{"id":2363243,"date":"2024-11-02T15:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T19:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-republican-says-flipping-seat-depends-on-turnout-for-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-02T15:44:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T19:44:55","slug":"pennsylvania-republican-says-flipping-seat-depends-on-turnout-for-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-republican-says-flipping-seat-depends-on-turnout-for-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Republican says flipping seat depends on turnout for Trump &#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\">26<\/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%2Fpennsylvania-republican-says-flipping-seat-depends-on-turnout-for-trump-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=2363243&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 Pennsylvania&#8217;s 7th Congressional District, Republican candidate Ryan Mackenzie\u200d expresses cautious optimism about his campaign to replace Democratic Rep. Susan Wild. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-crt-wokeness-very-unpopular-wherever-its-been-tried\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis: CRT, Wokeness \u2018Very Unpopular Wherever It&#039;s Been Tried&#039;\">midterm elections approach<\/a>, he believes the outcome largely \u2062depends on voter turnout \u2062driven by candidates at the top\u2062 of the ticket, such\u2062 as former President Donald Trump and Vice President \u200dKamala Harris. Mackenzie is running in a competitive race characterized as \u200ba toss-up by the Cook Political Report,\u200d with both parties \u2063vying for control of the House. He highlights the importance of grassroots campaigning \u2064and voter engagement but acknowledges external factors influencing turnout. Recent\u200b polls \u200cindicate fluctuating leads for Wild, but Mackenzie points \u200bto strong Republican voter\u200c registration and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-senate-runoff-in-dead-heat\/\" title=\"Georgia Senate Runoff in Dead Heat\">early voting trends<\/a>. He criticizes recent \u200ccontroversial remarks made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe\u2062 regarding Puerto Rico, which he deems inappropriate, but\u200b believes such incidents will not significantly impact the election, as voters remain focused on economic issues and other local concerns.  <\/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\">Pennsylvania Republican says flipping Democratic seat depends on top-of-ticket turnout<\/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_1870917\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania &mdash;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pennsylvania<\/a> Republican Ryan Mackenzie is cautiously optimistic he can help the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House GOP<\/a> maintain its majority next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a> but concedes his political hopes could be in the hands of the candidates at the top of the ticket.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>MacKenzie, a Pennsylvania state lawmaker whose mother also serves in the statehouse, is running to replace Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) in the 7th Congressional District, a district that includes the presidential battlegrounds of Lehigh and Northampton counties.<\/p>\n<p>The nonpartisan <em>Cook Political Report<\/em> considers the Wild-Mackenzie race to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/house-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a toss-up<\/a>, alongside the contests for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s 8th and 10th congressional districts. With Democrats only needing a net gain of four seats next Tuesday to take control of the House next year, the Mackenzie race has received national attention, including an event with House Minority Whip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-emmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tom Emmer<\/a> (R-MN) the weekend before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We believe in Ryan and all of you,&rdquo; Emmer told Mackenzie supporters Saturday in Allentown. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got members that are coming, in addition to leadership.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But in an interview in his campaign office, where volunteers were preparing to canvas voters in-person or on the phone potentially for the last time, Mackenzie acknowledged his campaign now depended on turnout on Nov. 5, which could be helped or hindered by former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump <\/a>and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are cautiously optimistic,&rdquo; Mackenzie told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;I think we&rsquo;ve done everything we can do on a campaign, all of the fundraising, and the grassroots, and the messaging, all of the things that are the traditional blocking and tackling of campaigns; we&rsquo;ve done them. We feel like we&rsquo;ve done them well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In key competitive swing districts like this, as the whip said, it&rsquo;s always going to be close; it&rsquo;s always going to be competitive,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;So in presidential election years, a big part of campaigns like this is the turnout, and so that&rsquo;s not something that we can necessarily control as a congressional campaign; usually turn out is driven by top of the ticket races.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Congressional races are notoriously hard to poll, but sporadic recent public surveys have Wild in the lead by between <a href=\"https:\/\/futuremajority.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">four<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">six<\/a> percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>But Mackenzie contended the broader political headwinds were blowing in Republicans&rsquo; direction, citing strong voter registration and early voting numbers, though many GOP supporters are waiting for Election Day to cast their ballots.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When we&rsquo;re talking on our side, like our base Republican voters, and then when we&rsquo;re out there talking to swing voters, people are really looking for change,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;If they&rsquo;re coming out to vote for their party this year, it&rsquo;s anti-Donald Trump on the Democrat side. So in our position, we&rsquo;re different.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Harris&rsquo;s closing argument address at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., last week was about Trump, dismissing him as a &ldquo;petty tyrant,&rdquo; but she did not mention the former president by name in her closing ad.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Throughout this campaign, I&rsquo;ve seen the best of America, and I&rsquo;ve seen what is holding you back and weighing you down,&rdquo; she says in the 60-second spot that was released on Saturday. &ldquo;High costs, fundamental rights taken away, and politics that have driven fear and division. You deserve better.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania&rsquo;s 7th Congressional District includes Allentown, a majority-minority city with a dynamic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hispanics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hispanic<\/a>&ndash;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/latinos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Latino<\/a> community, many of whom come from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/puerto-rico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Puerto Rico<\/a>. That <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">specific diaspora dominated news headlines<\/a> this week after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe joked last Sunday during Trump&rsquo;s Madison Square Garden rally that Puerto Rico is a &ldquo;floating&nbsp;island of garbage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mackenzie quickly criticized Hinchcliffe&rsquo;s comment, condemning it as &ldquo;wrong&rdquo; and arguing it &ldquo;had no place at a political rally.&rdquo; But he downplayed the possible political repercussions, particularly because the Trump campaign has distanced the former president from the host of the comedy podcast <em>Kill Tony<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So once people hear that, they go, &lsquo;OK, that&rsquo;s good,&rsquo; like they&rsquo;re back to the issues that are important to them and their race or, in our race, around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">economics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">inflation<\/a>, and high prices, around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">illegal immigration<\/a>, the wide open <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">southern border<\/a>, around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/foreign-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">foreign policy<\/a>, those are the things that people are going to end up voting on that are going to impact their lives at the end of the day,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Jennie Dallas, a senior adviser&nbsp;in&nbsp;Pennsylvania for the conservative-leaning Latino advocacy organization LIBRE Initiative, agreed that economic issues are vastly important to the community.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our median income is way less than most, so when you put inflation on top of that, it&rsquo;s hard living,&rdquo; Dallas told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Everybody&rsquo;s going to agree that putting a roof over your head, feeding your children, your family, is a priority.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Three days before polls close, Mackenzie reiterated his optimism, pointing not only to Republican registration numbers but the number of Democrats who have left their party for the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So it does seem like the trend and the momentum is headed in our direction, but it always comes down to who shows up,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what matters.&rdquo;<\/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_1870917\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1870917\"}});<\/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>Mackenzie believes top-ticket turnout will influence his race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2363245,"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\/11\/ryan-mackenzie-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3728,5836,3911,3634,20009],"class_list":["post-2363243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election","tag-pennsylvania","tag-republican","tag-trump","tag-turnout"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ryan-mackenzie-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363243","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2363243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2363245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2363243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2363243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2363243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}