Republican says he doesn't think voters will be influenced by Democrats' effort to highlight Project 2025

GOP Rep. Larry Bucshon of Indiana dismissed concerns about whether Project 2025 will impact the election or heavily influence voters – pointing to the former President Donald Trump’s disavowal of the set of conservative policy proposals. 

Project 2025 is a 900-page playbook for a second Trump term published by the Heritage Foundation. It has attracted significant media attention, with plans listed under the “Mandate for Leadership” section including banning pornography, reversing federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, excluding the morning-after pill and men’s contraceptives from coverage mandated under the Affordable Care Act and making it harder for transgender adults to transition,

The project has featured prominently in Vice President Kamala Harris’ stump speeches as she has made the case against another Trump presidency

“I don’t think it’ll have an effect at all, honestly. I think, though, I think the Democrats will continue to use it, but I don’t think that will have a substantial impact,” Buschson told reporters.

“I know both sides try to use these things for that purpose, but I think the voters understand that the policy positions of people who are not elected, who are in think tanks or other organizations, are ideas, and a lot of people have a lot of ideas.”