{"id":2384894,"date":"2024-12-30T23:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T04:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitehouse-warns-war-machine-needed-to-combat-gop-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T23:33:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T04:33:18","slug":"whitehouse-warns-war-machine-needed-to-combat-gop-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitehouse-warns-war-machine-needed-to-combat-gop-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitehouse warns &#8216;war machine&#8217; needed to combat GOP &#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\">22<\/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%2Fwhitehouse-warns-war-machine-needed-to-combat-gop-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=2384894&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>Senator Sheldon \u2062Whitehouse (D-RI) has expressed concern regarding the \u2063Democratic Party&#8217;s strategy following notable losses \u200bin the recent elections. He has called for \u200ba radical change \u200din\u200d how the \u200bDemocratic national Committee (DNC) engages with voters, suggesting the formation of\u2062 a\u200c new &#8220;war machine&#8221; to counter the GOP&#8217;s \u2062effective use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-greg-murphy-masking-has-become-a-symbol-of-a-failed-presidency\/\" title=\"Rep. Greg Murphy: Masking Has Become a &#039;Symbol of a Failed Presidency&#039;\">misleading narratives<\/a>. Whitehouse&#8217;s comments come as the DNC is evaluating its \u2064leadership \u200cadn strategy in light of the defeats on November 5, emphasizing the need for the party to adapt its approach in order to effectively combat Republican momentum.  <\/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\">Whitehouse warns &lsquo;war machine&rsquo; needed to combat GOP&rsquo;s &lsquo;false narratives&rsquo;: Report<\/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_1916907\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sheldon-whitehouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Sheldon Whitehouse<\/a> (D-RI) admonished colleagues that widespread Republican victories last month warrant an overhaul to how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic Party<\/a> approaches voters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>As the Democratic National Committee grapples with the bruising defeats it oversaw on Nov. 5 and considers who will become its next chair, Whitehouse called for DNC delegates to back a new &ldquo;war machine&rdquo; to combat the GOP&rsquo;s momentum, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/12\/30\/congress\/whitehouses-dnc-plans-chair-election-00196137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Politico<\/em><\/a>  report.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stating that Republicans have been &ldquo;rapidly and effectively deploy false narratives&rdquo; to their advantage, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-blunt-infrastructure-plan-would-see-bipartisan-support-with-more-narrow-focus-on-infrastructure\/\" title=\"Sen. Blunt: Infrastructure plan would see bipartisan support with more narrow focus on infrastructure\">senator warned<\/a> that Democrats &ldquo;struggle to bring true ones to bear&rdquo; as they have failed to erect a similar institutional framework of attacks against the opposition party.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We in Congress customarily say we&rsquo;re &lsquo;fighting&rsquo; for things when we really mean working or toiling,&rdquo; Whitehouse, who was first elected as Rhode Island senator in 2007, wrote in a letter to Democratic state party chairs. &ldquo;A fight means a defined adversary, a battle strategy, and actual punches thrown. Done well, it involves exposing and degrading your adversary&rsquo;s machinery of warfare.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Whitehouse urged the Democratic Party to create favor with voters by appointing a new &ldquo;offensive coordinator.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. speaks during a session at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo\/Sergei Grits)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-menendez-convicted-on-all-charges-in-bribery-trial-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Bob Menendez convicted on all charges in bribery trial - Washington Examiner\">senator&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s letter comes as Democrats have struggled to rebound after President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s decisive victory on Nov. 5, with one DNC official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3225083\/dnc-official-blasts-1-billion-disaster-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">labeling<\/a> Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s campaign a &ldquo;$1 billion disaster,&rdquo; and some DNC members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3232345\/democrats-flee-weird-label-turned-back-on-them-next-dnc-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">calling <\/a>for a new centrist chair who can reach voters in &ldquo;the middle.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Amid Democrats&rsquo; soul-searching, a slew of candidates have thrown their hats into the race to replace outgoing DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3220905\/dnc-chief-jaime-harrison-retreats-renomination-democratic-losses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announced<\/a> following the bruising results on Election Day he would not be seeking reelection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One such candidate, Ken Martin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3248387\/dnc-chairman-candidate-massive-narrative-overhaul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">released<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">10-point memo titled &#038;ldquo<\/a>;A New DNC Framework,&rdquo; calling for sweeping reforms, including a &ldquo;massive narrative and branding project. New York State Sen. James Skoufis, another DNC chair candidate, similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3245963\/new-yorker-pitches-himself-as-an-outsider-candidate-for-dnc-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> that the DNC&rsquo;s &ldquo;outdated, stale notions of identity&rdquo; and Beltway thinking should be overturned.&nbsp;Some candidates have even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3256339\/robert-kennedy-houton-dnc-chairman-candidate-embraces-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">urged<\/a> the DNC to be more like Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp; DNC chair election is set to take place on Feb. 1, 2025.&nbsp;<\/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_1916907\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1916907\"}});<\/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>Whitehouse calls for a &#8216;war machine&#8217; to counter GOP narratives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2384895,"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\/12\/sheldon-whitehouse.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9650,6203,47634,32076,32127],"class_list":["post-2384894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-combat","tag-gop","tag-war-machine","tag-washington-examiner","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sheldon-whitehouse.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384894","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2384894"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384898,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384894\/revisions\/2384898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2384894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2384894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2384894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}