RIP Project 2025?
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This podcast delves into the world of conservative politics, focusing on Project 2025, a 900-page document outlining conservative policies for America. The first chapter introduces the project, highlighting its controversial proposals, such as tracking women's fertility and mandating military entrance exams for students. The second chapter shifts to the recent developments surrounding Project 2025, including the resignation of its director, Paul Danes. It explores the reasons behind Danes' departure and the Trump campaign's distancing from the project, citing its extreme policies and potential to alienate voters. The final chapter examines the emergence of the term "weird" as a line of attack against Donald Trump and his campaign. It analyzes the origins of this strategy and its potential impact on the election, highlighting how the Harris campaign has used it to portray Trump's behavior and rhetoric as strange and lacking common sense.
Outlines
Project 2025: A Conservative Blueprint for America
This chapter introduces Project 2025, a 900-page document outlining conservative policies for America. It highlights controversial proposals like tracking women's fertility and mandating military entrance exams for students.
The Fall of Project 2025
This chapter focuses on the recent developments surrounding Project 2025, including the resignation of its director, Paul Danes. It explores the reasons behind Danes' departure and the Trump campaign's distancing from the project.
The "Weird" Factor in the Election
This chapter examines the emergence of the term "weird" as a line of attack against Donald Trump and his campaign. It analyzes the origins of this strategy and its potential impact on the election.
Keywords
Project 2025
A 900-page document outlining conservative policies for America, developed by the Heritage Foundation. It includes proposals on various issues, including education, healthcare, and social policy.
Heritage Foundation
A conservative think tank that advocates for free-market principles and limited government. It has been influential in shaping Republican policy for decades.
Paul Danes
The former director of Project 2025, who resigned from his position amid controversy surrounding the project's policies.
Donald Trump
The former president of the United States and the Republican nominee for president in 2020. He has been a controversial figure throughout his political career.
Kamala Harris
The current vice president of the United States and the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2020. She is known for her progressive views and her strong stance on social justice issues.
Q&A
What are some of the controversial policies outlined in Project 2025?
Project 2025 proposes tracking women's fertility monthly, mandating military entrance exams for students, and reinforcing the Comstock Act, which restricts access to abortion drugs.
Why has the Trump campaign distanced itself from Project 2025?
The Trump campaign has criticized Project 2025 for its extreme policies, which they believe are not aligned with their own agenda. They have also expressed concern about the project's potential to alienate voters.
How has the Harris campaign used the term "weird" to attack Donald Trump?
The Harris campaign has adopted the term "weird" to describe Donald Trump and his policies, highlighting their perceived strangeness and lack of common sense. This strategy aims to appeal to voters who find Trump's behavior and rhetoric off-putting.
Show Notes
Project 2025 and J.D. Vance have brought fringe policies to the presidential campaign. Democrats are using both to label the Republican ticket "weird." Shelby Talcott of Semafor and Eli Stokols from Politico explain how this messaging strikes voters.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Matt Collette and Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King.
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although to some describing something as weird doesn't make sense. but people with shared realities do understand. kammasense.
wrong, white and write . as long as you write the rules you can be right and be a shitty speller.