Polis speaks against Project 2025 agenda at DNC night 3
CHICAGO (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis addressed the crowd Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as a slate of speakers focused on the Project 2025 agenda and the “freedoms” they argued Republicans want to take away.
Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was set to accept his nomination on the third night of the convention, which was also to feature former President Bill Clinton.
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Speaker after speaker argued that their party wants to defend freedoms — especially abortion access and voting rights — while Republicans want to take them away.
That includes Polis.
“I’m excited by Kamala Harris’ vision for protecting and expanding our personal freedom, internet freedom and economic freedom,” Polis said. “Democrats welcome weird. But we’re not weirdos telling families who can and can’t have kids, who to marry or how to live our lives.”
Walz, the Minnesota governor who has become known among supporters as a folksy, Midwestern teacher, football coach and dad, will introduce himself to the rest of the country. He’s also become the target of Republican criticism over how he’s portrayed his National Guard service and his personal story.
Polis on Project 2025 at DNC
Organizers have dubbed Wednesday night “a fight for our freedoms,” with the programming focusing on abortion access and other rights that Democrats want to center in their campaign against Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Polis used a prop that has become a staple at the convention, an oversized book meant to represent the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a sweeping set of goals to shrink government and push it to the right if Trump wins. Polis even ripped a page from the ceremonial volume and said he was going to keep it and show it to undecided voters.
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The former president has distanced himself from Project 2025, but its key authors include his former top advisers. His running mate, JD Vance, wrote the foreword for the Heritage Foundation CEO’s new book.
Trump bashed the convention on Wednesday as a “charade” and noted the fact that he has been a frequent topic of conversation. He also singled out his predecessor, Barack Obama, for a highly critical speech Tuesday night and said Obama had been “nasty.”
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