{"id":2345380,"date":"2024-09-24T14:43:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T18:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-uses-slang-in-latest-bid-to-reach-young-voters-for-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T14:44:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T18:44:35","slug":"whitmer-uses-slang-in-latest-bid-to-reach-young-voters-for-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-uses-slang-in-latest-bid-to-reach-young-voters-for-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitmer uses slang in latest bid to reach young voters for Harris &#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%2Fwhitmer-uses-slang-in-latest-bid-to-reach-young-voters-for-harris-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=2345380&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 effort to engage young \u2063voters, Michigan \u2062Governor\u200d Gretchen Whitmer \u2064produced a video where she uses contemporary slang to support Vice President Kamala Harris. In the \u200bvideo, Whitmer describes Donald Trump as &#8220;not chill&#8221; and highlights Harris&#8217;s campaign volunteers as &#8220;cooking with gas.&#8221; She emphasizes her \u200coutreach by saying she&#8217;s \u200b&#8221;calling voters today,\u2064 rizzing them up.&#8221; The video is part of a broader strategy by the \u200bDemocratic Party to appeal to voters aged 18-29, especially in the \u2064context of key issues like abortion access following the overturning\u2064 of Roe v. Wade. \u2064Meanwhile, Trump is attempting to connect\u2064 with\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/behind-the-scenes-at-bidens-bizarre-press-conference\/\" title=\"Behind The Scenes At Biden\u2019s Bizarre Press Conference\">young voters<\/a>,\u2064 mainly\u2062 young men, \u2064through appearances\u2063 on popular platforms like podcasts\u200b hosted\u2064 by Lex Fridman and wrestler Logan Paul. Both Harris and\u2063 Trump are \u2063actively\u200c courting the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-campaign-looks-to-kamala-harris-to-boost-minority-support-ahead-of-2024\/\" title=\"Biden campaign seeks Kamala Harris to enhance minority support for 2024.\">youth\u200b vote<\/a> but using different approaches.  <\/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\">Whitmer uses slang in latest bid to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politicians-opt-for-new-tools-to-reach-young-voters\/\" title=\"Politicians Opt for New Tools to Reach Young Voters\">reach young voters<\/a> for Harris<\/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_1767827\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gretchen-whitmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gretchen Whitmer<\/a> (D-MI) filmed herself saying several slang statements to promote Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, calling former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> &ldquo;not chill.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Whitmer&rsquo;s video, uploaded to X, marks the latest attempt by the Democratic Party to reach the young voter bloc. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">In the video, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan<\/a>&nbsp;governor said Harris&rsquo;s campaign volunteers are &ldquo;cooking with gas,&rdquo; <\/span>and Harris is &ldquo;giving the next president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m calling voters today, rizzing them up,&rdquo; Whitmer said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Live, laugh, elect <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KamalaHarris<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uuf0tIp3XQ\">pic.twitter.com\/uuf0tIp3XQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gretchen Whitmer (@gretchenwhitmer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gretchenwhitmer\/status\/1838275643785769398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Both Harris and Trump are seeking to win over voters between the ages of 18 and 29 in this election. However, they are using different tactics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s bid for the youth vote largely involves campaigning on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a> access, a topic that is expected to play a big role in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nh-governor-sununu-says-will-support-2024-gop-nominee-even-if-trump-amid-calls-for-unity\/\" title=\"NH Governor Sununu Says Will Support 2024 GOP Nominee, Even If Trump, Amid Calls for Unity\">election cycle due<\/a> to it being the first presidential election since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2875629\/supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-paving-way-for-state-abortion-bans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Roe v. Wade <\/em>was overturned<\/a> in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump&rsquo;s bid for young voters has largely been focused on winning over young men. The former president has appeared on podcasts hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3141854\/trump-lex-fridman-podcast-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lex Fridman<\/a> and WWE wrestler <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3044944\/logan-paul-interviews-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Logan Paul<\/a>. The former president also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3025427\/donald-trump-unveils-tiktok-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>started a TikTok account<\/a> earlier this year, about four years after he attempted to ban the platform from the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3153535\/harris-trump-fighting-key-voter-demographic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>polling data from the <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3153535\/harris-trump-fighting-key-voter-demographic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Cook Political Report<\/a> <\/em>found Harris holds a 54.4%- 39.7% advantage over Trump among voters ages 18-29. Her lead with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brad-polumbo-bidens-illegal-student-loan-bailout-bought-off-gen-z-and-staved-off-a-red-wave\/\" title=\"Brad Polumbo: Biden\u2019s Illegal Student-Loan Bailout Bought off Gen Z \u2014 And Staved off a Red Wave\">youth voters<\/a>, however, is smaller than President Joe Biden&rsquo;s, who won the youth vote in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>A new&nbsp;<em>New York Times<\/em>\/Siena College&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3162743\/trump-poll-bump-sun-belt-battlegrounds-democrats-worry-over-perform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poll\">poll<\/a>&nbsp;released Monday showed Trump leading Harris&nbsp;in Arizona, 50% to 45%, Georgia, 49% to 45%, and North Carolina, 49% to 47%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1767827\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1767827\"}});<\/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>Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) created a video using slang to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, referring to former President Donald Trump as \u201cnot chill.\u201d This video, shared on X, is part of the Democratic Party&#8217;s ongoing efforts to connect with younger voters. In her message, Whitmer mentioned that Harris\u2019s campaign volunteers are \u201ccooking with gas\u201d and described Harris as \u201cgiving the next president.\u201d She also stated, \u201cI\u2019m calling voters today, rizzing them up,\u201d and concluded with &#8220;Live, laugh, elect @KamalaHarris.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Both Harris and Trump are vying for the support of voters aged 18 to 29 in this election but are employing different strategies. Harris focuses on abortion access\u2014a significant issue since it\u2019s the first presidential election following the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. In contrast, Trump&#8217;s approach targets young men; he has appeared on podcasts hosted by Lex Fridman and WWE star Logan Paul and even launched a TikTok account earlier this year after previously attempting to ban the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Recent polling from Cook Political Report indicates that among voters aged 18-29, Harris leads Trump by 54.4% to 39.7%. However, her advantage is narrower compared to President Joe Biden&#8217;s lead during the 2020 election. A new poll from The New York Times\/Siena College shows Trump ahead of Harris in key states like Arizona (50% to 45%), Georgia (49% to 45%), and North Carolina (49% to 47%)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2345381,"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\/Whitmer-scaled-1024x632.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4021,32504,24000,12025,32604],"class_list":["post-2345380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-harris","tag-political-strategy","tag-slang","tag-whitmer","tag-young-voters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Whitmer-scaled-1024x632.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345380","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}