2024 Elections

The party is making a concerted effort to go on the attack using the controversial set of conservative policy proposals.

Rep. Jason Crow holds the large Project 2025 book that was used at the Democratic National Convention to spotlight the controversial set of policy proposals. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

By Nicholas Wu and Madison Fernandez

10/04/2024 06:49 PM EDT

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Donald Trump just can’t shake Project 2025 — and now House Democrats are hoping to use it to drag down their opponents, too.

Trump has repeatedly sought to distance himself from the controversial set of policy proposals crafted by the Heritage Foundation, but Democrats have not relented from linking the two. The comprehensive nature of the conservative policy plan is giving Democrats plenty of fodder to hitch Republicans to, from abortion to taxes.

Now there’s a concerted party effort to go on the attack.

House Democrats have been polling on Project 2025 and found it to be a potent theme in battleground districts. Their messaging arm is encouraging lawmakers to hold events about the conservative blueprint and its effects when they’re home this month, according to a Democratic aide. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has talked about it on the campaign trail. And in recent weeks, several Democratic candidates have started running ads spotlighting the policy plan to portray their opponents as extreme.

“MAGA Republicans’ plan called Project 2025: their dangerous proposal to end Medicare as we know it,” a spot from Nevada Rep. Dina Titus and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee says.

“Zach Nunn’s voting record is the blueprint for a controversial plan called Project........

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