DNC Talkers’ Toplines - October 25, 2022

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

TOP TIDBITS
STAT OF THE DAY
FROM THE CHAIR'S DESK
FROM THE DNC WAR ROOM
MESSAGE TO MOBILIZE
ARTICLES TO AMPLIFY
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION WEEK AHEAD
TOP TWEETS
TALKING POINTS

TOP TIDBITS

• President Biden visits DNC HQ: Yesterday, President Biden spoke at DNC headquarters to emphasize the choice between two vastly different visions for the country. The Biden-Harris agenda is rebuilding the economy for working families, while Republicans will increase costs, make inflation worse, and give into the super wealthy and special interests.
   

• DNC Chair Harrison’s bus tour to get out the vote continues: Today, Chair Harrison will continue to get out the vote in North Carolina with a stop in Raleigh today, meeting with Black clergy and attending a GOTV event with North Carolina Democrats, Cheri Beasley, and Dave Matthews Band. The events are the latest stops on the tour, which includes stops in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania to encourage voters to make a plan to vote. Read more on the DNC GOTV Bus Tour here.
   

• Republicans are hellbent on cutting Social Security and Medicare: If Republicans gain power in the midterm elections, they’re preparing to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block, even if it means putting America’s fiscal future at risk and jeopardizing the health and wellbeing of millions of Americans. Read more in POLITICO, and uplift this tweet from the DNC War Room.

STAT OF THE DAY

$1.4 trillion — The amount the deficit fell in FY 2022, the largest one-year drop in American history, under President Biden’s leadership and economic agenda.  

FROM THE CHAIR'S DESK

@harrisonjaime: I’m on the ground in NC and I feel the energy … @CheriBeasleyNC is going to win!  Let’s do this!!! @NCDemParty #GOTVBlue [LINK]

@harrisonjaime: Always a good time getting out the vote — even better doing it with my friend @DouglasEmhoff. Had a blast in Charlotte today supporting @CheriBeasleyNC and Dems up and down the ballot. [PHOTO]
 

FROM THE DNC WAR ROOM

MAGA Hot Mic: New York GOP Congressional Candidate Anthony “Don’t Quote Me” D’Esposito

DNC War Room: Republicans Are “Hellbent” On Playing Games with the Economy to Cut Social Security & Medicare
 

MESSAGE TO MOBILIZE

Please amplify some of our top content from DNC channels below:

Thanks to President @JoeBiden’s Inflation Reduction Act, insulin costs for seniors on Medicare will be capped at $35 a month. Every Republican in Congress voted against it. @TheDemocrats (Twitter)

Democrats are building a better America for everyone, with an economy that grows from the bottom up and the middle out. Republicans are doubling down on their mega MAGA trickle-down economics that benefits the very wealthy. It failed the country before, and would fail us again. @JoeBiden (Twitter), (Facebook)

If we elect two more Democratic senators and keep control of the House, here is my promise to the American people: The first bill I will send to Congress will be to codify Roe v. Wade. When passed, I will sign it in January—50 years after Roe was decided the law of the land. @JoeBiden (Twitter), (Facebook)

Want to help amplify the DNC’s message online? Join the DNC’s Greenfly to start receiving daily content updates and access to social media resources. Click here to download the app and use code: DEMSTALKERS at sign up.
 

ARTICLES TO AMPLIFY

The Hill: White House ups ‘Made in America’ requirements for federal procurements

ABC News: After getting COVID-19 booster, Biden to announce new initiatives alongside pharmacy execs

The Hill: Biden gives ‘closing message’ for midterms in Democratic National Committee speech

USA Today: White House fires back in court against block on student loan debt forgiveness
 

BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION WEEK AHEAD

In the afternoon, the president will receive his updated COVID-19 vaccine and will deliver remarks on the ongoing fight against the virus.

At 9:45 AM ET, the vice president departed Washington, D.C. en route to Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

At 12:45 PM MT, the vice president will deliver remarks at a finance event with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM). 

At 2:30 PM MT, the vice president will join Governor Grisham (D-NM) and Dr. Eve Espey, MD, MPH, for a moderated conversation on protecting reproductive rights. This conversation at The University of New Mexico will be live-streamed on http://whitehouse.gov/live . 

At 3:50 PM MT, the vice president will depart Albuquerque, New Mexico en route to Seattle, Washington. 

The vice president will remain in Seattle overnight. 

TOP TWEETS

@POTUS: Prices at the pump are down for the second week in a row. And the most common price in the U.S. is back down to $3.49 a gallon. Folks, we’re moving in the right direction.

@POTUS: Put Congressional Republicans’ entire plan together, and it would add about $3 trillion to the deficit. And they love to call Democratic leaders “big spenders.” Give me a break.

@POTUS: Exactly one week ago, we launched our application where folks could apply for student loan debt relief. Over 22 million people provided the information we need to consider them for relief. The response from Republican officials? Sue the federal government and block that relief.

@WhiteHouse: Republicans in Congress want to cut taxes for the wealthy, and cut Social Security and Medicare for seniors.

@WHCOS: Gas prices fell AGAIN overnight -- we are into the third week of declining prices.  The bottom line:

️  Most common pump price in US is $3.49

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️  17 states now at $3.49 or lower

TALKING POINTS

Talking Points on President Biden’s Visit to DNC HQ:

• President Biden made his closing argument yesterday on the choice before voters in just over two weeks.

• It's a choice between two vastly different visions for the country.

• The president and congressional Democrats' vision to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out.

• And, congressional Republicans' MAGA trickle down economic vision that benefits the super wealthy and corporations, while everyone else struggles to get by.

• The president and congressional Democrats inherited from Trump and MAGA Republicans an economy in disarray and a mismanaged pandemic response. We've helped create 10 million jobs, are lowering prescription drug and health care costs, and are bringing back manufacturing. Gas prices are entering their third week of declines. And, millions of Americans are applying for student debt relief. That's the Biden agenda rebuilding the economy so it works for working families.

• Congressional Republicans will increase costs, make inflation worse, and give into the super wealthy and special interests. The congressional Republican plan is very different: give Big Pharma the power to increase drug prices, cut taxes for the wealthy and let profitable companies get away with paying $0 in federal taxes, and cut Social Security and Medicare. In fact, congressional Republicans will threaten the very foundation of the American economy in order to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare.

Talking Points on getting updated COVID-19 booster:

• Today, the president will deliver a clear message to the American people: Get your updated vaccine as soon as possible to ensure a safe holiday season.

• While COVID-19 is no longer the disruptive force it once was, winter is coming and the virus is evolving, so Americans must use the tools we have to stay protected.

• The updated vaccine is our best protection against the version of COVID-19 we’re fighting right now.

• Most people will only need one shot to stay protected all year. One shot – once a year. Just like a flu shot in the fall protects you all year. It’s free, safe, effective – and easy and convenient to get.

• Over 20 million people have already gotten their updated COVID-19 vaccine, including 1 in 5 seniors, and we’re working hard to reach everyone – particularly higher-risk folks – with this message.

  • Today, HHS is launching new national and local TV, radio and print ads, as well as social and digital ads, reaching Black, Latino, Rural, and AAPI communities, and people ages 50+. 

  • On Wednesday, HHS will launch a new push to work with national and community-based organizations to reach folks where they are with information and pop-up clinics. From Head Start locations, to nursing homes, to community health centers – and even the NASCAR Cup Series Championship in AZ in early November.

  • This week, Medicare is sending an email reminder about the updated COVID-19 vaccines to 16 million seniors – and over the next two months, reach over 5 million callers to the 1-800-Medicare hotline during Medicare Open Enrollment.

  • Local pharmacies are mobilizing – making it easy for people to just walk in and get their vaccine right away, standing up community-based clinics where people are, sending millions of texts and emails, and offering coupons off purchases for getting vaccinated.

• The president will emphasize today that getting Americans their updated COVID-19 vaccine and managing this winter will require everyone – community organizations, doctors, and state, local, education, business, and faith leaders – to step up and do their part.

• Bottom line: We have the tools we need to protect people, and this winter doesn’t have to be like the last two winters. For most Americans, get the updated vaccine as soon as you can, and you and your family will be in good shape ahead of the holidays. And, if you do get sick, there are widely available and easily accessible tests and treatments that will help keep you out of the hospital.

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