{"id":2293936,"date":"2024-07-13T07:43:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T11:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-democrats-cant-stop-talking-about-project-2025-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-13T07:46:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T11:46:24","slug":"why-democrats-cant-stop-talking-about-project-2025-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-democrats-cant-stop-talking-about-project-2025-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Democrats can&#8217;t stop talking about Project 2025 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fwhy-democrats-cant-stop-talking-about-project-2025-washington-examiner%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=2293936&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> how Democrats have been using the concept of &#8220;Project\u200d 2025&#8221; as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-pharma-wants-to-put-an-end-to-vitamins-and-supplements\/\" title=\"Big Pharma Wants to Put an End to Vitamins and Supplements\">key talking point<\/a>\u2064 to pivot away from their \u2063own unpopular president and his leadership abilities. \u2064The project, created by the\u2064 Heritage Foundation, outlines potential policies for a future Trump presidency but has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-man-executed-for-university-dance-student-murder\/\" title=\"Oklahoma man put to death for killing university dance student.\">gained attention due<\/a> to Democrats linking it to Trump&#8217;s agenda. The article highlights\u200b Democratic leaders&#8217; concerns about the impact of Project 2025 on \u2064American life and democracy. Despite Trump distancing himself from the project, politicians and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-outlets-that-gave-a-pass-to-black-lives-matter-and-antifa-violence\/\" title=\"The Media Outlets That Gave A Pass To Black Lives Matter And Antifa Violence\">media outlets continue<\/a> to draw attention to it, with Democrats using it as a campaign strategy. The article also mentions that vulnerable Democratic candidates in battleground races have avoided mentioning Project\u2063 2025 in their campaigns, focusing \u200cinstead on issues like \u2062inflation and immigration.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/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\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/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\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Why Democrats can\u2019t stop talking about Project 2025<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rtouchberry\/?mab_v3=3080539\">Ramsey Touchberry and Cami Mondeaux<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-13T07:00:00-04:00\">July 13, 2024 7:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696084\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s a phrase Democrats have come to mention nearly every chance they get, from press conferences and speeches to political ads and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071030\/trump-knows-nothing-project-2025-heritage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Project 2025\">Project 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The conservative playbook from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/heritage-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Heritage Foundation\">Heritage Foundation<\/a> think tank that maps out another potential Trump presidency isn\u2019t directly tied to the former president. Donald Trump has, for his part, denounced \u201csome\u201d of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3075402\/project-2025-issues-clarification-suggestions-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"expansive roadmap\">expansive road map<\/a> to overhaul functions of the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>But for Democrats, Project 2025 has become their favorite pivot away from their own unpopular president and questions about his mental and physical ability to lead. Under pressure from his party to drop out of the race, President Joe Biden even brought up defending against Project 2025 as a reason to keep him in power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you think democracy is under siege based on Project 2025?\u201d Biden asked rhetorically this week during his first solo press conference of the year. \u201cDo you think he means what he says when he says he\u2019s going to do away with the civil service, eliminate the Department of Education? \u2026 We\u2019ve never been here before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has a harsher assessment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Trump manifesto is an autocrat\u2019s dream,\u201d he said in remarks on the Senate floor. \u201cThe hard Right is done speaking in euphemisms. They\u2019re smelling blood, they\u2019re saying it straight to our faces, \u2018If you disagree with Donald Trump, watch your back.\u2019 It\u2019s bone-chilling, it\u2019s un-American, it\u2019s dangerous for our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The campaign strategy is in step with broader messaging on the threat to democracy that Democrats say Trump poses. But Project 2025 has only recently gained widespread awareness, in part thanks to increased attention from media, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gYwqpx6lp_s\">30-minute segment<\/a> on the subject by HBO\u2019s John Oliver, lawmakers, and Trump himself.<\/p>\n<p>The 900-page framework was first introduced in April 2023 and includes bolstering executive branch power while dismantling some federal agencies, as well as vetting government employees on their loyalty before being hired.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProject 2025, as I\u2019m sure you know and Americans are learning each and every day, is a pernicious, dangerous point that Republicans have been very clear they intend to implement if given the opportunity,\u201d Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO), the assistant Democratic leader in the House, said. \u201cIt will impact every aspect of American life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Committee has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3079752\/dnc-swing-states-billboards-project-2025-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"erected Project 2025 billboards\">erected Project 2025 billboards<\/a> tying Trump to the initiative in seven battleground states, urging onlookers to \u201cGoogle Project 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kristen Eichamer holds a Project 2025 fan in the group\u2019s tent at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 14, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump distanced himself from the conservative blueprint this month, saying he knows \u201cnothing about Project 2025\u201d and disagrees with some of its policies. He declined to offer specifics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no idea who is behind it,\u201d he posted on Truth Social. \u201cI disagree with some of the things they\u2019re saying and some of the things they\u2019re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal. Anything they do, I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Google Trends data show searches for Project 2025 peaked just days after Trump\u2019s mention. A smaller spike occurred last month roughly a week after Oliver\u2019s segment aired on HBO.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Trump nor his campaign have direct ties, though many former officials and staffers contributed to the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgenda 47 and President Trump\u2019s RNC Platform are the only policies endorsed by President Trump for a second term,\u201d Danielle Alvarez, a spokeswoman for the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee, said. \u201cTeam Biden and the DNC are LYING and fearmongering because they have NOTHING else to offer the American people. Remember, this is the same group that lied to Americans and hid Joe Biden\u2019s cognitive decline all these years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats who likely won\u2019t mention Project 2025 are those up for reelection in battleground races. Vulnerable members have, for the most part, focused on contentious issues voters say they care most about, such as inflation, immigration, crime, and abortion access.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s good reason for that, according to Democratic strategist Hank Sheinkopf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt makes sense to create a resounding pronunciation of 2025 so that it kind of seeps into these marginal districts,\u201d Sheinkopf, who has advised the likes of former President Bill Clinton and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, said. \u201cThey don\u2019t want to hit Trump dead on if they don\u2019t have to because if you could do that, they wouldn\u2019t be marginal districts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most voters are familiar with Project 2025 but have limited knowledge beyond name recognition.<\/p>\n<p>In an NPR-PBS News-Marist poll released Friday, a plurality, 44%, said they\u2019ve never heard of or are unsure what to think of Project 2025. That\u2019s compared to 41% with an unfavorable opinion and 15% with a favorable view.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps a sign of Democrats\u2019 messaging, most Trump supporters, 62%, say they\u2019ve never heard of or are unsure about Project 2025, compared to 66% of Biden backers who have a negative opinion.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A sizable portion is confused about Project 2025\u2019s associations. Half say Trump, 11% say Biden, and 39%, including 54% of Republicans and 37% of independents, don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The election] is not about democracy. It\u2019s about people. Voters are selfish,\u201d Sheinkopf said. \u201cIt\u2019s always about the things that matter most and that have the greatest emotional impact. The economy does, [abortion] choice does. The general sense of chaos that the Republicans are going to exploit, and that\u2019s migrants and crime.\u201d<\/p>\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_1696084\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696084\"}});<\/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\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats are consistently mentioning Project 2025, a conservative plan from the Heritage Foundation, as a way to shift focus away from their own unpopular president and towards the potential dangers of another Trump presidency. This strategy has gained traction in the media and among lawmakers, with some Democrats using it as a rallying cry against what they see as a threat to democracy. Despite Trump distancing himself from the project, it continues to be a key talking point for Democrats in battleground states. However, many voters are still unfamiliar with Project 2025 and its implications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3264,"featured_media":2293937,"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\/2024\/07\/democrats-latch-onto-project-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,5045,5894,33997,32076],"class_list":["post-2293936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-government","tag-politics","tag-project-2025","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/democrats-latch-onto-project-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293936","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\/3264"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}