THE DEMOCRATIC
BILLBOARD PROJECT
GOAL: advertise the historical accomplishments of President Biden and Democrats in 2021 to motivate/educate infrequent & frequent voters.
Democrats in 11 months have changed the face of the US.
Most folks don’t know:
- Democrats voted unanimously for the American Rescue Plan (ARP) while not one Republican voted for it. To date, the ARP has added 5.9 million jobs, and unemployment is currently at 3.9%,the lowest since 1950.
- To date, Biden has appointed 40 Federal judges– more than any President since Reagan–and is on track to appoint 100 more in 2022. These judges will help to decide 99% of all legal challenges as only 1% of cases make their way to the current & extremely conservative Supreme Court.
- Biden’s judges will decide issues of voting rights, gerrymandering, abortion, birth control, health care, benefits for the poor & egregious court decisions from lower courts.
- Democratic controlled states are increasing the ability for their citizens to vote & voting rights legislation passed the House with unanimous Democrat support (not one House Republican voted for it). Senate Republicans have thus far refused to allow debate on this issue much less to pass legislation.
- Democrats have taken the 1/6 insurrection seriously creating the Select Committee to investigate and hold insurrectionists on every level accountable. On 1/6/22 – the one year anniversary – only two Republicans showed up on the floor of Congress to pay respect to the brave police officers who protected ALL members of Congress on that day of infamy; Liz & Dick Cheney (Adam Kinzinger was there in spirit). All other Republicans have either embraced the lies & distortions of that day or are too cowardly to speak the truth.
Republicans in the same 11 months:
- Supported or were silent on the 1/6 insurrection.
- After the insurrection as vote counting resumed, 140 House Republicans voted to overturn the election.
- Executed a campaign of extreme state gerrymandering in an effort to make it mostly impossible for Blacks, Hispanics and college students to vote or, vote in sufficient numbers to win.
- Have 400 bills lined up to become law that will make it nearly impossible for Democrats to ever win in 20 states. The most egregious laws allow Republican state legislatures to decide the Presidential election despite the vote & will of the people.
- Have refused to vote on any Democrat bill except the “Bipartisan Infrastructure” bill. Only 31 of 263 Republicans in both chambers voted for this bill (most Republicans are taking credit for the funds going to their state even though they didn’t vote for it).
- Republican controlled state legislatures either refuse to spend the American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds, or claim the money is from Republicans so there is no win for Democrats. We must expose their lies and dangerous actions.
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) provided emergency funds that saved the economy:
- $300 each month for every child under 18 directly into parent’s bank–lifting 50% of poor children out of poverty
- Small business support emergency grants $656.18 billion
- State & local Funds $362 billion
- Individual assistance $56.27 billion
- Education & Childcare $211.57 Billion
- Health Care $86.24 Billion
- Transportation $40.16 Billion
- Additional programs $61.32 Billion
$1.2 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill provides funding to all 50 states
Only 31 of 263 Republicans in both the House and Senate
voted for it – and they are getting death threats!
- Supports rural and underserved communities with high speed internet.
- Provides long overdue funding for the repair, replacement & maintenance of our country’s roads, bridges & major transportation projects.
- Electricity Grid and Drinking Water restoration.
- Climate Change investment.
- Electric vehicle infrastructure support.
- Upgrade airports, ports and supply chains.
How We'll GetThe Word out:
- Static billboards with single issue messaging placed on highly traveled highways, thoroughfares and local communities.
- QR Codes about single issues that will be displayed at bus kiosks and/or on posters in specific neighborhoods.
- Radio ads in English and Spanish radio that will address the same issues put on billboards/QR codes in emotionally charged language.
- Digital ads to reinforce the messaging on billboards, radio ads and QR codes targeting people who lean Democrat, infrequently vote, young people, people of color and women.
