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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-the-democrats-plan-to-counter-program-trumps-reelection-launch/How the Democrats plan to counter Trump's reelection launch
By Kathryn Watson
Updated on: June 14, 2019 / 3:18 PM/ CBS News
President Trump is kicking off his reelection campaign next week with a rally in Orlando, but Democrats are looking to steal his spotlight with their own event, part of a broader Democratic messaging strategy to counter-program Mr. Trump's reelection launch.
Mr. Trump filed for reelection the day he was sworn into office, but is ceremonially launching his reelection campaign Tuesday night with a campaign rally at the Amway Center, the home of the NBA's Orlando Magic. The Democratic National Committee says it's joining the Florida Democratic Party, which is spearheading a rally outside the Amway Center ahead of Mr. Trump's 8 p.m. kick-off.
The Democrats' rally is part of a broader messaging campaign the DNC is launching between now and Tuesday to draw attention from Mr. Trump's reelection launch. Using digital ads, the DNC intends to persuade voters that the president has not helped them while attacking his record on health care, education, jobs and the environment. The DNC also plans to put its representatives on TV to push that message.
The DNC War Room plans to make the case that Mr. Trump's reelection launch represents a new campaign with more broken promises, arguing the president has sold Americans short. They will particularly focus on his tax cut plan, arguing it's given cuts to the wealthy but not to average Americans, and that he's flooded the "swamp" he promised to drain with special interest lobbyists. They also plan to attack Mr. Trump's promise that he'd make health care cost less, save manufacturing jobs, and stand up to drug companies, arguing that he hasn't done any of those things. During Mr. Trump's rally, the DNC will be offering their own fact check of Mr. Trump's claims.
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uponit7771
(90,225 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,041 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,485 posts)That is the strategy needed for all 50 states. That is how we get out those voters, retake the Houses of Congress and the White House.
JustAnotherGen
(31,683 posts)Let's be clear - our Secretary of Education Betsy Devos - she's hosting this launch.
pazzyanne
(6,518 posts)"Hostess with the Mostest for tRump"
Perseus
(4,341 posts)That would really derail the buffoon's campaign.
Magoo48
(4,659 posts)panfluteman
(2,054 posts)Trump could have failed at keeping all those other promises to the American people simply because he was incompetent and inept. The Stephamopoulos interview shows that he also has criminal intent to sell our country off to the highest bidder. For two and a half long years, we have been dancing around the big elephant in the room: TREASON!
The Wizard
(12,482 posts)baby Trump balloons.
world wide wally
(21,719 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,827 posts)open impeachment inquiries that day
RicROC
(1,203 posts)Trump has a long history of not paying for expenses. These campaign rallies should be paid out of campaign funds, not from tax payers.
Therefore, investigate all those businesses which have provided services related to the campaign and ACTIVELY REPORT all those who wait to be compensated. A check-off list! City by city!
Any attention could result in those businesses receiving their just compensation and not having to wait, write it off or sue. But we care about shining a light on Trump's shake-downs.