The DNC Has a New Strategy: Show How Trump’s Policies Are Hurting Red States

New DNC Chair Ken Martin is focused on how Trump’s policies have a greater impact on his supporters in Republican states than anywhere else.

Ken Martin

DNC chair Ken Martin speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. Rod Lamkey/AP

Democrats have struggled with how, exactly, they should fight back against President Donald Trump’s early moves. But the Democratic National Committee is unveiling a new strategy on Thursday, connecting the impact of Trump’s policies to his supporters in red states.

An initial memo, first obtained by NOTUS, details the disproportionate benefits Republican states have gained under Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act — and the disproportionate harm those states will feel with Trump’s rollback of the program.

The move indicates a focus from the new DNC chair, Ken Martin, on devoting more of the DNC’s attention to red states, even though Democrats have no hope of winning at the state level.