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Omaha Steve

(102,413 posts) Sat Sep 7, 2024, 07:59 AM Sep 7

Democrats take to the skies over college football games to keep the spotlight on Project 2025

Source: AP

By WILL WEISSERT
Updated 11:07 PM CDT, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have denounced it in hundreds of ads and billboards, printed it in oversized book form as a convention prop, and mentioned it in seemingly every speech and press statement.

Now, they will take their campaign against the conservative Project 2025 blueprint, written by allies of Republican Donald Trump, to the skies above college football stadiums in key swing states.

Democratic National Committee -sponsored banners pulled by small airplanes will fly Saturday over Michigan Stadium, where the defending national champion Wolverines have a marquee matchup against Texas, and at-home games for Penn State, Wisconsin and Georgia.

Vice President Kamala Harris and her allies have spent months warning about Project 2025, betting that the initiative makes Trump seem especially extreme. More than 900 pages and produced by the conservative Heritage Foundation, the plan lays out how Trump in his second term might do everything from firing tens of thousands of federal workers to abolishing government departments to imposing new restrictions on abortion and diversity initiatives.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/project-2025-banners-michigan-texas-harris-trump-cd98d2d98a85664801d1b33e2a6d4649

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Democrats take to the skies over college football games to keep the spotlight on Project 2025 (Original Post) Omaha Steve Sep 7 OP

A quick question.... Think. Again. Sep 7 #1

It was mentioned during coverage SCantiGOP Sep 7 #8

Thanks! Think. Again. Sep 7 #9

Where are the "skies" pics? mollie8 Sep 7 #2

This article is from Friday. It's now early Saturday morning. We'll have to wait until later * Oopsie Daisy Sep 7 #3

Here you go Omaha Steve Sep 7 #7

Thanks! mollie8 Sep 7 #10

That's one flyover the sportscasters - werdna Sep 7 #4

Good for them. Dulcinea Sep 7 #5

Love this! n/t iluvtennis Sep 7 #6

Think. Again.

(15,387 posts)

1. A quick question....

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 08:11 AM

Sep 7

Did Democrats really print those books for the convention (as the AP article claims) or are they actual original copies printed by the heritage foundation?

SCantiGOP

(14,098 posts)

8. It was mentioned during coverage

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 02:22 PM

Sep 7

That the Democratic Party had printed the large versions of the 900 page text.

Think. Again.

(15,387 posts)

9. Thanks!

Reply to SCantiGOP (Reply #8)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 02:40 PM

Sep 7

I guess that was so they would be easily visible on camera.

mollie8

(184 posts)

2. Where are the "skies" pics?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 08:19 AM

Sep 7

I wanted to see pictures reflecting the headline....

Oopsie Daisy

(3,994 posts)

3. This article is from Friday. It's now early Saturday morning. We'll have to wait until later *

Reply to mollie8 (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 08:34 AM

Sep 7

* because the games have not yet taken place.

Democratic National Committee -sponsored banners pulled by small airplanes will fly Saturday over Michigan Stadium, where the defending national champion Wolverines have a marquee matchup against Texas, and at-home games for Penn State, Wisconsin and Georgia.