{"id":2356588,"date":"2024-10-18T08:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T12:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-end-of-the-road-for-harris-and-gop-goes-big-on-culture-war-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-18T08:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T12:44:14","slug":"wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-end-of-the-road-for-harris-and-gop-goes-big-on-culture-war-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-end-of-the-road-for-harris-and-gop-goes-big-on-culture-war-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: End of the road for Harris, and GOP goes big on culture war &#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\">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%2Fwake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-end-of-the-road-for-harris-and-gop-goes-big-on-culture-war-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=2356588&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 \u200carticle from\u200c the Washington Examiner discusses the challenges facing\u200b Vice President Kamala Harris\u200b as she attempts\u200c to solidify\u2062 her position in the 2024 presidential race. \u200dWith only 18 days\u200b until the\u2064 election, Harris has \u200cexperienced significant fundraising success,\u2064 amassing over $1 billion. However, her campaign struggles to connect with key demographics, particularly Black and\u200d Latino voters, and faces an uphill battle against the loyal support\u200d of former \u200bPresident Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<p>As\u200b the race intensifies, Harris&#8217;s efforts to\u2063 reach\u200c undecided voters culminated in a challenging interview with Fox News aimed at \u2064showcasing her combative nature. Despite her campaigning, the election remains tight, with no decisive lead emerging in critical swing states. Compounding her difficulties is the \u2064Republican Party\u2019s strategic focus on cultural issues, particularly surrounding \u2064transgender\u2062 rights, which they believe may resonate with voters and serve as a counter to the\u200c administration&#8217;s support for LGBT rights.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, while engaging with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-22-of-cable-news-is-news-study\/\" title=\"Only 22% of Cable \u2018News\u2019 is News: Study\">hot-button topics<\/a> can energize their base, Republicans risk alienating moderate voters\u2063 and those for whom such issues\u2064 are not top priorities. \u200cThe article highlights that both parties are anxiously maneuvering through these complex dynamics\u2064 as they approach the election&#8217;s\u2063 final\u200b stretch.  <\/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\">Wake up with the Washington Examiner: End of the road for Harris, and GOP goes big on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-nras-strategy-to-escape-disaster\/\" title=\"Inside the NRA\u2019s Strategy to Escape Disaster\">culture war<\/a><\/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_1838796\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crunch time<\/h2>\n<p>Vice President <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> <\/strong>has not had much time to tell voters they should pick her to lead the country instead of returning to former President <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a><\/strong>. While the 2024 presidential election has been happening for more than a year, Harris&rsquo;s last-minute dethroning of President <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> <\/strong>inserted a July surprise into the mix.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The long slog of an election turned into a race to the finish. Now, with 18 days until final ballots are cast, it&rsquo;s an all-out sprint that Democrats are increasingly worried Harris isn&rsquo;t going to finish standing up, White House Reporter <strong>Naomi Lim <\/strong>wrote for us this morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There was a boom in excitement, voter registration, volunteer numbers, and fundraising &mdash; Harris has racked up an astonishing $1 billion in donations across her networks &mdash; that hasn&rsquo;t put Harris comfortably ahead in the contest. She closed the gaping maw left between Biden and Trump as the country grew more and more concerned about the president&rsquo;s ability to finish his term, much less get signed up for another four years of work. But the contest is still within the margin of error in essentially every swing contest, and there are few, if any, persuadable voters left.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And even if there is a silent majority of persuadable voters waiting to be wooed by Harris, she is also struggling to connect with voters who should already be in her column.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harris is encountering difficulties connecting with members of the traditional<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Democratic<\/a> base, including<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/african-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> black<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/latinos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Latino<\/a> men, and those undecided voters could decide the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> election<\/a>,&rdquo; Naomi wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If she&rsquo;s on the road to defeat, it isn&rsquo;t for lack of trying to expand her coalition. Harris went deep behind enemy lines on Wednesday night to do an interview with Fox News&rsquo;s <strong>Bret Baier<\/strong>. It wasn&rsquo;t a sparkling performance, but it was designed to tell voters she is the tough prosecutor who is willing to get into a dustup with the opposition she&rsquo;s been describing herself as for years.<\/p>\n<p>She tried to show, not tell.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But her problem could be as much voter loyalty to Trump as it is her own weaknesses as a candidate. Regardless of how long she has been in the race or how much money she is spending on travel, promotions, and get-out-the-vote efforts, Trump&rsquo;s base is loyal and unmoving.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, what could Trump do to lose supporters at this point in time that he hasn&rsquo;t, right?&rdquo; Democratic strategist and pollster <strong>Stefan Hankin<\/strong> told Naomi. &ldquo;Harris&rsquo;s job for the next three weeks is just to remind all the less likely or on-the-fence voters how important this is.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3193146\/democrats-concerned-harris-has-until-end-of-week-to-reach-undecided-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read more about Harris and Trump&rsquo;s sprint to the finish.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Culture war clash<\/h2>\n<p>Republicans haven&rsquo;t always been successful in leaning into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-reversal-on-sexual-exposure-for-kids-shows-just-how-extreme-the-democratic-party-has-become\/\" title=\"Joe Biden\u2019s Reversal On Sexual Exposure For Kids Shows Just How Extreme The Democratic Party Has Become\">culture war fights<\/a>, but they are banking on winning this one. Decades after juicing turnout by running in opposition to gay marriage, and after a year of getting pummeled on running against expanded abortion rights, the GOP thinks it has found a winning opposition message when it comes to transgender issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Broad support for transgender people has spilled over into demands that even Democrats who are broadly in favor of expanding LGBT rights and protections are hesitating to sign on to. Republicans, picking up on their concerns, are now investing tens of millions of dollars into races that highlight extremism to position themselves as the obvious choice to handle such sensitive issues, Congress and Campaigns Editor <strong>David Sivak <\/strong>and Congressional Reporter <strong>Samantha-Jo Roth <\/strong>wrote for us this morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Former President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Donald Trump<\/a> has given the issue oxygen in the election&rsquo;s closing weeks. At a women-focused<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3191746\/trump-father-ivf-fox-news-women-town-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> town hall<\/a> on Wednesday, he promised to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mississippi-passes-bill-to-ban-biological-males-from-competing-against-women\/\" title=\"Mississippi Passes Bill To Ban Biological Males From Competing Against Women\">ban biological males<\/a> from competing in girls sports through executive action,&rdquo; they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Meanwhile, his campaign and allied groups have flooded the airwaves with an ad highlighting Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3148517\/harris-backed-slashing-ice-transgender-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> past support<\/a> for sex reassignment surgeries for prison inmates,&rdquo; they added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And the pressure campaign is squeezing downballot candidates, too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Mitch McConnell<\/strong>-linked Senate Leadership Fund has forced vulnerable incumbent Sen. <strong>Sherrod Brown <\/strong>(D-OH) to spend time and money distancing himself from sweeping support for allowing transgender men to participate in women&rsquo;s sports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kari Lake <\/strong>is struggling to close the gap between her and Rep. <strong>Ruben Gallego <\/strong>(D-AZ) in a high-stakes Senate contest. Gallego is a progressive who is running a successful campaign appearing as a centrist. But Lake has used Gallego&rsquo;s being named a &ldquo;trans equality champion&rdquo; as a cudgel to tell voters that he is &ldquo;too far left to be our senator.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pinning a plan on hot-button culture war topics is risky. Republicans have largely abandoned their previous opposition to gay marriage and have run into walls at every turn since <em>Roe v. Wade <\/em>was overturned and the ability to legislate abortion access was sent back to the states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And unlike abortion access, David and Samantha-Jo wrote, transgender issues <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/651719\/economy-important-issue-2024-presidential-vote.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>don&rsquo;t rank<\/a> in the top 10 of voter concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The strategy might be good for getting their own voters to turn out. And it could have a marginal effect on pulling skeptical Democrats away from their candidates, but it&rsquo;s not a surefire winner in every circumstance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is trying to inflame people who have very strong negative feelings about people who are transgender,&rdquo; Daniel Fee, a Democratic strategist in Pennsylvania, told them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3194182\/transgender-politics-2024-trump-harris-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read more about the GOP&rsquo;s big bet on the culture war<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New from us&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3193504\/fox-news-interview-shows-why-harris-would-only-continue-biden-failure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Fox News interview shows why Harris would only continue Biden&rsquo;s failure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3194086\/for-harris-trump-is-the-answer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>For Harris, Trump is the answer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3193351\/joni-ernst-accuses-sba-transparency-problem-relief-funds-ran-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joni Ernst accuses SBA of transparency problem after relief funds ran out<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3193365\/biden-effort-lead-pipes-cost-households-utilities-warn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Households will pay for Biden effort to replace all lead pipes, utilities warn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3178097\/2024-election-new-hampshire-voting-abortion-social-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Election 2024: Here are the issues New Hampshire voters care the most about<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3193713\/biden-administration-bids-avoid-blackouts-2-billion-in-new-grid-improvement-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden administration bids to avoid blackouts with $2 billion in new grid improvement projects<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In case you missed it<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3194175\/sam-brown-jabs-elitist-jacky-rosen-nevada-senate-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican hopes of flipping Nevada&rsquo;s Senate seat are slipping<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3193751\/cbs-fcc-complaint-edited-60-minutes-harris-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris&rsquo;s <em>60 Minutes <\/em>interview is giving everyone a headache<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3193869\/hamas-leader-yahya-sinwar-killed-sheer-luck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israeli intelligence gets lucky sometimes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3193233\/first-early-voting-north-carolina-record-helene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Storm-struck swing state voters are setting records at the polls<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For your radar<\/h2>\n<p>Harris will speak at several events in Michigan, starting in Grand Rapids at 2:35 p.m. before speaking in Lansing at 5:30 p.m. and in Oakland County at 8:10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will hold a rally in Detroit at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Biden is meeting with several world leaders in Berlin, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin Senate candidates Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and GOP challenger Eric Hovde will debate at 7 p.m.<\/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_1838796\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1838796\"}});<\/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>Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Harris struggles as GOP focuses on culture wars<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2702,"featured_media":2356589,"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\/kamala-harris-cabinet-rumors.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[43270,6203,4021,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2356588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-culture-war","tag-gop","tag-harris","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kamala-harris-cabinet-rumors.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356588","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\/2702"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2356588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}