{"id":2342767,"date":"2024-09-18T10:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T14:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-group-homes-in-on-eight-state-democrats-with-lefts-most-wanted-ad-campaign-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T10:44:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T14:44:08","slug":"gop-group-homes-in-on-eight-state-democrats-with-lefts-most-wanted-ad-campaign-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-group-homes-in-on-eight-state-democrats-with-lefts-most-wanted-ad-campaign-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP group homes in on eight state Democrats with &#8216;Left\u2019s Most Wanted\u2019 ad campaign &#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\">34<\/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%2Fgop-group-homes-in-on-eight-state-democrats-with-lefts-most-wanted-ad-campaign-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=2342767&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>The Republican State Legislative Committee (RSLC) is launching a significant ad campaign titled &#8220;Left\u2019s Most Wanted&#8221;\u200b aimed at \u2062eight \u2064Democratic state lawmakers in key battleground states including\u2062 Arizona, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin. The campaign is part of a broader strategy to \u2063maintain\u200d Republican \u200dcontrol over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-in-the-middle-a-senator-at-a-crossroads\/\" title=\"Manchin: A Senator at a Crossroads\">state \u2064legislative chambers<\/a>, with an investment of\u200d hundreds of millions\u200d of\u200b dollars during \u200bthe final weeks of the 2024 election cycle. RSLC President Dee Duncan emphasized the importance \u2062of accountability\u200b for Democratic lawmakers, highlighting issues such as \u200cimmigration, crime, and education as critical voter concerns for the upcoming elections. The RSLC aims to defend its majorities while also seeking opportunities to flip Democratic seats. Currently, Republicans hold 57 state legislative chambers compared to \u2064Democrats&#8217; 49, but tight margins mean Democrats could potentially flip 33 seats to gain\u200d baselines in five chambers.  <\/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\">GOP group homes in on eight state Democrats with &lsquo;Left&rsquo;s Most Wanted&rsquo; ad campaign<\/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_1762927\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash; <\/strong>Republicans are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars to defend their control of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3054887\/republicans-unveil-historic-investments-defend-majorities-state-legislatures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>majority of state legislative chambers<\/a> across the country, unveiling a &ldquo;Left&rsquo;s Most Wanted&rdquo; ad campaign to target Democratic state lawmakers on their voting records in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-legislatures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>battleground states<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3030682\/biden-economic-policy-targeted-gop-fundraising-group-ad-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican State Legislative Committee<\/a>, the largest organization of GOP state leaders in the country, will launch the six-figure campaign Wednesday, using the final weeks of the 2024 election cycle to &ldquo;make an example&rdquo; of state Democrats. The campaign specifically targets eight Democrats in Arizona, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our top priority these next few weeks is to defend our GOP majorities in battleground states and the best way to play defense is to go directly on offense,&rdquo; RSLC President Dee Duncan said in a statement. &ldquo;The RSLC&rsquo;s &lsquo;Left&rsquo;s Most Wanted&rsquo; ad campaign will &hellip; [hold] them accountable for their failures to keep their communities safe and protect parents&rsquo; rights. We will continue to invest the necessary resources needed through Election Day to defend our majorities across the country to hold the line against extremist Democrats running up-and-down the ballot on November 5th.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The digital ad campaign hits the Democratic lawmakers on matters such as <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jgCr9kJdORg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>immigration<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BlWND7nswaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>crime<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YmkTntYzrFM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>education<\/a>, which are shaping up to be some of the top voter issues of the 2024 cycle.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the RSLC launched a list of target seats, including those in GOP-held chambers at risk of being flipped by Democrats. That list includes majorities to defend, majorities to flip out of Democratic control, and even supermajorities that are possible to obtain.<\/p>\n<p>In the three battleground states included in the &ldquo;Left&rsquo;s Most Wanted&rdquo; campaign, RSLC leaders say they have a strong slate of candidates to win or even flip seats out of Democratic control. The group pointed to certain districts that have been razor-thin in recent presidential elections and decided by fewer than 5 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans control 57 state legislative chambers across the country, giving them a slight advantage over Democrats, who have majorities in 49 chambers. Thanks to tight margins in a handful of states, Democrats only need to flip 33 seats across five chambers to win control of the majority of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-issues-twitter-thread-allegedly-debunking-myths-about-trans-students-in-sports\/\" title=\"ACLU Issues Twitter Thread Allegedly Debunking \u2018Myths\u2019 About Trans Students In Sports\">state legislatures nationwide<\/a>, an honor Republicans have held since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The RSLC has focused largely on defending GOP majorities in both houses of the three states.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ad campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3054887\/republicans-unveil-historic-investments-defend-majorities-state-legislatures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>follows historic investments<\/a> from the RSLC earlier this year to maintain control of the legislative chambers it holds and obtain supermajorities, meaning the party holds a veto-proof majority against the governor or opposing party, in the Iowa House and South Carolina Senate. Republicans already hold supermajorities in the Iowa Senate and in both chambers in Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, and Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>The RSLC push comes as Democratic groups have similarly announced massive investments in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-unveil-historic-investments-to-defend-majorities-in-state-legislatures-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Republicans unveil historic investments to defend majorities in state legislatures - Washington Examiner\">flipping state legislative seats<\/a> to target Republican supermajorities. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee announced a $10 million investment earlier this year, targeting similar races in presidential battleground states to defend their majorities.<\/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_1762927\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1762927\"}});<\/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>**GOP Targets Eight State Democrats with &#8216;Left&#8217;s Most Wanted&#8217; Ad Campaign**<\/p>\n<p>EXCLUSIVE \u2014 Republicans are investing hundreds of millions to maintain their dominance in most state legislative chambers nationwide, launching a &#8220;Left&#8217;s Most Wanted&#8221; ad campaign aimed at Democratic lawmakers based on their voting records in key battleground states. The Republican State Legislative Committee (RSLC), the largest organization of GOP state leaders, will kick off this six-figure campaign on Wednesday, using the final weeks leading up to the 2024 elections to &#8220;make an example&#8221; of certain state Democrats. The initiative specifically focuses on eight Democratic legislators from Arizona, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our main goal in the coming weeks is to protect our GOP majorities in critical states, and we believe that taking an offensive approach is essential,&#8221; stated RSLC President Dee Duncan. He added that the &#8220;Left&#8217;s Most Wanted&#8221; campaign aims to hold these lawmakers accountable for failing to ensure community safety and uphold parents&#8217; rights. The RSLC plans to continue its investment through Election Day to safeguard its majorities against what they describe as extremist Democrats running for office on November 5th.<\/p>\n<p>The digital ad campaign will address issues such as immigration, crime, and education\u2014key topics likely influencing voter decisions in 2024. Earlier this year, the RSLC identified target seats at risk of being flipped by Democrats while also focusing on defending existing Republican majorities and potentially gaining supermajorities that would allow them a veto-proof majority against opposing parties or governors.<\/p>\n<p>In Arizona, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin\u2014states included in this new campaign\u2014the RSLC believes it has strong candidates capable of winning or flipping seats currently held by Democrats. They highlighted districts where recent presidential elections were decided by narrow margins of less than five percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Republicans control 57 state legislative chambers across the U.S., giving them a slight edge over Democrats who have majorities in 49 chambers. Due to tight margins in several states, Democrats need only flip 33 seats across five chambers to regain control over most state legislatures\u2014a position Republicans have maintained since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The RSLC has concentrated its efforts primarily on preserving GOP majorities within both houses across these three battleground states. This ad initiative follows significant investments made earlier this year by the RSLC aimed at retaining control over legislative bodies while seeking supermajority status particularly within Iowa\u2019s House and South Carolina\u2019s Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans already possess supermajorities in both chambers of Florida\u2019s legislature as well as those of Iowa (Senate), North Carolina (both), and Ohio (both). Meanwhile, Democratic organizations have also announced substantial funding efforts targeting Republican-held seats; for instance, earlier this year the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee revealed a $10 million investment focused on similar races within presidential battlegrounds aimed at defending their own majorities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2342768,"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\/05\/Voting_Voters.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34575,6203,41130,41129,32076],"class_list":["post-2342767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ad-campaign","tag-gop","tag-lefts-most-wanted","tag-state-democrats","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Voting_Voters.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342767","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=2342767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}