{"id":2338209,"date":"2024-09-07T10:02:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T14:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daines-puts-out-the-call-to-help-gop-seal-senate-that-is-slipping-away-i-am-concerned-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-07T10:04:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T14:04:28","slug":"daines-puts-out-the-call-to-help-gop-seal-senate-that-is-slipping-away-i-am-concerned-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daines-puts-out-the-call-to-help-gop-seal-senate-that-is-slipping-away-i-am-concerned-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Daines puts out the call to help GOP seal Senate that is slipping away: \u2018I am concerned\u2019 &#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\">40<\/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%2Fdaines-puts-out-the-call-to-help-gop-seal-senate-that-is-slipping-away-i-am-concerned-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=2338209&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>In a recent speech at the Republican Jewish Coalition Summit in Las Vegas, Senator Steve Daines\u200d (R-MT) expressed concerns about \u2064the Republican Party&#8217;s ability to maintain competitiveness in Senate races due to limited resources. As chairman of the National Republican \u2062Senatorial Committee, he emphasized that Republicans are facing more\u200c contestable states\u200c than they have the funding to effectively support. Daines highlighted a fundraising disadvantage that has emerged\u2064 since Vice President Kamala Harris became \u2063the Democratic nominee, noting that her\u2063 campaign has successfully raised significant funds \u2064for Senate Democrats. He called for \u2062support to help bridge this fundraising\u200c gap. While Republicans have strong incumbents in Texas and Florida, and \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-epa-pick-most-solar-energy-electric-vehicle-parts-come-from-china\/\" title=\"Biden EPA Pick: \u2018Most\u2019 Solar Energy, Electric Vehicle Parts \u2018Come From China\u2019\">competitive edge<\/a> in races in Wisconsin, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Arizona, they face challenges from a greater number of competitive Democratic seats, particularly in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-flip-school-boards-in-wave-of-education-wins\/\" title=\"Conservatives Flip School Boards In Wave Of Education Wins\">traditionally blue areas<\/a>.  <\/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\">Daines puts out the call to help GOP seal Senate that is slipping away: &lsquo;I am concerned&rsquo;<\/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_1755243\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-daines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Steve Daines<\/a> (R-MT) highlighted his fears that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> lack the resources to keep up across competitive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate<\/a> races in a speech at the Republican Jewish Coalition Summit in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Daines is the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which is committed to assisting Senate Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am concerned,&rdquo; Daines said. &ldquo;We have more states in play than resources to cover them.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition annual leadership summit Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus\/Las Vegas Sun via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Senate Republicans have been trailing by more and more in fundraising since Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Kamala-Harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> became the Democratic presidential nominee, which immensely boosted party fundraising. Earlier this week, the Harris campaign shared $10 million with the Senate Democrats&rsquo; campaign arm.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala Harris can&rsquo;t do much of anything well [but] they do know how to raise money,&rdquo; Daines said. &ldquo;We need your help to close the fundraising gap.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Senate Republicans are still playing from ahead. While the GOP has two incumbents in Texas and Florida who are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-barone-it-looks-like-the-republican-wave-is-coming-in\/\" title=\"Michael Barone: It Looks Like the Republican Wave Is Coming In\">running <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conor-lamb-the-latest-to-jump-into-critical-pennsylvania-senate-race\/\" title=\"Conor Lamb The Latest To Jump Into Critical Pennsylvania Senate Race\">competitive races<\/a><\/a>, they&rsquo;re still likely to win. Incumbent Democrats have many more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/senate-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>competitive<\/a> races, including a wild card race in deep-blue Maryland and a highly likely loss in West Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>While they have an advantage in Wisconsin, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Arizona&rsquo;s Senate races, those are still four seats that they&rsquo;ll have to retain in swing states. Michigan, Montana, and Ohio&rsquo;s races have been toss-ups.<\/p>\n<p>The most likely path to a Republican majority is if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/for-the-children-nancy-pelosi-announces-run-for-reelection\/\" title=\"&#039;For the Children&#039;: Nancy Pelosi Announces Run for Reelection\">party retains<\/a> its seats and then picks up West Virginia and Daines&rsquo;s home state of Montana, the two states where they&rsquo;re polling best. But in order to capture Montana, they&rsquo;ll have to defeat Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Jon-Tester\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jon Tester<\/a> (D-MT), who has fought several tight electoral races in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Daines is likely looking for more than just a majority. If the GOP can rack up enough seats, they can nullify any opposition from swing senators such as Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) or Susan Collins (R-ME) for further-right Republican-led initiatives. Fundraising is a key part of picking up extra seats, and Republicans haven&rsquo;t shown signs of catching up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The House is expected to be far more competitive and could flip either way. The same could be said about the White House as former President Donald Trump dukes it out with Harris.<\/p>\n<p>House or White House control would complement likely Senate control from Republicans.<\/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_1755243\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1755243\"}});<\/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 Steve Daines (R-MT) expressed his concerns about the Republican Party&#8217;s ability to maintain competitiveness in Senate races during a speech at the Republican Jewish Coalition Summit in Las Vegas. As chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, he emphasized that there are more states in play than available resources to support them. Daines remarked, &#8220;I am concerned,&#8221; noting that fundraising for Senate Republicans has lagged since Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee, which significantly boosted Democratic fundraising efforts. He pointed out that earlier this week, Harris&#8217;s campaign allocated $10 million to the Senate Democrats&#8217; campaign committee and commented on their fundraising prowess: &#8220;Kamala Harris may not excel at much else, but they know how to raise money.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, Senate Republicans still have an advantage with two incumbents in Texas and Florida who are likely to win their competitive races. In contrast, incumbent Democrats face numerous tough contests, including a challenging race in Maryland and a probable loss in West Virginia. While Republicans hold an edge in Wisconsin, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Arizona\u2014four critical swing state seats\u2014they must retain these positions as well as navigate toss-up races in Michigan, Montana, and Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>The most viable path for a Republican majority hinges on retaining current seats while also winning West Virginia and Montana\u2014two states where polling favors them. However, capturing Montana will require defeating Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), who has successfully navigated several close elections there. Daines is likely aiming for more than just a slim majority; if the GOP can secure enough seats overall, they could diminish any resistance from moderate senators like Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) or Susan Collins (R-ME) regarding more conservative initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Fundraising remains crucial for gaining additional seats; however, Republicans have yet to show signs of closing the gap with Democrats. The House is anticipated to be highly competitive with potential shifts either way; similarly uncertain is control of the White House as former President Donald Trump competes against Harris. Gaining control of either chamber would complement expected Republican dominance in the Senate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2338210,"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\/09\/Steve-Daines-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[17471,6571,6203,3740],"class_list":["post-2338209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-daines","tag-elections","tag-gop","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Steve-Daines-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338209","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}