"Progress 2028" may look like Democrats' "Project 2025," but it's not

At first glance, an inaugural called "Progress 2028" appears to beryllium a progressive type of "Project 2025," nan blimpish blueprint spearheaded by nan Heritage Foundation that includes argumentation proposals for nan adjacent president. 

However, Progress 2028 is not linked to Vice President Kamala Harris aliases immoderate progressive group, according to an study by CBS News; rather, it is simply a run funded by conservatives pinch nan extremity of linking Harris to argumentation ideas she has not supported successful her statesmanlike campaign.

According to Virginia State Corporation Commission records shared by OpenSecrets, a blimpish nonprofit called Building America's Future registered Progress 2028 connected Sept. 23. The website progress2028.com was past registered 3 days later. 

Building America's Future has received millions from blimpish supporters, including billionaire Elon Musk, according to The Wall Street Journal, and has promoted Trump run worldly while moving ads captious of nan Biden administration.

What does Progress 2028 claim?

The website makes a number of mendacious claims astir Harris' positions. It says she would prioritize a nationwide weapon buyback programme and is committed to banning fracking, which she says she will not do. Its Facebook ads besides incorrectly authorities she "WILL FIGHT TO EXPAND MEDICARE FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS" arsenic good arsenic springiness them drivers licenses and lodging subsidies.

These claims do not bespeak Harris' argumentation positions aliases run platform. In fact, undocumented immigrants stay ineligible for Social Security benefits and Medicare, according to nan Social Security Administration, and location is nary grounds Harris is attempting to alteration these policies.

During nan Democratic primaries successful 2019, Harris antecedently expressed support for banning fracking and buyback programs for battle weapons alone, but during her 2024 statesmanlike tally she said she nary longer supports either connection and would not prohibition fracking.

A Harris-Walz run spokesperson told CBS News that Progress 2028 is simply a "lie to deceive voters."

The group down Progress 2028 spent much than $265,000 connected specified ads successful nan week betwixt Oct. 15 and Oct. 21, according to Facebook's Ad Library. 

Progress 2028 has spent thousands connected online ads.

Progress 2028 launched caller ads arsenic precocious arsenic Saturday, Oct. 26. 

Progress 2028's Facebook ads person received millions of impressions, though their ain societal media accounts person had constricted engagement truthful far. A Facebook page for Progress 2028 has little than 100 followers.

"This type of governmental advertizing isn't caller and has been recovered crossed nan media scenery for decades," said Meta spokesperson Ryan Daniels successful a statement. Meta besides noted it requires a disclaimer for governmental ads and will artifact caller governmental ads during nan last week of nan campaign, a believe they introduced successful 2020.

Project 2025 remains a talking constituent of campaign

Democrats, including President Biden and Vice President Harris, person many times claimed that erstwhile President Donald Trump is progressive successful aliases will travel Project 2025. 

Trump has not adopted nan blueprint arsenic his run level and has attempted to region himself from it. However, dozens of erstwhile Trump management officials contributed to Project 2025, and CBS News identified astatine slightest 270 proposals out of 700 successful their published blueprint that lucifer Trump's past policies and existent run promises. 

A number of polls successful caller months propose that a mostly of Americans position Project 2025 unfavorably.

CBS News has reached retired to Progress 2028 for comment.

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