DNC to skywrite 'Vote Kamala' over the Raiders-Steelers game Sunday

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Source: NBC News

Oct. 13, 2024, 7:00 AM EDT


Democrats will be intensifying their football focus on Sunday, when the Democratic National Committee plans to fly messages over four NFL games in battleground states, the party told NBC News.

Week 6 of the NFL schedule has a quirk where three matchups feature battleground-state teams: The Green Bay Packers host the Arizona Cardinals, the Carolina Panthers host the Atlanta Falcons, and the Las Vegas Raiders host the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The DNC will be skywriting “Vote Kamala” over Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for the afternoon matchup between the Steelers and the Raiders. In Green Bay and Charlotte, the DNC will fly a plane over Lambeau Field and Bank of America Stadium, respectively, with banners reading “Sack Trump’s Project 2025! Vote Kamala!” The party will also be flying a plane over Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia during the Eagles’ game against the Cleveland Browns, reading: “Go Birds! Sack Project 2025. Vote Kamala.”

Much of the messaging is framed around Project 2025, the conservative transition plan and policy blueprint that has been disavowed by former President Donald Trump in light of an onslaught of Democratic attacks against it. Last month’s NBC News poll showed it to be overwhelmingly unpopular across the electorate.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/dnc-skywrite-vote-kamala-raiders-steelers-game-sunday-rcna174355

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Steelers are in the 4th quarter. The other games were earlier today.

Over the Linc at the Eagles game earlier -


A banner reading “Go Birds! Sack Project 2025! Vote Kamala” is flown over South Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024.

[Prairie Gates]

1. Seems, uh, well...

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Any way to "communicate" and "message"

"lack of messaging" being a perennial DU "complaint", is fine! And the Eagles won so....

[FakeNoose]

3. I'm just happy the Steelers had a good day

There's a teeny-weeny chance that Kamala might be rooting for the Raiders, but I won't let that get me down.

[groundloop]

4. Did any of these actually happen? The FAA places flight restrictions on sporting events

There is an automatic temporary flight restriction (TFR) in place for any large sporting event which prevents aircraft operations from the surface up to 3000 feet within 3 nautical miles of the event. Pilots can get a clearance from air traffic control to fly through the TFR, but I really doubt if they'd consider a banner tow to be a valid reason.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. The pic in the OP comments was taken when they flew over Philly today.

I expect what they mean by "flyover" is "flying over the city where the event is" vs flying over the actual stadium. The caption in that OP comments pic says "is flown over South Philadelphia", which is where our stadium complex is but also near where our airport is too.