{"id":2411680,"date":"2025-03-09T12:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T16:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-riley-gaines-now-considering-running-for-office\/"},"modified":"2025-03-09T12:30:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T16:30:45","slug":"huge-riley-gaines-now-considering-running-for-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-riley-gaines-now-considering-running-for-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge: Riley Gaines Now Considering Running for Office"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fhuge-riley-gaines-now-considering-running-for-office%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=2411680&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 passage discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hell-seek-venue-change-in-federal-election-case\/\" title=\"Trump to request venue change in federal election case.\">potential political \u2064aspirations<\/a> of Riley Gaines, a 24-year-old advocate\u2062 for women&#8217;s sports\u200c and a \u200dconservative activist.It highlights her emergence from being a University of Kentucky swimmer into a \u200dvocal critic of policies that allow males to \u2062compete in female sports, attributing this change to the influence of Democrats&#8217; gender\u2064 policies. Gaines describes her newfound passion for conservative \u200cvalues, referencing \u200bthe &#8220;America-first&#8221; agenda and expressing interest in possibly\u200d running for office in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Gaines admires former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard for her strong principles and \u2063integrity, suggesting that Gabbard could inspire her political journey. She acknowledges the challenges of\u2064 entering politics but is open to\u2062 the idea of influencing policy one day, especially on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-bidens-100-million-womens-health-initiative-wont-make-up-for-the-ways-this-administration-hurts-them\/\" title=\"Jill Biden&#039;s 0M ...s Health Initiative can&#039;t compensate for the harm caused by this administration\">issues affecting women<\/a> and sports. The article also notes recent legislative actions and\u2063 attitudes among Democrats regarding women\u2019s sports, suggesting that such policies might push more young women like Gaines towards political activism.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ironic justice occurs when hypocritical liars receive their comeuppances.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, what if Democrats who long posed as feminists ended up triggering a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">female-led political tidal wave<\/a> that completed the party&rsquo;s electoral demise?<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/riley-gaines-opens-up-possibly-running-office-she-fights-against-dems-letting-males-girls-sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News Digital<\/a> on Friday, 24-year-old women&rsquo;s sports advocate Riley Gaines admitted that her whirlwind journey from University of Kentucky swimmer to prominent conservative activist could eventually lead to a run for political office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s never what I saw myself doing,&rdquo; Gaines said as she reflected on that journey.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats&rsquo; insistence on forcing men into women&rsquo;s spaces, however, has led her down an unexpected path.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Gaines has acted as a bulwark against transgender madness. She has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/riley-gaines-calls-college-administrator-making-cowardly-gesture-behind-commencement-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoken out<\/a> against men in women&rsquo;s sports and even pursued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/riley-gaines-others-launch-lawsuit-ncaa-woke-policies-spread\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legal remedies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More broadly, she has embraced President Donald Trump&rsquo;s common-sense conservatism.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But now, of course, with this issue and more, I would say the whole America-first agenda. I am just so passionate, I care so deeply, and I love it, so we&rsquo;ll see. It&rsquo;s definitely not something I would rule out,&rdquo; she said of a possible future in politics.<\/p>\n<p>Still, anyone hoping to see Gaines launch a political career will have to exercise patience.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;m that crazy yet, because I do think you have to be a bit clinically insane to voluntarily do that. But I do believe that maybe eventually influencing policy in that way is something I see myself doing,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>If that day comes, Gaines already has her role model in mind: Director of National Intelligence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gabbard-moves-speed-light-fires-officials-perverse-trans-chatrooms-gives-extra-parting-gift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She&rsquo;s so fierce, and she is so strong, and what you see is what you get,&rdquo; Gaines said of Gabbard. &ldquo;She stands firm for what she knows to be true, for what she knows to be right and righteous and moral and just. And I think we need more of that. We don&rsquo;t have a lot of that, it is a very rare trait, especially in the political sphere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, one savors the delicious irony of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tulsi-gabbard-stuns-trump-joins-gop-elite-trade-history-trades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabbard<\/a>, a former Democrat, inspiring a young Republican woman&rsquo;s possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-aides-panicked-when-biden-assigned-her-immigration-task-in-march\/\" title=\"Harris Aides &#039;Panicked&#039; When Biden Assigned Her Immigration Task in March\">future political career<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gaines, of course, has plenty of time. At 24, she remains six years away from eligibility for the U.S. Senate, where she would do substantial good.<\/p>\n<p>After all, on Monday night, 45 Democrat senators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/45-democratic-senators-show-true-colors-betray-americas-women-girls-inexplicable-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted against<\/a> the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. That legislation would have banned federally funded schools from allowing males to compete in female athletics.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Gaines could soon serve in the House of Representatives, which has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-finds-increased-availability-of-trans-kids-drugs-raises-suicide-risk\/\" title=\"Study Finds Increased Availability of &quot;Trans&quot; Kids Drugs Raises Suicide Risk\">minimum eligibility age<\/a> of 25.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, if and when Gaines and other like-minded young women choose political careers, Democrats will have their own transgender madness to blame. And the sooner the better.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, not since they lost the Civil War have Democrats so richly deserved to wander in the political wilderness.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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For example, imagine if Democrats, who have long claimed to support feminism, inadvertently sparked a political movement led by women that resulted in the party&#8217;s downfall. In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, 24-year-old women&#8217;s sports advocate Riley Gaines shared her unexpected transition from being a swimmer at the University of Kentucky to becoming a notable conservative activist, hinting that she might consider running for office in the future. &#8220;This isn&#8217;t something I envisioned for myself,&#8221; Gaines reflected on her journey. However, the Democrats&#8217; push to include men in women&#8217;s spaces has steered her down this unforeseen path.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Gaines has stood firm against what she sees as transgender extremism and has actively opposed men competing in women&#8217;s sports while seeking legal solutions. She aligns herself with President Donald Trump&#8217;s pragmatic conservatism and expresses strong passion for an America-first agenda. &#8220;It&#8217;s definitely not something I would rule out,&#8221; she said regarding a potential political career but added that anyone hoping to see her enter politics will need patience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m quite ready yet; it takes a certain level of insanity to willingly pursue that path,&#8221; she remarked about influencing policy directly. If she does decide to enter politics one day, Gaines already looks up to Tulsi Gabbard as an inspiration: &#8220;She\u2019s fierce and strong; what you see is what you get.&#8221; Gabbard&#8217;s commitment to truth and morality is something Gaines believes is rare but necessary in politics.<\/p>\n<p>At just 24 years old, Gaines still has time ahead of her\u2014she won&#8217;t be eligible for the U.S. Senate until she&#8217;s 30\u2014and could potentially serve in the House of Representatives sooner since its minimum age requirement is 25. Regardless of when or if she chooses this path alongside other like-minded young women, Democrats may find themselves facing repercussions due to their own policies surrounding transgender issues\u2014a situation they have not encountered since losing the Civil War<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2411681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gaines.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[14436,5894,37041,47499,35638],"class_list":["post-2411680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-activism","tag-politics","tag-riley-gaines","tag-running-for-office","tag-womens-sports"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gaines.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411680","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2411680"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2411684,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411680\/revisions\/2411684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2411681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}