{"id":2349713,"date":"2024-10-03T07:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T11:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-vance-try-to-rebrand-social-conservatism-in-tough-election-year-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T07:38:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T11:38:24","slug":"trump-and-vance-aim-to-reshape-social-conservatism-amid-a-challenging-election-year-seeking-to-appeal-to-voters-with-a-fresh-approach-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-vance-aim-to-reshape-social-conservatism-amid-a-challenging-election-year-seeking-to-appeal-to-voters-with-a-fresh-approach-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and Vance aim to reshape social conservatism amid a challenging election year, seeking to appeal to voters with a fresh approach"},"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\">44<\/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%2Ftrump-and-vance-aim-to-reshape-social-conservatism-amid-a-challenging-election-year-seeking-to-appeal-to-voters-with-a-fresh-approach-3%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=2349713&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 article discusses\u2062 the evolving stance of the Republican Party on \u200dsocial conservatism, particularly in light\u200b of\u2062 the contentious political landscape surrounding issues like abortion and family support. \u2062During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-man-walz-references-home-state-26-times-in-debate-washington-examiner-3\/\" title=\"Minnesota Man: Walz References Home State 26 Times in Debate - Washington Examiner\">recent vice presidential \u2064debate<\/a>, Senator J.D.\u200b Vance emphasized the need for the GOP to adopt a more pro-family approach, advocating for policies that support fertility treatments \u2062and make it \u200beasier \u200cfor young families to purchase homes. This marks a\u2063 shift\u2063 from traditional Republican perspectives, as Vance sought to show empathy \u200dtowards women \u200bfacing unplanned \u200dpregnancies.<\/p>\n<p>The article highlights how former \u200bPresident Donald Trump \u2063has been instrumental in this rebranding \u2064effort,\u2064 acknowledging the \u2062political risks of a hardline approach to social issues following the \u200cSupreme Court&#8217;s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Trump has suggested that\u2062 supporting in vitro fertilization (IVF) aligns with anti-abortion values, framing it as a compassionate stance that promotes family \u200bgrowth. However, there are tensions within the\u2062 party, as initiatives like subsidizing IVF\u2064 may conflict with the ideals\u200c of fiscal conservatives and some social conservatives who \u2064oppose any form of embryo\u200d destruction.<\/p>\n<p>both Trump and Vance are attempting \u2062to navigate\u2063 a complex electoral environment\u200c where social conservatism must combine with \u200ca broader \u2062appeal to \u2063working-class families, particularly in light\u200b of voters\u2019 growing support for more permissive \u200csocial policies.  <\/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\">Trump and Vance attempt rebrand of social conservatism in tough election year<\/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_1774166\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>One of the more eye-catching moments in the vice presidential debate was when Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) called on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican Party<\/a> to &ldquo;be pro-family in the fullest sense of the word.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I want us to support fertility treatments. I want us to make it easier for moms to afford to have babies,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;I want to make it easier for young families to afford a home so they can afford a place to raise that family. And I think there&rsquo;s so much that we can do on the public policy front just to give women more options.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This discussion came in the context of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a>, where Vance tried to demonstrate empathy and compassion rather than hostility to &ldquo;childless cat ladies,&rdquo; a line that has become central to Democratic attacks against the senator and <em>Hillbilly Elegy <\/em>author.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I grew up in a working-class family in a neighborhood where I knew a lot of young women who had unplanned pregnancies and decided to terminate those pregnancies because they feel like they didn&rsquo;t have any other options,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And, you know, one of them is actually very dear to me. And I know she&rsquo;s watching tonight, and I love you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It is part of a rebranding of social conservatism pushed by former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, perhaps out of necessity. Abortion has become one of the Democrats&rsquo; top issues since Trump-appointed justices delivered the vote to overturn <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/roe-v-wade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Roe v. Wade<\/a><\/em>  in 2022. Referendums promoting permissive abortion laws have passed virtually everywhere they have been put on the ballot, including deeply red states. Same-sex marriage is as entrenched in public opinion as it is enshrined in judicial precedent. There was a huge backlash against Republicans when access to in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-vance-aim-to-reshape-social-conservatism-amid-a-challenging-election-year-seeking-to-appeal-to-voters-with-a-fresh-approach-2\/\" title=\"Trump and Vance aim to reshape social conservatism amid a challenging election year, seeking to appeal to voters with a fresh approach\">vitro fertilization treatments appeared<\/a> even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/2868604\/alabama-ivf-case-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>momentarily in danger<\/a> due to an Alabama Supreme Court ruling earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Republican Party should always be on the side of the miracle of life and the side of mothers, fathers, their beautiful babies,&rdquo; Trump said in April after the GOP-controlled Alabama legislature &ldquo;acted very quickly and passed legislation that preserves the availability of IVF&rdquo; in the state, partially at his urging. &ldquo;And that&rsquo;s what we are.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former president has even cast support for IVF as the true anti-abortion position. &ldquo;Like the overwhelming majority of Americans, including the vast majority of Republicans, conservatives, Christians, and pro-life Americans, I strongly support the availability of IVF for couples who are trying to have a precious baby,&rdquo; he said after the Alabama vote. &ldquo;What could be more beautiful or better than that?&rdquo; He has since called for subsidizing IVF treatments via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-vance-aim-to-reshape-social-conservatism-amid-a-challenging-election-year-seeking-to-appeal-to-voters-with-a-fresh-approach\/\" title=\"Trump and Vance aim to reshape social conservatism amid a challenging election year, seeking to appeal to voters with a fresh approach\">mandated private insurance coverage<\/a> or taxpayer funds.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is a sexual libertine who stumbled into social conservatism late in life by virtue of the coalition he needed to build to win the presidency in 2016. He wound up doing more for them than longer-term, committed abortion opponents, especially by appointing three anti-<em>Roe <\/em>justices to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Supreme Court<\/a>. Sensing political danger, Trump now appears ready to run from at least some of the fruits of his labors.<\/p>\n<p>But Vance is a committed social conservative, even if he might be less orthodox on economic policy. He is singing much the same tune as Trump, and it is not entirely clear that this is solely to align with the top of the ticket. &ldquo;One of the things that changed is in the state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ohio<\/a>, we had a referendum in 2023, and the people of Ohio voted overwhelmingly, by the way, against my position [on abortion],&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;And I think that what I learned from that, Norah, is that we&rsquo;ve got to do a better job at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-man-walz-references-home-state-26-times-in-debate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Minnesota Man: Walz References Home State 26 Times in Debate - Washington Examiner\">winning back people&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s trust. So many young women would love to have families. So many young women also see an unplanned pregnancy as something that&rsquo;s going to destroy their livelihood, destroy their education, destroy their relationships.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A possible problem for Trump and Vance is that not only will some of their policy proposals pit them against fiscal conservatives worried about costs and limited government, but social conservative activists. IVF in particular involves a certain amount of embryo destruction. It comes at the same time the Republican ticket is largely punting abortion to the states.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;JD Vance is so talented. It is extremely tragic that he is now defending abortion,&rdquo; Live Action&rsquo;s Lila Rose <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LilaGraceRose\/status\/1841294168049770541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. &ldquo;This is the Trump influence. It is destroying the Republican Party.&rdquo; She has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/08\/29\/lila-rose-abortion-trump-interview-00176619?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=0000016d-f46f-d885-ab6d-f6ff52c80000&amp;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>previously said<\/a> she wouldn&rsquo;t vote for Trump this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The subject line of an emailed statement from Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s campaign following the debate said simply, &ldquo;Trump and Vance want to ban abortion nationwide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s possible that the Trump-Vance ticket&rsquo;s handling of social issues will please no one. At the same time, they are competitive in at least two states with abortion ballot initiatives. A late September Fox News poll in Arizona found Trump leading Harris even as the abortion rights measure had more than 70% support.<\/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_1774166\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1774166\"}});<\/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>Trump and Vance seek to reshape social conservatism in tough election year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2349714,"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\/10\/vance_social_conservatism_webp.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[42226,3634,15469],"class_list":["post-2349713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-social-conservatism","tag-trump","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vance_social_conservatism_webp.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2349713","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\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2349713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2349713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2349714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2349713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2349713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2349713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}