The Democratic National Committee confirmed the transfer of $15 million to battleground states after former President Donald Trump selected Senator JD Vance (R-OH) to serve as his vice president on the Republican ticket for president in 2024.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the party claimed the transfers to local parties would increase state coordination and give President Joe Biden a better shot at retaining the White House in November.
Seven battleground states will each receive amounts ranging from “nearly $1 million” to “nearly $3 million.”
Pennsylvania is getting almost $2 million, Arizona is receiving about $1.5 million, and Georgia is obtaining “nearly $1 million.” The Democrats gave Georgia the lowest amount of cash out of its disbursements.
The Nevada Democrats will receive the largest portion, almost $3 million. Nevada is also expected to receive more than $2 million, while the party reported that the total given to Michigan will be near $2 million. According to the party, North Carolina is also expected to receive over $1.2 million.
While Trump’s campaign policies are enumerated in his Agenda 47, Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison tied Trump and Vance to the Project 2025 policies advanced by The Heritage Foundation in a statement.
Despite the recent call by Biden to lower the political temperature and “cool it down” in the country in the wake of last week’s assassination attempt on Trump, when the former president was shot in the ear, Trump supporter Corey Comperatore was killed while using his body to shield his family, and two more were wounded, the chairman repeatedly described Trump and Republicans as “extreme.”
