{"id":2351364,"date":"2024-10-06T14:20:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T18:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-2024-harris-giving-it-another-go-in-8th-congressional-district-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-06T14:22:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T18:22:47","slug":"election-2024-harris-giving-it-another-go-in-8th-congressional-district-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-2024-harris-giving-it-another-go-in-8th-congressional-district-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Election 2024: Harris giving it another go in 8th Congressional District &#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\">28<\/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%2Felection-2024-harris-giving-it-another-go-in-8th-congressional-district-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=2351364&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 North Carolina&#8217;s 8th Congressional District, Democrat Justin Dues is challenging Republican Rev. Mark \u2062Harris as they\u200d face\u200c off in the upcoming 2024 election. This district, historically Republican, is currently represented by Dan Bishop, who is not seeking re-election\u200c as he runs for\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-attorney-general-investigating-chino-school-district-over-gender-parental-notification-policy\/\" title=\"CA Attorney General probes Chino School District for gender parental notification policy.\">state\u200c attorney general<\/a>. Dues, \u200ca Marine veteran, campaigns on a platform focused on \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-each-of-bidens-42-executive-orders-will-actually-do\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s What Each Of Biden\u2019s 42 Executive Orders Will Actually Do\">restoring trust<\/a> in the electoral process, eliminating dark money in politics, and \u200drevitalizing\u2062 the American dream, advocating\u2063 for change \u200din both local \u2063leadership and national governance.\u200c Meanwhile, Harris emphasizes\u2062 traditional conservative values, \u200dparticularly anti-abortion and pro-marriage stances. The district, located\u200c near Charlotte, has \u200cbeen heavily Republican since 2012, with Bishop\u2064 securing nearly \u206270% of \u200cthe \u200dvote in his last 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\">Election 2024: Harris giving it another go in 8th Congressional District<\/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_1776978\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Democrat Justin Dues and Republican Rev. Mark Harris face off in North Carolina&rsquo;s 8th Congressional District, a strong GOP area whose incumbent is trying to become state attorney general.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Dues is running on the motto &ldquo;stronger together&rdquo; while Harris promises to stand &ldquo;firm on what matters.&rdquo; Rep. Dan Bishop is facing U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson for the top state prosecutor spot rather than seeking another term in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2012, Republicans have held District 8, which is located on the outskirts of Charlotte. Bishop won the district with almost 70% of the vote two years ago, the largest margin since the party won the district in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Dues is a Marine veteran and his platform includes restoring &ldquo;trust in the election process,&rdquo; &ldquo;removing dark money&rdquo; from elections, and &ldquo;restoring the American dream.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He calls for change, both in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-circulator-bus-service-to-close-its-doors-by-the-end-of-the-year-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DC Circulator bus service to close its doors by the end of the year - Washington Examiner\">district&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s political leadership and Washington.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Together we can stop those in power from abusing it and cheating the American public out of a system that is designed to work for all,&rdquo; Dues&rsquo; campaign website says.<\/p>\n<p>For Harris, conservative anti-abortion and pro-marriage values, national security, school choice, and enforcing laws are all priorities for his campaign. He said his personal and career experience will make him a good candidate to represent District 8.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to back down. I&rsquo;m here to fight, but more importantly, I&rsquo;m here to serve,&rdquo; he said on his campaign website. &ldquo;As a pastor, husband, father, grandfather, I cannot sit idly by as the liberals attempt to tear down the values and principles that made America the greatest nation on Earth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harris was infamously involved in a ballot harvesting scandal in a 2018 bid for the U.S. House. He eventually tearfully said he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturdays-fun-fraud-facts-seven-unexplainable-results-that-reveal-democrats-didnt-even-try-to-hide-their-fraud\/\" title=\"Saturday&#039;s Fun Fraud Facts: Seven Unexplainable Results that Reveal Democrats Didn&#039;t Even Try to Hide Their Fraud\">wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t sure what had happened in his campaign and if he was the rightful winner on Election Night. The State Board of Elections never certified the result, held the election again in 2019 and Bishop &ndash; Harris did not run &ndash; ascended from the state Senate to Washington.<\/p>\n<p>According to documents from the Federal Election Commission up until June 30, Harris raised nearly $700,000 and spent almost $500,000 of that. According to the website, Dues&rsquo; campaign numbers are all zeroes.<\/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_1776978\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1776978\"}});<\/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>Election 2024: Harris challenges for NC&#8217;s 8th District seat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2351366,"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\/AP20063523205953.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[42441,34059,32438,32076],"class_list":["post-2351364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-8th-congressional-district","tag-election-2024","tag-kamala-harris","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP20063523205953.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351364","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=2351364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2351366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2351364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2351364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2351364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}