{"id":2409075,"date":"2025-03-03T14:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-house-democratic-pac-ads-target-vulnerable-gop-over-medicaid-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T14:27:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:27:39","slug":"new-house-democratic-pac-ads-target-vulnerable-gop-over-medicaid-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-house-democratic-pac-ads-target-vulnerable-gop-over-medicaid-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"New House Democratic PAC ads target vulnerable GOP over Medicaid &#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\">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%2Fnew-house-democratic-pac-ads-target-vulnerable-gop-over-medicaid-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=2409075&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>House Democrats&#8217;\u2064 super PAC has launched a new advertising campaign targeting vulnerable Republican\u200b representatives \u2062in 23 competitive districts,focusing on issues related to Medicaid. the ads accuse Republicans\u2062 of perhaps cutting healthcare for millions of Americans,specifically \u2063calling out projected multi-billion dollar cuts to Medicaid during <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ongoing budget reconciliation efforts<\/a>. The campaign \u200baims to highlight the risk these cuts pose to nearly 80 million \u2064people dependent on Medicaid adn encourages voters to demand that\u2062 their representatives prioritize healthcare \u200cover wealthy donors. Key targets include both \u2063freshman GOP members in swing districts \u2063and some representatives in secure Republican areas. \u2062Democrats are leveraging\u200b this issue as they prepare for \u200cthe 2026 midterm elections,where both parties \u200dare expected\u2064 to \u200dface competitive races.  <\/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\">New House Democratic PAC ads target vulnerable GOP over Medicaid<\/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_2026789\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Democrats<\/a>&lsquo; super PAC launched new ads across 23 competitive districts Monday that target vulnerable <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republicans<\/a> over <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Medicaid<\/a> as Democrats accuse the GOP of wanting to gut healthcare for hardworking Americans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Congressional Republicans are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3330388\/reconciliation-next-steps-house-senate-competing-budget-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">moving forward<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-begin-fast-track-process-to-pass-covid-relief-without-gop\/\" title=\"... begin fast-track process to pass COVID relief without ...\">budget reconciliation process<\/a>, which allows them to bypass Senate procedures to quickly codify President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s agenda. But Democrats are hammering Republicans over several billions of dollars in projected cuts they say will run right through Medicaid and Medicare.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The ads highlight how House Republicans are threatening health care for nearly 80 million people, and urge Americans to call on their representatives to &lsquo;stand up for us, not billionaires,&#8217;&rdquo; the House Majority Forward PAC said in a release.<\/p>\n<p>The ads target several vulnerable members in competitive swing districts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-democrats-putting-pressure-on-moderates-to-back-liberal-agenda\/\" title=\"Progressive ... putting pressure on moderates to back liberal agenda\">including freshman lawmakers<\/a> such as Reps. Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Rob Bresnahan (R-PA), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Tom Barrett (R-MI), and Gabe Evans (R-CO).<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and Scott Perry (R-PA), two members in&nbsp;safer red&nbsp;districts that Democrats unsuccessfully tried to flip in the 2024 cycle, are also targets of the ads.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/70G4Kwmm-gk?si=N1H8RP5w3PSao-Ak\" 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>A transcript from one of the ads targets Republicans for wanting to threaten healthcare to &ldquo;cut another big check to billionaires&rdquo; &mdash; a common talking point Democrats have leaned into since the start of the new Congress and Trump&rsquo;s inauguration, for which billionaires such as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-non-fungible-tokens-and-blockchain-are-changing-the-art-and-music-worlds\/\" title=\"How Non-Fungible Tokens And Blockchain Are Changing The Art And Music Worlds\">front-row seat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side, Republicans and Trump have brushed off Democrats&rsquo; &ldquo;hysteria&rdquo; and insisted that the budget resolution &ldquo;not once&rdquo; mentions Medicaid in writing. <\/p>\n<p>However, a handful of House GOP lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3330032\/house-passes-trump-budget-resolution-mike-johnson-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">held out on passing the budget resolution<\/a> last week over concerns that the $880 billion in cuts from the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid, would include the beneficiary program.<\/p>\n<p>Projections for the 2026 midterm elections, in which the House historically flips to the party opposite that in the White House, show that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3313269\/democrats-defense-2026-projections-show-gop-advantage-competitive-seats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats will be on defense<\/a> with 39 competitive seats to the GOP&rsquo;s 29.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3334066\/democrats-economy-inflation-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>GOP BALKS AT DEMOCRATS CARING ABOUT INFLATION: &lsquo;FAKE OUTRAGE&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Among the most competitive Democratic seats are 13 districts Trump won in 2024 but a Democrat held onto, such as Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH). Other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whos-in-and-whos-out-heres-the-senate-state-of-play-for-2024\/\" title=\"2024 Senate: Who&#039;s in, who&#039;s out?\">competitive races include<\/a> the districts held by Reps. Derek Tran (D-CA) and Laura Gillen (D-NY) &mdash; areas won by former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election and flipped from red to blue by the lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans hold a razor-thin majority, with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) currently able to lose one vote to pass legislation along party lines. With all members sitting and vacancies filled, that number only bumps up to a two-seat majority, meaning that Democrats only need to pick up three seats to secure a majority in the 2026 midterm elections.<\/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_2026789\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2026789\"}});<\/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>House Democrats&#8217; PAC ads target vulnerable GOP on Medicaid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2409076,"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\/senate-reconciliation.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33723,11975,51453,51454],"class_list":["post-2409075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-house-democrats","tag-medicaid","tag-pac-ads","tag-vulnerable-gop"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/senate-reconciliation.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409075","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=2409075"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2409079,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409075\/revisions\/2409079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2409076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2409075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2409075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2409075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}