IN THE STATES: Across Battleground States, Democrats Urge Voters to Make a Plan to Vote Early and Enter Their “Kamala Era”
October 18, 2024
Today, ahead of Taylor Swift returning stateside to complete her Eras Tour leg in Miami, FL, the DNC is launching a Taylor Swift-themed ‘I Will Vote’ campaign targeting youth voters across the battleground states – from the concert venue to social media platforms. The campaign includes an exclusive new Snapchat filter empowering young voters to be “fearless” this election and visit IWillVote.com to learn how to cast their ballot for Vice President Harris this November. In Miami, a mobile billboard on a boat near Swift’s concert venue and billboards all across the city will remind voters they’re in their “Kamala era.”
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: Vanity Fair: The DNC Is Using Taylor Swift’s Miami Eras Tour Shows for Massive Voter Push
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: Hollywood Reporter: Kamala Harris Campaign Targets Taylor Swift Concertgoers in Snapchat Push
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: Deadline: DNC Launches Youth Voter Campaign Tied To Taylor Swift’s Miami Concerts
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: NBC News: DNC uses final leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour to energize young voters
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: Forbes: Kamala Harris Targets ‘Swiftie’ Vote As Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Returns In Miami
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: Politico: Dems aim to make sparks fly with Swift’s superstardom
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: The Hill: Democrats launch Taylor Swift-themed voting campaign tied to Eras Tour end
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: Variety: Kamala Harris Targets Youth Vote With Taylor Swift Snapchat Filter
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: Mashable: Democrats urge Swifties to be in their ‘voting era’ with new Snapchat filter
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: Gizmodo: Dems Launch Taylor Swift Snapchat Filter to Target Young Voters for Kamala Harris
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: Music Times: Kamala Harris Campaign Makes the Most Out of Taylor Swift Endorsement With New Snapchat Filter
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: Billboard: Kamala Harris Campaign Launches Taylor Swift Snapchat Filter to Reach Young Voters
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: Rolling Stone: DNC Campaigns for the Swiftie Vote With ‘Fearless’ Taylor Swift Snapchat Filter
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: TIME: The DNC Launches Taylor Swift-Themed Campaign Ahead of Election
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: National Review: DNC Pushes for ‘Kamala Era’ with Taylor Swift-Themed Get Out the Vote Campaign
- In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: Fox News: ‘Kamala Era’: DNC launches Taylor Swift-themed campaign in pitch to young voters
Yesterday, the DNC unveiled a six-figure ad buy campaign targeting Texas Latinos to use their vote to beat Ted Cruz and elect Colin Allred to the U.S. Senate and Democrats down the ballot. The campaign is part of the DNC’s larger “I Will Vote”/ “Voy a Votar” initiative and will target voters in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, and El Paso through ads in Spanish-language radio and in Latino-focused newspapers, both in print and online from now until Election Day.
- In Texas: San Antonio Current: DNC drops six-figure ad buy urging Texas Latinos to vote out Ted Cruz
- In Texas: Rio Grande Guardian: DNC Announces Historic Six-Figure Ad Campaign Targeting Latino Voters in Texas
Ahead of Trump’s Univision town hall in Miami, the DNC launched a billboard campaign highlighting Trump’s dystopian agenda for middle-class Americans in Florida and beyond. The ads, written in English and Spanish, showcase the stark contrast between Vice President Harris, whose agenda will lower costs and create equal opportunities for Latino families, while Trump’s plans to strip away health care access and fundamental freedoms, force Latino families to bear the weight of his tax scam, and increased costs will be disastrous for the Latino Floridians.
- In Florida: Washington Examiner: DNC preempts Trump’s Univision town hall with Miami billboard campaign targeting Latinos
- In Florida: El Tiempo Latino: Demócratas lanzan campaña de vallas en vísperas de Town Hall de Donald Trump
Also this week, the DNC held Trump accountable for his role in overturning Roe v. Wade, which enabled deadly abortion bans that put women’s health at risk – something Trump called a “beautiful thing to watch” – in a new billboard campaign across battleground states. The billboards also reminded voters of Trump’s Project 2025 plans that would ban abortion nationwide.
- In Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia: Axios: Exclusive: DNC hits Trump on abortion in billboard campaign ahead of Fox News town hall
This Monday marked Indigenous People’s Day, and to celebrate, the DNC announced a six-figure ad campaign amplifying our “I Will Vote” initiative to reach Indigenous communities with critical information on how to vote, ensuring that Indigenous voters are empowered and ready to make their voices heard this November and elect Democrats up and down the ballot.
- In Alaska, Arizona, Montana, and North Carolina: Spectrum News: Campaigns mark Indigenous Peoples Day with eye on Native American voters
In this critical last stretch to Election Day, Democrats are utilizing every opportunity to meet Black voters where they are and emphasize the huge role they will play in deciding the outcome of this election. During the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards, Democrats collaborated with the iconic television network to amplify our “I Will Vote” initiative, inserting a QR code pop-up on screen directing voters watching around the country to visit IWillVote.com – an all-in-one site for voter information. Additionally, in-person attendees were greeted with an interactive “I Will Vote” lounge where they could take photos and record messages on the importance of voting.
- Nationwide: The Source: IWillVote.com Takes Center Stage at 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards, Urging Voter Participation
In case you missed it, during Week 6 of the NFL season, the DNC seized a fun opportunity to meet sports fans across several battleground states in its first NFL ad campaign. The campaign featured plane banner flyovers and skywriting above four NFL games in battleground states urging voters to “Vote Kamala” and “sack” Trump’s Project 2025 once and for all.
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star: DNC flying anti-Project 2025 banner over Eagles game Sunday in Philadelphia to support Harris
- NBC 10: DNC tells fans to ‘Sack Project 2025’ with banner over Eagles game
- WBAY: DNC to fly banner over Packers vs. Cardinals warning voters of Donald Trump and Project 2025
- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: DNC will fly Kamala Harris plane banner ads over Packers-Cardinals game Sunday
- People: ‘Kamala Harris’ Will Fly over Sunday’s Battleground State NFL Games… Sort Of
- New York Times: Democrats to Fly Harris Ads Over N.F.L. Games in Swing States
- Washington Post: Democrats to fly pro-Harris messages over NFL games
- NBC News: DNC to skywrite ‘Vote Kamala’ over the Raiders-Steelers game Sunday
- USA Today: The DNC wants to woo NFL fans in battleground states. Here’s how they’ll try.
- Fox News: DNC blitzes NFL games with Harris support as presidential election looms
- Meidas Touch News: DNC Trolls Trump and Vance With Skywriting Over NFL Games in Battleground States
- Washington Examiner: DNC to fly pro-Harris banners over NFL games in swing states
- Higher Ground Times: Democrats take to the skies for messaging during NFL games
- Sports Business Journal: DNC to fly Harris campaign banners at NFL games
- Awful Announcing: DNC launching flyover campaign for battleground state NFL games
- The Spun: Democrats Launch Big NFL Move For Week 6 Games
In Erie, Pennsylvania, Vice President Harris spoke to voters about her economic vision, which will support everyday Americans by lowering costs for groceries, housing, health care, and starting families – in stark contrast to Trump’s vision to lead this country to economic failure and enact tax scams that will line his and his country club buddies’ pockets while everyday Americans bear the brunt.
- In Pennsylvania: Erie Times-News: Kamala Harris touts economic plan, says Trump ‘unstable and unhinged’ in Erie speech
- In Pennsylvania: Erie Times-News: ‘She’s making it happen’: Harris supporters express hope at Erie rally
- In Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Capital-Star: ‘You pick the next president’: Pivotal Erie County, Pennsylvania, rallies for Harris
Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz traveled to Eau Claire and Green Bay, WI this week to kick off the Harris-Walz campaign’s three-day bus tour through Wisconsin. While there, Governor Walz gave a huge energy boost to supporters to keep fighting until Election Day while encouraging voters to reject Trump’s unpatriotic rhetoric and his Project 2025 playbook this November.
- In Wisconsin: WPR: VP nominee Tim Walz tells Green Bay Dems it’s ‘all gas and no brake’ through election day
- In Wisconsin: Spectrum News: ‘I am preaching to the choir, but our recital is in 22 days’: Tim Walz helps kick off Blue Wall Bus Tour in Wisconsin
- In Wisconsin: Spectrum News: ‘Pretty damn un-American’: In Wisconsin, Walz blasts Trump’s ‘enemy from within’ remark
- In Wisconsin: WisPolitics: Walz knocks Trump during Green Bay stop