IN THE STATES: Democrats Deliver Enthusiasm and Results While Standing Up to Trump’s Dangerous Project 2025 

Today, the DNC is rolling out a new ad campaign, taking over the homepages of major newspapers across battleground states, starting in Georgia. The ads will follow Trump as he campaigns through the states, calling him out for being a convicted felon afraid to debate Vice President Harris and defend his support for banning abortion nationwide and Project 2025. 

  • In Georgia: Atlanta News First: Democratic National Committee, in homepage ad, challenges Trump to debate Vice President Kamala Harris
  • In Georgia: Georgia Recorder: Democrats step up pressure on Trump to debate Harris in new swing-state ad campaign
  • In Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: ABC News: Democrats to run newspaper ads in Trump’s rally locations calling for debate commitment
  • In Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: Daily Beast: Democrats Rent News Homepages to Troll ‘Scared’ Trump
  • In Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: Reuters: New ads calling Trump ‘afraid to debate’ to follow him on campaign trail

This week, the DNC launched billboards in Minnesota, Nevada, and Arizona to further paint the contrast between Vice President Harris’ vision for the future and Donald Trump and JD Vance’s disastrous record of promoting banning abortion nationwide and Project 2025.

  • In Minnesota: St. Cloud Times: DNC billboards in St. Cloud attempt to associate Trump with Project 2025
  • In Nevada: NBC News: DNC targets Vance with billboards in Reno as he campaigns in Nevada
  • In Nevada: Washington Examiner: DNC targets JD Vance’s Nevada visit with abortion-focused billboards
  • In Nevada: Spectrum News: JD Vance rallies in Nevada as Trump’s running mate is dogged by ‘childless cat lady’ comments

On Wednesday, the DNC, alongside EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler, reproductive rights advocate Amanda Zurowski, and Democratic leaders from Republican-controlled states, laid out the stakes for reproductive freedom this November and held Trump accountable for the extreme abortion bans he made possible in 22 states – a fact that he still brags about to this day.

  • In Arizona: AZ Mirror: ‘It’s a winning issue’: Dems go all-in on abortion rights campaign ahead of November election
  • In Texas: Texas Signal: Trump Abortion Bans And The Race In Texas

Featuring a star-studded line-up, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to share her vision of a brighter future of passing comprehensive immigration reform, building up the middle class, and lowering costs for hard working Americans. 

  • In Georgia: Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Kamala Harris drew her largest crowd yet at her Atlanta rally
  • In Georgia: Georgia Recorder: Harris challenges Trump at boisterous Georgia State rally to ‘say it to my face’ in debate dare
  • In Georgia: Savannah Morning News: Vice President Kamala Harris tells Trump to ‘say it to my face!’ at Atlanta rally

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited ports in Michigan and Wisconsin to share how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has strengthened supply chains and domestic manufacturing, helping to bolster the United States economy beginning with working families. 

  • In Michigan: NBC 26: “Sec. Buttigieg in Menominee: Port investments part of fight against inflation”
  • In Wisconsin: The Herald Times Reporter: “Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg checks out Manitowoc port businesses”
  • In Wisconsin: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Pete Buttigieg stops in Milwaukee to highlight port, Amtrak route 
  • In Wisconsin: WTMJ: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visiting Port Milwaukee & new Amtrak line”
  • In Wisconsin and Michigan: WKOW: “Transportation Secretary Buttigieg visits ports in Wisconsin and Michigan”
  • In Wisconsin and Michigan: Fox 11: “Secretary Buttigieg to visit Menominee and Manitowoc ports as part of Great Lakes tour”
  • In Wisconsin and Michigan: WMTV: “Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visits local ports”

The Biden-Harris administration is committed to making people’s lives easier by working to strengthen key infrastructure that connects Americans to the places they need to go – and create good jobs in the process. 

  • In Arizona: Copper Courier: “Tempe streetcar expansion will give ASU students access to more of the city”
  • In Colorado: Biz West: “Northern Colorado, Boulder Valley airports get FAA grants for safety improvements”
  • In Illinois: WGN9: “CTA Red Line Extension project getting major boost in federal funding”
  • In North Carolina: WCNC: “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to buy new passenger boarding bridges at Charlotte airport”
  • In Tennessee: Memphis Business Journal: “Here’s how $600B in federal funds are being spent on major Memphis projects” 
  • In Vermont: WPTZ: “Vermont’s initial proposal approved for federal high-speed internet funds approved”