called for voters to oppose what he describes as\u200b the detrimental policies of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-warns-trump-impeachment-could-open-the-door-on-impeaching-former-civil-officers-whose-actions-are-disliked-by-political-opponents\/\" title=\"Blackburn warns Trump impeachment could \u2018open the door\u2019 on impeaching former civil officers whose actions are disliked by political opponents\">current administration<\/a>. This marks the first expansion of the program since it was initially introduced,\u2063 aiming to keep the pressure on vulnerable Democratic\u200d representatives as the elections near.  <\/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 Republicans expand &lsquo;Young Guns&rsquo; program to boost candidates in competitive districts<\/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_1741997\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;&nbsp;<\/strong>House Republicans&rsquo;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3053047\/nrcc-outpaces-dccc-first-time-2024-trump-post-conviction-fundraising-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">main fundraising arm<\/a>&nbsp;is adding&nbsp;four candidates running in competitive districts to its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1410761\/some-2022-house-republican-young-gun-candidates-are-more-on-the-senior-side\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;Young Guns&rdquo;<\/a>&nbsp;program as the final sprint to Election Day begins next week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The expansion to the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nrcc\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Republican Congressional Committee<\/a>&lsquo;s program, which is designed to provide mentors and financial resources throughout the election cycle, comes as the party seeks to expand its slim majority next year.<\/p>\n<p>The candidates being added include Nick Begich, who is challenging Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) for Alaska&rsquo;s at-large seat; Paul Junge, who is challenging Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) in Michigan&rsquo;s 8th Congressional District; Mike Erickson, who is challenging Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR) in Oregon&rsquo;s 6th District; and Joe Kent, who is challenging Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp P&eacute;rez (D-WA) in Washington&rsquo;s 3rd District.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Extreme House Democrats will all be rubber stamps for San Francisco liberal Kamala Harris&rsquo; dangerous far-left agenda if elected this November,&rdquo;&nbsp;NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) said in a statement first obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&ldquo;Our Young Gun candidates are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-senate-democrats-out-fundraise-republican-challengers-in-key-swing-state-races\/\" title=\"Democratic Senate candidates in crucial swing state races raise more funds than their Republican opponents\">building winning campaigns<\/a> that will help grow Republicans&rsquo; House majority and ensure the Harris-Biden administration&rsquo;s destruction of the American dream is reversed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The NRCC announced its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcc.org\/2024\/07\/29\/nrcc-announces-26-candidates-in-first-round-of-additions-to-2024-young-guns-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>initial cohort<\/a> in the Young Guns program in July, making the fundraising arm&rsquo;s additions the first time the group has been expanded since Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<p>The Young Guns program seeks to keep vulnerable Democrats on edge as they challenge their seats by requiring candidates to attain certain benchmarks and meet goals throughout the election cycle. That way, the group said, their campaigns will &ldquo;remain competitive, well-funded and communicative within their district.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The induction of the four candidates brings the group&rsquo;s total number to 30, which is on par with Democrats&rsquo; similar fundraising program seeking to flip red seats in competitive districts into Democratic control. That group, the &ldquo;Red to Blue&rdquo; program, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3122095\/house-democrats-expand-red-blue-program-harris-top-ticket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>expanded its cohort<\/a> to 30 candidates earlier this month. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of the 435 seats up for grabs in November, 42 are considered competitive. Most of those are held by Democrats, which gives the GOP a slight advantage as it heads into the final two months of the election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>But of the 42 competitive seats, 17 are held by Republicans in districts that voted for President Joe Biden in 2020, compared to just five Democrats who must defend their seats in districts carried by former President Donald Trump. That means there are just enough vulnerable GOP-held seats to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-hopes-to-transform-new-york-into-battleground-as-party-leaders-focus-on-crime\/\" title=\"GOP hopes to transform New York into battleground as party leaders focus on crime\">things competitive heading<\/a> into November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1741997\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1741997\"}});<\/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 Republicans are enhancing their &#8216;Young Guns&#8217; initiative to support candidates in key districts as the countdown to Election Day approaches. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is incorporating four new candidates into its program, which aims to offer mentorship and financial assistance during the election cycle, as the party looks to increase its narrow majority next year. The newly added candidates include Nick Begich, who is running against Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) for Alaska&#8217;s at-large seat; Paul Junge, challenging Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) in Michigan&#8217;s 8th District; Mike Erickson, opposing Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR) in Oregon&#8217;s 6th District; and Joe Kent, who is up against Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp P\u00e9rez (D-WA) in Washington&#8217;s 3rd District.<\/p>\n<p>NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson stated that if elected this November, &#8220;extreme House Democrats will be mere supporters of San Francisco liberal Kamala Harris\u2019 dangerous far-left agenda.&#8221; He emphasized that their Young Gun candidates are developing successful campaigns aimed at expanding the Republican majority and reversing what he described as the Harris-Biden administration\u2019s detrimental impact on the American dream.<\/p>\n<p>The NRCC initially launched its Young Guns program in July and this marks its first expansion since Vice President Kamala Harris received the Democratic presidential nomination. The program aims to keep vulnerable Democrats on alert by requiring candidates to meet specific benchmarks throughout their campaigns, ensuring they remain competitive and well-funded within their districts.<\/p>\n<p>With these additions, there are now a total of 30 candidates in the Young Guns program\u2014matching a similar Democratic initiative called &#8220;Red to Blue,&#8221; which also expanded its candidate list recently. Out of 435 congressional seats available this November, 42 are deemed competitive\u2014most held by Democrats\u2014which gives Republicans a slight edge going into these final months of campaigning. However, among those competitive seats are 17 held by Republicans in areas that voted for President Joe Biden in 2020 compared to only five Democrats defending seats from districts won by former President Donald Trump\u2014indicating enough vulnerable GOP-held positions exist for a competitive race leading up to November<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2334182,"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\/richard-hudson-nrcc.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[39742,32920,32504,39741],"class_list":["post-2334181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-competitive-districts","tag-house-republicans","tag-political-strategy","tag-young-guns"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/richard-hudson-nrcc.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334181","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=2334181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}