Former President Donald Trump is planning to counterprogram the Democratic National Convention (DNC) with campaign events in battleground states. Presidential nominees typically get a polling boost after their convention. According to 538, the average is plus two points. It has been as much as 8% for Bill Clinton in 1992 and as little as zero for Joe Biden in 2020.
Trump is hoping to present his plan to the American people and take some of the spotlight away from Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris.
The DNC will feature speeches from President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., a former Trump voter who now supports Democrats and the nominee herself, Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, will make stops in Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Nevada. They’ll cover some of the most important issues.
- Monday, Aug. 19, Trump and Vance plan to discuss economy.
- Tuesday will allegedly focus on crime and safety.
- Wednesday is supposed to feature the topic national security.
- Thursday will cover immigration.
- Friday will supposedly talk more about no taxes on tips.
Trump is also trying to highlight what he sees as policy failures by the Biden administration on the economy and immigration. The former president is also putting out new ads attacking Harris’ tenure as San Francisco district attorney.
Trump’s main super PAC, MAGA Inc., announced it will be spending $100 million dollars on ads in seven swing states during the last two-and-a-half weeks of August.
The Harris campaign is also ramping up its air time purchases.
The campaign announced it will spend $370 million on television and online ads between Labor Day and the election. That spending includes $200 million on platforms, including Hulu, YouTube, Spotify and Roku, and $170 million on TV ads that will air during primetime TV shows and sports like NFL, MLB, WNBA and NHL games.
