IN THE STATES: As Trump and Vance Double Down on Their Project 2025 Agenda, Democrats Are Mobilizing Across the Country to Stop Them
July 19, 2024
Kicking off the week, the DNC announced a $15 million investment in battleground state parties – the largest investment this cycle to date – as Democrats continue to meet voters where they are. While Trump and MAGA Republicans are busy pushing their extreme Project 2025 agenda, Democrats are putting in the work by pouring investments into battleground states, expanding on-the-ground operations and engaging communities, so that Democrats win up and down the ballot this November.
- In Arizona: AZ Republic: DNC pours $1.5M into Arizona Democratic Party as Republicans convene in Milwaukee
- In Georgia: Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Democratic National Committee plans to spend nearly $1 million to boost candidates in Georgia
- In Michigan: Macomb Daily: DNC pumps $2 million into Michigan Democratic Party
- In North Carolina: NC Newsline: National Democrats tout early spending on door-to-door campaigning in NC
- In Pennsylvania: PennLive: DNC steers $15M to battleground states, including Pa.
- In Wisconsin: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: DNC announces a $3 million funding push into battleground Wisconsin
- In Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Wisconsin: ABC News: DNC announces $15 million investment in swing-state parties at start of GOP convention
- In Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Wisconsin: The Hill: Democrats making early $15M infusion into battleground states
- In Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Wisconsin: New York Times: D.N.C. Pours $15 Million Into State Parties in Top Battlegrounds
- In Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Wisconsin: Washington Examiner: Democrats press ground game advantage with huge investment in swing states
- In Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Wisconsin: Associated Press: The Democratic National Committee says it’s investing $15 million in 7 swing state parties
In Milwaukee, the DNC and Team Biden-Harris’ Republican Convention counterprogramming was in full swing; gathering top Democratic elected officials and leaders in daily press conferences to slam Donald Trump’s Project 2025 agenda, highlight the stark contrast between President Biden and Trump’s records, and blast Trump VP pick J.D. Vance’s anti-abortion record.
- In Wisconsin: KMSP: During RNC, Gov. Walz, Democrats stress need to protect abortion access
- In Wisconsin: Raw Story: Dems ramp up fight against Trump just steps outside Republican National Convention
- In Wisconsin: WisPolitics: Biden campaign: During the RNC, local leaders highlight Trump’s Project 2025 in the battlegrounds
Within hours of Trump announcing his extremist ally JD Vance as his running mate, the DNC launched billboards in Milwaukee slamming Vance for his support of a nationwide abortion ban, warning of Trump and Vance’s Project 2025 plan.
- In Wisconsin: Mother Jones: The DNC Just Launched Its First Paid Media Ad Against J.D. Vance
- In Wisconsin: WISN: DNC calls out Trump-Vance ticket on new Milwaukee billboards
- In Wisconsin: Washington Post: Democrats promptly attack Vance as abortion extremist and Trump loyalist
During MAGA Republicans’ RNC, the DNC launched billboards touting President Biden’s record of results and commitment to fight on behalf of working people to lower health care costs, protect Social Security, and restore Roe, while holding Trump accountable for his Project 2025 agenda.
- In Wisconsin: Fox News: Democrats spotlight Biden alter-ego ‘Dark Brandon’ as they launch billboards near GOP convention
- In Wisconsin: Meidas Touch News: DNC Unleashes Dark Brandon Billboards Outside Republican Convention
- In Wisconsin: The Hill: DNC attacks Trump through billboards in Milwaukee ahead of speech
- In Wisconsin: Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia at the RNC: Biden campaign sounds alarm over ‘Project 2025’
- In Wisconsin: Spectrum News: Biden campaign sets out to counter RNC with GOP ticket now solidified
Also this week, President Biden traveled to Las Vegas where he gave the keynote address at the NAACP conference and touted his record of delivering for Black communities.
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- In Nevada: Las Vegas Sun: President Biden tells NAACP crowd he won’t stop ‘telling the truth’ about Trump
- In Nevada: Las Vegas Review-Journal: ‘I’m all in!’: Biden touts his record at NAACP conference in Las Vegas
- In Nevada: Nevada Current: At Las Vegas NAACP event, Biden refuses to let up on Trump
Vice President Harris visited Kalamazoo County, Michigan this week, speaking with voters about how reproductive rights are at risk thanks to Trump. While Trump and Vance plot to ban abortion nationwide, Vice President Harris and President Biden will protect and restore women’s reproductive freedoms.