President Joe Biden is hitting battleground Nevada on Tuesday, the second day of the Republican National Convention, as his reelection campaign looks to counter the festivities in Milwaukee and sharpen its strategy against the now-solidified GOP presidential ticket. 

What You Need To Know

  • President Joe Biden is hitting battleground Nevada on Tuesday as his reelection campaign looks to counter the Republican National Convention and sharpen its strategy against the now-solidified GOP presidential ticket 
  • Just a day after former President Donald Trump officially tapped Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his vice presidential running mate, the Democratic National Committee on Tuesday launching 16 new billboards as well as a mobile billboard in Milwaukee, criticizing the pair for policies on abortion, taxes, health care and social security 
  • The Biden team said Vice President Kamala Harris this week will travel to the critical swing state of Michigan on Wednesday and before stopping on Thursday in North Carolina, a state the Biden campaign has honed in on despite it backing the Republican candidate for the last three presidential election cycles 
  • For his part, Biden on Tuesday is set to focus on reaching Black voters in Las Vegas, where he will deliver remarks at the 115th NAACP National Convention and join an economic summit 

Just a day after former President Donald Trump officially tapped Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his vice presidential running mate, the Democratic National Committee wasted no time on Tuesday in launching 16 new billboards as well as a mobile billboard in Milwaukee, criticizing the pair for policies on abortion, taxes, health care and social security. 

The ads all reference “Project 2025” – the right-wing policy platform curated by conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation that the Biden camp has vigorously tried to tie to Trump, even as the former president has sought to distance himself from it. The president’s reelection team is now making the case that Vance only furthers the ticket’s link with the platform. 

“If Trump were trying to distance himself from Project 2025, then he probably shouldn’t have chosen as his running mate the man who just days ago said that the extreme blueprint is full of ‘good ideas,’” DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd said in a statement, referencing an interview with Newsmax last week in which Vance said there are some “good ideas” in the platform but went on to add “there are some things I disagree with.” 

The DNC on Tuesday also looked to put more cash into battleground states, announcing it is directing another $15 million to state parties in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to open new field offices, better communicate with voters on the ground and support down-ballot Democratic candidates. 

Meanwhile, the Biden team on Monday also said it will send Vice President Kamala Harris out on the road following Vance’s elevation to the ticket.

Harris this week will travel to the critical swing state of Michigan on Wednesday and before stopping on Thursday in North Carolina, a state the Biden campaign has honed in on despite it backing the Republican ticket for the last three presidential election cycles. 

For his part, Biden on Tuesday is set to focus on reaching Black voters in Las Vegas, where he will deliver remarks at the 115th NAACP National Convention and join an economic summit with Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., the chair of the influential Congressional Black Caucus.

Throughout the day, Biden – who will speak about advancing racial justice and equity during his speech, the campaign said – will be joined by members of the CBC, a group that has been vital for the president after his debate performance last month sparked a wave of concern within his party about his ability to beat Trump and led to about 20 Democrats calling for Biden to step out of the race.