{"id":2472329,"date":"2025-08-08T08:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T12:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-say-party-is-finally-fighting-back-democrats-dont-like-it\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T08:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T12:44:15","slug":"republicans-say-party-is-finally-fighting-back-democrats-dont-like-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-say-party-is-finally-fighting-back-democrats-dont-like-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans say party is finally fighting back, Democrats don\u2019t like it"},"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\">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%2Frepublicans-say-party-is-finally-fighting-back-democrats-dont-like-it%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=2472329&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>Teh article discusses how Republicans, inspired by former President Donald Trump&#8217;s combative style, are increasingly embracing aggressive political tactics, notably in redistricting efforts, to strengthen their hold on power. Supporters of Trump argue that his willingness to &#8220;fight&#8221; is what distinguishes him and the New Right wing of the conservative movement, which aims to use political power assertively to benefit allies and challenge opponents. Democrats criticize this approach but have historically engaged in similar strategies themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are actively pursuing redistricting in several key states, aiming to gain additional House seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, which could help them maintain their narrow majority. While Democrats have threatened countermeasures, they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-sign-executive-order-aimed-at-reducing-cost-of-child-care-and-long-term-care\/\" title=\"Biden to Sign Executive Order Aimed at Reducing Cost of Child Care and Long-Term Care\">face challenges due<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-says-hell-decide-on-presidential-run-by-years-end\/\" title=\"Manchin to Decide on Presidential Run by Year&#039;s End\">existing political landscape<\/a> that favors Republicans in many districts.<\/p>\n<p>The article also touches on ongoing investigations related to alleged Democratic misconduct during the trump-Russia inquiry, with some critics arguing that the obama management improperly manipulated intelligence to influence the 2016 election outcome. Republicans counter that the Trump administration has been unfairly targeted and prosecuted more aggressively.<\/p>\n<p>the piece portrays a political habitat where both parties engage in strategic power struggles, but Republicans, bolstered by Trump&#8217;s confrontational approach, feel they are <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >finally pushing back effectively<\/a> against Democratic maneuvers.  <\/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\">Republicans say party is finally fighting back, Democrats don&rsquo;t like it<\/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_2198924\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Since President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> began his march to the top of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican Party<\/a> a decade ago, his backers have offered one simple reason for their support: because he fights.<\/p>\n<p>A hallmark of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3383982\/the-new-right-issues-key-players-trump-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the New Right<\/a>, the slice of the conservative movement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3367448\/new-right-movement-trump-republican-party-conservatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">most fervently in Trump&rsquo;s corner<\/a>, is the aggressive use of political power to benefit friends and punish foes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3490476\/illegal-immigrant-self-deportations-trump-cbp-home-app\/\">Skepticism mounts after DHS claims 1 million illegal immigrant self deportations under Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3493524\/opm-director-scott-kupor-gentler-approach-streamlining-federal-bureaucracy\/\">New OPM director takes gentler approach to streamlining the federal bureaucracy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3474102\/jd-vance-2028-trump-republican-party-policy-translator\/\">JD Vance, Trump&#8217;s policy translator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>That&rsquo;s how the Left has always done things, they argue, despite wrapping themselves in the flag of nonpartisan good government.<\/p>\n<p>For that reason, they are not worried that the new<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3491031\/power-lines-who-wins-loses-every-state-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&nbsp;Republican push on redistricting<\/a> or the possible prosecution of Democrats involved in promoting Trump-Russia collusion &mdash; against the evidence and intelligence available at the time, Director of National Intelligence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a> recently concluded &mdash;&nbsp;will backfire.<\/p>\n<p>In their telling, this is how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3490706\/democrats-inspiration-republican-2010-playbook-redmap-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> have always done business, and the only difference is that Republicans are finally fighting back.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Republicans are moving ahead with redistricting talks, not only in Texas but also in Ohio, Missouri, South Carolina, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3494030\/florida-redistricting-house-speaker-starts-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Florida<\/a>. Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JD Vance<\/a> was in Indiana on Thursday, and redistricting was reportedly on the agenda.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3490706\/democrats-inspiration-republican-2010-playbook-redmap-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DEMOCRATS TAKE INSPIRATION FROM REPUBLICANS&rsquo; 2010 PLAYBOOK TO COUNTER REDISTRICTING EFFORTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Republicans are looking to squeeze <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3491031\/power-lines-who-wins-loses-every-state-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">additional House seats <\/a>out of red states as they prepare to defend a slim majority in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2026 midterm elections<\/a>. Combined with more of their members representing safe Trump districts and&nbsp;far fewer defending seats in districts won by the previous Democratic presidential nominee, this could help House Republicans defy history. More than 90% of congressional districts aren&rsquo;t really competitive in the general election.<\/p>\n<p>In all but two of the midterm elections since 1938, the president&rsquo;s party has lost House seats. Republicans shed 40 House seats in Trump&rsquo;s first midterm election back in 2018. This cost the GOP the majority and contributed to Trump being impeached twice.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have threatened to retaliate, but many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-the-real-threat-to-democracy\/\" title=\"Who Is the Real Threat to Democracy?\">large blue states<\/a> already keep Republican-friendly congressional districts to a minimum. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3488691\/the-long-bipartisan-story-of-gerrymandering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">includes Illinois<\/a>, to which Texas Democrats have fled to protest their state&rsquo;s Republican redistricting efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Fairness aside, many have looked at the Democrats&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/07\/26\/dem-redistricting-00478136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">options<\/a> for fighting gerrymandering with more gerrymandering and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/24\/us\/politics\/texas-redistricting-republicans-democrats.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">determined <\/a>that there are few. &ldquo;In an arms race where there&rsquo;s a race to gerrymander the most, there&rsquo;s not a scenario where they have more seats than we do,&rdquo; a Republican operative told <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Another great chapter in &lsquo;Democrats Threaten To Do The Thing They Already Do If The GOP Joins In,&rsquo;&rdquo; historian Carl Paulus <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CarlPaulus\/status\/1952366188761325869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote<\/a> on X in response to Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) saying &ldquo;all bets are off&rdquo; on redrawing Illinois&rsquo;s congressional map.<\/p>\n<p>Even the relative centrist James Carville has spoken in favor of political brinkmanship in response to GOP redistricting maneuvers, arguing Democrats should expand the Supreme Court, add new reliably blue states, and federalize elections. &ldquo;If the Democrats win the presidency, the Senate and the House in 2028 &hellip; they are just going to have to unilaterally add Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia as states,&rdquo; the longtime Clinton consigliere said on a podcast.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Barack Obama<\/a> and longtime ally Eric Holder, the former attorney general, have made redistricting to the benefit of Democrats and progressive causes their top political project since leaving office.<\/p>\n<p>Obama is also at the center of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3480629\/trump-russiagate-reconsidered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump-Russia reappraisal<\/a> being forced by Gabbard. She argues that the Obama administration, with the president&rsquo;s knowledge, manipulated the intelligence in support of Russia interfering in the 2016 presidential election, specifically to help Trump win. What Obama manipulated, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hillary Clinton<\/a> and her campaign arguably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3489857\/dont-be-distracted-focus-on-what-hillary-clinton-did\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">fabricated<\/a>. The Justice Department has received criminal referrals, and Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pam Bondi<\/a> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3490687\/pam-bondi-launches-grand-jury-russiagate-investigation-conspiracy-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ordered<\/a> a grand jury investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats say this continues Trump&rsquo;s pattern of criminalizing dissent and trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-gov-inslee-compares-efforts-to-ban-political-speech-he-doesnt-like-to-ukrainians-fighting-for-their-lives\/\" title=\"Washington Gov. Inslee Compares Efforts to Ban Political Speech He Doesn\u2019t Like to Ukrainians Fighting for Their Lives\">jail political opponents<\/a>, dating back to the &ldquo;lock her up&rdquo; chants about Hillary Clinton at 2016 campaign rallies. Republicans counter that this misses an obvious point: The first Trump administration never prosecuted Clinton, while Trump was indicted multiple times across various jurisdictions, including two cases brought by a special counsel appointed by former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s attorney general during the 2024 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>A prevalent view in conservative circles is that the pre-Trump GOP attempted to play by the Marquess of Queensberry Rules, with the presidential candidacies of Mitt Romney and the late John McCain especially proving the saying &ldquo;nice guys finish last.&rdquo; While Democrats vigorously contest this version of recent political history, many Republicans prefer Trump&rsquo;s combativeness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3482847\/trump-obama-forever-linked-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP AND OBAMA, FOREVER LINKED IN HISTORY&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I cannot spare this man,&rdquo; Abraham Lincoln is said to have responded when advised to fire Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War. &ldquo;He fights.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While there has been frustration with Trump from elements of his base on issues ranging from foreign policy to the Jeffrey Epstein files, this appears to be the playbook his administration is going to continue to follow throughout his second term.<\/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_2198924\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2198924\"}});<\/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>GOP claims fight back; Democrats oppose aggressive tactics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2472330,"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\/08\/Trump-LA-Olympics.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,43633,32504,5894,3756],"class_list":["post-2472329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-party-conflict","tag-political-strategy","tag-politics","tag-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Trump-LA-Olympics.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472329","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\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2472329"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2472333,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472329\/revisions\/2472333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2472330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2472329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2472329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2472329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}