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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsProject 2025 - More Clarity on What It's About.
All DUers have heard about Project 2025 and know that it'll end our democracy if implemented.
Sometimes, it's good to occasionally look into it further to deepen one's understanding of it.
I found a website that explains Project 2025 better than most of the ones I've personally run across.
Here are some things about Project 2025 that all DUers should always keep firmly in mind:
[https://whatisproject2025.net/about-project-2025/|
(Note: personally I had problems using my Chrome browser to properly view the referenced website. I had to switch to my Firefox browser.)
1. Beyond Trump: Project 2025 Aims for the Next GOP Presidency
Its not just about Trump. Project 2025 specifically states that it does not depend on a Trump victory in November; its explicitly directed at the next conservative or the next GOP occupant of the White House. Since its donors and partner organizations have achieved effective control of the Republican Party through purging moderates and promoting their supporters, its unlikely that any Republican candidate can successfully run without their support.
Translation: Cumulatively, these organizations control massive voting blocs, concentrated among evangelical Christians, and coordinate extensive and carefully-orchestrated disinformation media that spreads, most concerningly, across battleground states.
Its not just about Trump. Project 2025 specifically states that it does not depend on a Trump victory in November; its explicitly directed at the next conservative or the next GOP occupant of the White House. Since its donors and partner organizations have achieved effective control of the Republican Party through purging moderates and promoting their supporters, its unlikely that any Republican candidate can successfully run without their support.
Translation: Cumulatively, these organizations control massive voting blocs, concentrated among evangelical Christians, and coordinate extensive and carefully-orchestrated disinformation media that spreads, most concerningly, across battleground states.
The above is the type of information that the Harris-Walz campaign should continually shine a spotlight on.
2. Project 2025: A Legacy of Conservative Agendas and Powerful Funding Networks
Its not new. Project 2025 builds on a longstanding series of Mandates for Leadership, going back to the Reagan Administration in 1981. The authors claim that Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump both implemented over half of their previous recommendations. Thanks to their inroads in federal court appointments during the Trump Administration, they are now in the position to implement far more.
Translation: The Project 2025 partner organizations have been putting the squeeze on every Republican president since Reagan, and have often been disappointed. They met with unprecedented success with Donald Trump, and have no intention of giving up their advantage.
Its not new. Project 2025 builds on a longstanding series of Mandates for Leadership, going back to the Reagan Administration in 1981. The authors claim that Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump both implemented over half of their previous recommendations. Thanks to their inroads in federal court appointments during the Trump Administration, they are now in the position to implement far more.
Translation: The Project 2025 partner organizations have been putting the squeeze on every Republican president since Reagan, and have often been disappointed. They met with unprecedented success with Donald Trump, and have no intention of giving up their advantage.
The website even mentions the heavy involvement of the Koch Network and Leonard Leo.
It's definitely worth checking out to be more informed.
Mark my words, we will annihilate them at the ballot box in November.
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Project 2025 - More Clarity on What It's About. (Original Post)
Frank D. Lincoln
Sep 2024
OP
there is a group of republican playing the long game. current SCOTUS make up was their win.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Sep 2024
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appalachiablue
(43,231 posts)1. The seriousness of this can't be emphasized enough. Thanks for posting.
Frank D. Lincoln
(700 posts)3. You're welcome. nt
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(10,623 posts)2. there is a group of republican playing the long game. current SCOTUS make up was their win.