Project 2025 continues despite potential Kamala Harris presidency
- Project 2025, published by the Heritage Foundation in 2023, outlines a conservative policy framework for a potential Trump presidency.
- Many recommendations from Project 2025 have already been enacted at the state level, particularly in areas like abortion and education.
- The conservative agenda has been gaining momentum for over 60 years, suggesting that its influence will continue regardless of the presidential outcome.
During a debate, Vice President Kamala Harris warned about Project 2025, a policy framework published by the Heritage Foundation in 2023, which outlines plans for a potential second term of former President Donald Trump. This project reflects a long-standing conservative agenda that dates back to the 1960s, aiming to reverse progressive policies. Despite Harris's efforts to use Project 2025 as a campaign tool against Trump, many of its recommendations have already been implemented at the state level, particularly regarding issues like abortion and education. Since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, numerous states have enacted strict abortion laws, and many have banned diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, as well as critical race theory. The momentum behind this conservative agenda has been building for decades, often with support from centrist Democrats, indicating that even if Harris were to win the presidency, the influence of Project 2025 would persist.