{"id":2374420,"date":"2024-11-29T12:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T17:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-eye-2025-wins-in-new-jersey-and-virginia-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-29T12:28:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T17:28:44","slug":"republicans-eye-2025-wins-in-new-jersey-and-virginia-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-eye-2025-wins-in-new-jersey-and-virginia-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans eye 2025 wins in New Jersey and Virginia &#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\">24<\/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%2Frepublicans-eye-2025-wins-in-new-jersey-and-virginia-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=2374420&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\u2063 recent announcement, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, who also serves as the chairman of the Republican Governors Association, expressed optimism about the Republican Party&#8217;s prospects in the upcoming \u2062gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia in\u200d 2025. Following a successful performance in the 2024 elections, Kemp is eager to leverage this momentum,\u200d noting that while both states\u2064 were won by Vice President Kamala Harris in the last election, the margins were narrower compared to President Joe Biden&#8217;s victory in 2020. He emphasized his determination to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperation-corporate-media-demand-clarence-thomas-recuse-from-any-polarizing-cases-because-of-his-marriage\/\" title=\"Desperation: Corporate Media Demand Clarence Thomas Recuse from Any &#039;Polarizing&#039; Cases Because of His Marriage\">secure victories<\/a>, despite anticipating challenges, and pointed\u2064 to his own reelection in 2022 and Donald Trump&#8217;s success\u2062 in Georgia as\u200b indicators of potential Republican strength. Kemp aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-mccarthys-departure-the-house-gop-is-stabilizing-but-may-jeopardize-its-influence\/\" title=\"After McCarthy&#039;s departure, the House GOP is stabilizing but may jeopardize its influence\">raise sufficient funds<\/a> to remain competitive against Democratic candidates, who he notes often benefit\u200c from more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-raised-nearly-6-million-for-2024-campaign-in-third-quarter\/\" title=\"Tim Scott raised close to  million for his 2024 campaign in Q3.\">substantial financial backing<\/a>.  <\/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\">Virginia and New Jersey give GOP big openings in 2025, Kemp says<\/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_1880681\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Coming off the high of a successful 2024 election for Republicans, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-kemp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Brian Kemp<\/a> (R-GA) wants to build off that momentum in the anticipated next big showdowns in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/governor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">gubernatorial<\/a> races.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Kemp, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, is looking at how to win governor&rsquo;s races in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New Jersey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Virginia<\/a> in 2025. This challenge shows opportunity for Republicans, given that Vice President Kamala Harris won both states but by smaller margins than President Joe Biden in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenge, Kemp said he is highly motivated to secure GOP victories in both races next November.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had great successes,&rdquo;&nbsp;Kemp told Fox News Digital in a report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/new-republican-governors-chair-pointing-campaign-battles-ahead-touts-our-policies-better\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">published<\/a> Friday. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re ready to keep working as we move into what will be a tough cycle for us in Virginia, in New Jersey, and then having 36 races in 2026.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kemp, who has feuded with President-elect Donald Trump since 2020 over the results of that election, said he was optimistic about taking New Jersey and Virginia because of his own reelection success in 2022, as well as the solid win that Trump had in Georgia this time around.<\/p>\n<p>Trump won all seven battleground states, as well as the popular vote, on Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp was elected to lead the RGA during last week&rsquo;s organization meeting at Marco Island, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My goal is for us to continue to raise enough money to be competitive,&rdquo; said Kemp. &ldquo;The Democrats are outspending us because they have big check writers, but we have a lot of really dedicated donors. We&rsquo;ll try to continue to build the tent, make sure that we have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erickson-a-moment-for-jim-demint\/\" title=\"ERICKSON: A Moment For Jim DeMint\">good candidates<\/a>, and win because our policies are better.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In Virginia, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), former intelligence officer, and Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears (R-VA) have already thrown their names into the hat as top contenders.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) is term-limited from seeking a second term next year.<\/p>\n<p>In New Jersey, a Republican has not governed the state since former President Barack Obama ran for a second term in 2012. <\/p>\n<p>Outgoing incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) defeated his challenger in 2021, but with slim margins, which is not common in a blue state.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic New Jersey Reps. Mikie Sherrill and Josh Gottheimer have announced their campaigns to replace Murphy, joining an already crowded field.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Republican candidates include the 2021 Republican nominee for governor, former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">radio talk show host&#038;nbsp<\/a>;Bill Spadea, former state Sen.&nbsp;Ed Durr, and state Sen.&nbsp;Jon Bramnick.<\/p>\n<p>At present, Republican governors preside over 27 states, while the remainder are led by Democrats or Independents.<\/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_1880681\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1880681\"}});<\/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>Kemp sees 2025 gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey as key opportunities for the GOP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2374421,"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\/brian-kemp-donald-trump.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44459,33096,3756],"class_list":["post-2374420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2025-elections","tag-new-jersey","tag-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/brian-kemp-donald-trump.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374420","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\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2374420"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2374428,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374420\/revisions\/2374428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2374421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2374420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2374420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2374420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}