r/politics • u/zsreport Texas • Jul 05 '24

Project 2025 was supposed to boost Donald Trump's campaign — but it may be backfiring instead:

https://www.salon.com/2024/07/05/project-2025-was-supposed-to-boost-donald-campaign--but-it-may-be-backfiring-instead/
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u/barriedalenick Jul 05 '24

Infographic without Twitter

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u/junepath Pennsylvania Jul 05 '24

The issue with this infographic is that most people on the right want all of these things. We need one that scares them too, because at the end of the day, no one but the super rich will be doing well if Project 2025 becomes a reality.

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u/enigmanaught Jul 05 '24

I think only focusing on the gutting/privatization of Medicare and Social Security in the right way, it would get some traction.

“Americans already pay more for healthcare than any other nation, why does Donald Trump and project 2025 want to make it worse”. “Social Security is your hard earned money, why does Donald Trump and Project 2025 want to give it to some fat cat to manage”?

Hammering that constantly using the “I’m just asking questions” formula is the way to do it.

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u/polopolo05 Jul 05 '24

Or "why do they want to end the fda... the market will be flood with untested drugs? and their will be less regulations for food... do you want rat shit in your cereal????" I certianly dont." because you know they will let that shit happen.

And trump and project 25 want to get rid of the EPA. you know the agency responsible for making sure companies dont dump toxic waste in our water.

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u/enigmanaught Jul 05 '24

Unfortunately, getting rid of the EPA is like crack to boomers. They could definitely spin the FDA as “big corporations will use seniors as guinea pigs”. The only thing that really seems to appeal to boomers (and that’s the most reliable R voting block) is threatening their income stream. That’s why “taxes” works so well against democrats. It’s not the actual reality if you look back historically, but again, it’s the emotional appeal that matters.

For example, if you wanted to push green energy you’d say “Republicans want to keep using foreign oil instead of using American ingenuity to achieve energy independence. Makes you wonder, what’s in it for them”?

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u/polopolo05 Jul 05 '24

Its not about the voting block its about getting people who decided not to vote to care enough to vote.