{"id":2336353,"date":"2024-09-03T21:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T01:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-gains-republican-senate-challenger-in-longshot-gop-bid-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T21:35:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T01:35:55","slug":"elizabeth-warren-gains-republican-senate-challenger-in-longshot-gop-bid-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-gains-republican-senate-challenger-in-longshot-gop-bid-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Warren gains Republican Senate challenger in longshot GOP bid &#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%2Felizabeth-warren-gains-republican-senate-challenger-in-longshot-gop-bid-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=2336353&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>Senator Elizabeth\u200c Warren (D-MA) is facing\u200d a new Republican challenger, John Deaton, in her\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">bid<\/a> for re-election to the Senate. Deaton emerged victorious in the recent \u2063GOP primary, winning 60.3% of the \u200cvote, and is\u200c recognized as the most well<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-marco-rubio-leads-democrat-val-demings-in-battleground-florida-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">senate<\/a>-race\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Poll: Marco Rubio Leads Democrat Val Demings in Battleground Florida Senate Race&#8221;>-funded candidate<\/a>, \u200dhaving \u200bloaned $1 million to his campaign. Warren, seeking her\u200d third \u200bterm,\u2064 has not faced a competitive race since\u200c 2012. The political landscape\u200d in Massachusetts \u200dis heavily tilted toward Democrats, with all\u2064 congressional \u200cseats currently held by them. Despite Deaton&#8217;s financial backing and efforts, overcoming Warren&#8217;s established position and \u2064the state&#8217;s Democratic stronghold will \u2062be a\u2064 significant challenge. In the 2020\u200c election, President Joe \u2064Biden secured\u2063 66% of the \u200cvote\u200c in the\u2064 district, \u2062underscoring\u2064 the difficulty\u200d Deaton\u200b faces as he \u2062prepares for the general election.  <\/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\">Elizabeth Warren gains Republican challenger in Massachusetts Senate race<\/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>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elizabeth-warren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Elizabeth Warren<\/a> (D-MA) gained a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> challenger in her reelection to the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate<\/a> on Tuesday night, setting the GOP up for a long-shot bid in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-skips-fact-checking-to-run-with-nurses-unverified-story-about-covid-patients-last-dying-words\/\" title=\"CNN Skips Fact-Checking To Run With Nurse&#039;s Unverified Story About COVID Patients &#039;Last Dying Words&#039;\">blue state<\/a> whose congressional delegation is all but locked in for <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race for John Deaton at 8:42 p.m., 42 minutes after the polls closed. Deaton won with 60.3% of the vote, followed by Bob Antonellis with 30.3% and Ian Cain with 9.5%.<\/p>\n<p>Warren, who is seeking her third term in the Senate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">hasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t seen a competitive race since 2012, when she defeated then-incumbent Sen. Scott Brown, a Republican. In 2018, she received over 60% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Deaton, an attorney, was by far the most well-funded competitor in Tuesday&rsquo;s GOP primary, mostly due to the $1 million he loaned to his campaign. Deaton outraised Cain, president of the Quincy City Council, and had about $975,000 in the bank as of the end of June. Cain had $22,000 ahead of the primary, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Warren&rsquo;s seat is one of 23 being defended by Democrats or independents who caucus with Democrats this cycle, compared to the 11 Republicans are defending. Warren&rsquo;s seat is ranked &ldquo;solid Democratic,&rdquo; and President Joe Biden received 66% in the district in the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>With Democrats firmly in control of both Senate seats and all nine House seats in Massachusetts, it will be an uphill battle for Deaton to defeat Warren even though Biden is not on the ticket this year. In the few days before Biden withdrew from the race, he was leading former President Donald Trump in Massachusetts <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/president-general\/2024\/massachusetts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>47% to 29%<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and Bill Keating (D-MA) are the only House Democrats who will gain Republican challengers on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lynch will likely face<strong> <\/strong>bar owner Daniel Kelly in the general election, who has 68.2% of the vote as of 8:45 p.m. Burke had challenged Lynch in the 2022 general election but received only 30% of the vote. Biden won Lynch&rsquo;s district with 67% of the vote in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), unlike some of her fellow &ldquo;Squad&rdquo; members, faced an uncontested primary. Many of the Squad members were targeted in this primary cycle by pro-Israel groups such as AIPAC for their support of Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas. Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Cori Bush (D-MO) were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3110597\/cori-bush-primary-2024-missouri-wesley-bell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ousted<\/a> in June and August, respectively, by Democrats whose campaigns were funded by AIPAC and its allies.<\/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>Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has secured a Republican opponent for her Senate reelection campaign, marking a challenging endeavor for the GOP in a predominantly Democratic state. The Associated Press announced John Deaton as the winner of the Republican primary shortly after polls closed, with Deaton receiving 60.3% of the votes, followed by Bob Antonellis at 30.3% and Ian Cain at 9.5%. Warren is aiming for her third term in the Senate and hasn&#8217;t faced significant competition since her victory over then-incumbent Senator Scott Brown in 2012; she won over 60% of the vote in her last election in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Deaton, an attorney who was significantly funded by a $1 million personal loan to his campaign, emerged as the most financially equipped candidate in Tuesday&#8217;s GOP primary. He outpaced Cain, president of Quincy City Council, who had only $22,000 before the primary while Deaton reported nearly $975,000 available at that time.<\/p>\n<p>Warren&#8217;s seat is one of 23 being defended by Democrats or independents aligned with them this election cycle compared to just 11 seats held by Republicans. It is considered &#8220;solid Democratic,&#8221; especially since President Joe Biden garnered 66% of votes in that district during the 2020 presidential election. Despite Biden not being on this year&#8217;s ballot\u2014he led Trump by a significant margin before withdrawing from his campaign\u2014Deaton faces an uphill battle against Warren.<\/p>\n<p>In other races on Tuesday night, Representatives Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and Bill Keating (D-MA) are set to face Republican challengers; Lynch will likely compete against bar owner Daniel Kelly who received about 68.2% of votes as reported shortly after polls closed. In contrast to some members of &#8220;The Squad,&#8221; Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) faced no opposition during her primary contest amid heightened scrutiny from pro-Israel groups targeting certain candidates due to their stance on Palestinian issues amidst ongoing conflicts between Israel and Hamas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2336354,"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\/Elizabeth-Warren-Israel-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34813,40032,40031,34723,32076],"class_list":["post-2336353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-elizabeth-warren","tag-gop-bid","tag-republican-challenger","tag-senate-race","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Elizabeth-Warren-Israel-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336353","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}