With the Midterm Elections coming up next year, the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee (NRCC) is basically laughing at Democrats and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for pushing what they call “wildly unpopular” ideas under the catchy name “Project 2026.”
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) fired back immediately, accusing Republicans of “desperately attempting to distract from their failed leadership and refusal to get a single thing done for the American people.”
The NRCC released a memo Tuesday morning calling out Jeffries for missing his own deadline to unveil a new vision for America if Democrats controlled the House.
Remember, The Hill reported in April that Jeffries promised, “over these next 100 days, House Democrats are going to lay out a blueprint for a better America. And you will see a vision for this country’s future that isn’t about Donald Trump. It’s all about you.”
Well, those 100 days came and went. So the NRCC published a satirical memo called “Project 2026” and accused Democrats of being completely out of touch with the American people.
“Hakeem Jeffries promised a ‘Project 2026’ within 100 days of April 30th, and it’s been over 100 days. Democrats know their agenda is wildly unpopular, and their focus on these issues will cause them to lose yet again,” the NRCC said in a statement.
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELThe memo claims that the Democratic Party, “as directed by ‘Leader’ Jeffries and AOC,” wants to “move swiftly and unapologetically to return to Joe Biden’s America and implement the bold, transformational change our base demands.”
They even listed eight so-called policy goals, from “Bring Back Wasteful Government Spending and High Crime” to “Open Borders. Full Stop” to “Impeach President Trump. Again. And Again.”
Some of the proposals sound like they came straight out of a political parody site. One idea is to “institute a federal ‘Carbon Lifestyle Tax’ on Americans who dare to own trucks, SUVs, or backyard grills.” Another is to try “pilot programs for government-run grocery stores in ‘underserved’ neighborhoods,” something New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has actually pushed.
Economically, the memo says Democrats want to “expand bloated government programs and bankroll the Green New Deal” while reversing Trump’s tax cuts. On immigration, the NRCC says they want to “abolish ICE permanently,” “ban border wall construction and tear down existing barriers” and “provide taxpayer-funded healthcare, housing, and legal aid for every undocumented immigrant.”
The culture-war section of the memo accuses Democrats of wanting to be “More Woke, Less Rational,” pushing to “mandate pronouns and DEI training in every school and workplace” and banning “ads featuring Sydney Sweeney or Shane Gillis.”
NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella summed it up for Fox News Digital: “This is the America Democrats want to build.”
“Higher taxes, open borders, skyrocketing gas prices, no more gas cars, crime in the streets, pronouns before commonsense, and no more freedom. House Republicans are the only thing standing between you and the nightmare of ‘Project 2026,’” said Marinella.
The DCCC didn’t let that go unanswered. Spokesperson Viet Shelton shot back, saying, “Big talk by the party who’s betrayed the middle-class so they can suck-up to their billionaire donors.”
“The Republican agenda is marked by rising costs, lost manufacturing jobs, a Big, Ugly Law that everyone hates, and a string of broken promises,” Shelton added. “A tidal wave of recent polling confirms their majority is rapidly slipping away.”
His closing line was pure campaign mode: “It’s no wonder House Republicans are desperately attempting to distract from their failed leadership and refusal to get a single thing done for the American people.”
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