{"id":2403577,"date":"2025-02-18T07:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T12:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-campaign-committees-launch-first-digital-ad-to-flip-virginia-house-in-2025-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T07:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T12:17:30","slug":"republican-campaign-committees-launch-first-digital-ad-to-flip-virginia-house-in-2025-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-campaign-committees-launch-first-digital-ad-to-flip-virginia-house-in-2025-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican campaign committees launch first digital ad to flip Virginia House in 2025 &#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\">32<\/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%2Frepublican-campaign-committees-launch-first-digital-ad-to-flip-virginia-house-in-2025-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=2403577&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 Republican campaign committees in Virginia have launched\u2064 a six-figure digital \u200bad aimed at flipping the \u200dstate house in the upcoming 2025\u200b elections. The\u2063 ad, titled &#8220;They Say They Care,&#8221;\u200d criticizes \u200bHouse Democrats for what \u2064Republicans view as broken promises concerning tax cuts, \u2064electric costs, and \u2062immigration policies. This initiative follows recent\u200d victories in \u200cthe 2024 elections and seeks to\u200d capitalize on public sentiment around economic issues and safety concerns. the Republicans \u2062hope that focusing on these key topics will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harriss-spending-to-impact-campaigns-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris&#039;s spending to impact campaigns ... ...\">resonate wiht voters<\/a> as they prepare for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-starting-to-panic-after-poll-shows-party-losing-influence-over-hispanic-voters\/\" title=\"... Are Starting To Panic After Poll Shows ... Losing Influence Over Hispanic ...\">crucial election cycle<\/a>,\u2062 especially since the state House has been under Democratic control since \u20642023.<\/p>\n<p>the \u200dstrategy\u200b follows a trend where Republicans plan to connect state Democrats with national party setbacks, especially emphasizing voter shifts toward Republican\u2062 candidates in the 2024\u200c elections.Virginia House Republicans argue that while \u200cdemocrats claim to prioritize community welfare, thier actions contradict those assertions. The ad highlights specific policy areas\u2062 where the Republicans propose actionable changes, positioning themselves as the party of solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, as the state prepares for the governor&#8217;s race, both major parties have already \u200ddeclared their candidates, with prominent figures like former\u2064 Rep. Abigail Spanberger for \u2062the Democrats and\u200c Lt. Gov. Winsome \u200bEarle-Sears \u200cfor the Republicans. \u2063Polls suggest a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-enters-bid-to-run-for-arizona-senate-seat\/\" title=\"Kari Lake joins race for Arizona Senate seat.\">competitive race ahead<\/a>, reflecting \u2062the importance of \u200ceconomic messaging in\u200c influencing voter decisions in a \u200cstate with a \u200bsignificant \u200bnumber of federal \u2062employees and\u200b government contractors.  <\/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\">Republican campaign committees launch first digital ad to flip Virginia House in 2025<\/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_1994551\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash; <\/strong>Fresh off a slate of national wins in 2024, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Virginia<\/a> Republicans are already setting their sights on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2025-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2025<\/a> as their chance to flip the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-legislatures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">state House <\/a>with a new ad targeting Democrats&rsquo; &ldquo;broken&rdquo; promises.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Republican State Leadership Committee PAC and the Virginia House Republican Campaign Committee are releasing a six-figure digital ad highlighting Democrats&rsquo; agenda for the new legislative season ahead of a contentious 2025 election cycle where the state House seats and the governor&rsquo;s mansion are on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>The ad, &ldquo;They Say They Care,&rdquo; shared exclusively with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, touches on Virginia House Democrats&rsquo; efforts to block tax cuts and efforts to lower electric costs, as well as their response to illegal immigration &mdash; taking a page from national Republicans&rsquo; playbook after their gains in the Senate and White House win by campaigning heavily on the economy and the border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are hoping those matters will still be at the top of voters&rsquo; minds heading into the 2025 elections, where only a handful of states will serve as the first judgment of the national GOP trifecta. How a Republican agenda influences the state races will be a key indicator for the 2026 midterm elections &mdash; particularly in Virginia&rsquo;s state House, which has been held by Democrats since 2023 when they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2441628\/democrats-release-how-we-won-in-virginia-memo-touting-strategy-for-youngkin-defeats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">flipped the chamber<\/a> and retained the state Senate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Virginia House Democrats have said they want to cut taxes, make their communities safer, and make the Commonwealth more prosperous, yet this&nbsp;legislative&nbsp;session under their leadership has been one broken promise after the next,&rdquo;&nbsp;RSLC PAC President Edith Jorge-Tu&ntilde;&oacute;n said in a statement.&nbsp;&ldquo;The time for talk is over, and Virginians deserve better than to be lied to by the out-of-touch liberals running Richmond, who would rather protect violent criminals and increase taxes while Virginians are still struggling to pay their bills.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/44MGqfeBOKM?si=BDvKDoiBcJfBOIuZ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>In the ad, the RSLC and Virginia HRCC tie state Democrats to their &ldquo;out-of-touch allies in Washington&rdquo; &mdash; another sign Republicans will message heavily on national Democrats&rsquo; sweeping defeats in the 2024 election after working-class voters and historically blue voting blocs turned in droves to President Donald Trump. Democrats have since been on shifting sands, with new leaders and current lawmakers arguing it is time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3314677\/democrats-ken-martin-populist-politics-revive-dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">bring back populist views<\/a> to the party.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They say they want to lower our costs, then fight against lowering electric bills and block tax cuts,&rdquo; the GOP ad states. &ldquo;They say they want safer communities, Then side with illegal immigrants who have committed crimes in our communities. Virginia Democrats say they care, but their actions tell us the truth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>State House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert said in a statement that politicians &ldquo;love to talk,&rdquo; but Virginians care about &ldquo;what they do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republicans have concrete, actionable plans to lower your power bills, cut your taxes, and make your neighborhoods safer,&rdquo; Gilbert said. &ldquo;Our House Republican Caucus wants to put more money back in your pocket, ensure that parents are in charge of their children, and make sure the future looks brighter for us all. But we need more Republicans in the House to make that happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Virginia House Democrats currently hold 51 seats in the Virginia House compared to Republicans&rsquo; 49 seats. Democrats held on to a trifecta in 2021 after the 2020 elections, but the governor&rsquo;s mansion flipped red with Gov. Glenn Youngkin&rsquo;s (R-VA) win in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>With Youngkin termed out after this year, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) is running to replace him. GOP Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is running for the Republican nomination, and both women are the only declared candidates for their parties for the 2025 election.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/virginiamercury.com\/2025\/01\/09\/spanberger-earle-sears-deadlocked-in-tight-virginia-governors-race-new-poll-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">survey<\/a> from Emerson College Polling\/the <em>Hill<\/em> found Spanberger narrowly leading Earle-Sears, 42% to 41%. The poll found Spanberger, who has experience representing a swing district from 2019 to 2025, leading with women, older voters over 70, and younger voters under 30. Earle-Sears is leading among male voters and white voters.<\/p>\n<p>Though Republicans are hoping momentum from Trump&rsquo;s win in 2024 will help them flip legislative seats and keep the governor&rsquo;s mansion, his administration&rsquo;s aggressive push to cut government jobs could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3316529\/slashing-federal-workforce-immense-impact-virginia-governors-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">severely affect the race<\/a> for Virginia&rsquo;s new governor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Virginia is home to nearly 145,000 federal employees and thousands of government contractors, so voters may be looking to who has the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-reject-dems-push-to-pack-nlrb-with-union-hacks\/\" title=\"Senators, Reject Dems&#039; ... To Pack NLRB With Union Hacks\">powerful pro-worker<\/a>, pro-union messaging&nbsp;&mdash; a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">campaign platform historically championed<\/a> by Democrats but fell flat after several unions failed to endorse either Trump and former Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;reached out to the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee for comment.<\/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_1994551\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1994551\"}});<\/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>Republicans unveil digital ad to flip Virginia House in 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2403578,"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\/2025\/02\/virginia-tax-rebate-proposals-feb-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4087,50543,3911,50544],"class_list":["post-2403577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campaign","tag-digital-ad","tag-republican","tag-virginia-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/virginia-tax-rebate-proposals-feb-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403577","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403577"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403581,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403577\/revisions\/2403581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}