‘This is going to hurt you’: Inside Project 2025’s politicization of the Census

Project 2025’s section on the census bureau spells out a detailed plan to politicize the statistical agency. The Heritage Foundation’s plan for the next conservative administration proposes adding a citizenship question in the 2030 census, which Trump attempted (and failed) to implement during his presidency. The citizenship question, along with a series of other proposals will likely lead to significant undercounts of already vulnerable populations, leading to unequitable congressional representation and inequitable allocation of federal funds. What happens when communities are undercounted in the census? “That means food stamps, that means Medicaid dollars, that means mental health care dollars were less,” to states and cities that had census undercounts, said Maya Wiley, President & CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights.
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[@GingerSnaps1368]

P2025 is a nightmare!

[@tcdan-c2m]

Vote BLUE 🗳 💙

[@kennethhaig8362]

To be very honest, Donald Trump is 78 years old while Vice President Kamala Harris is 20 years younger, he's TOO OLD for the Job OR any job in America. He SHOULD RETIRE and moves back to Florida for the retirement. He's UNHINGED as we ALL saw him talking in his rallies and many MAGA People DID walk out from him in many states

[@stephenstafford4041]

He is not too old for the penitentiary.

[@rachaelkp]

Exactly. So we would have Vance who is a P2025 guy in charge! Even worse.

[@fv5855]

Voting BLUE for Democracy and Sanity .... HARRIS -- WALZ 💙💙

[@Angel09-n3u]

Spot on!!! Vote blue 💙 all the way down the ballot 💙

[@thatslife208]

Project 2025 authored by some, nefarious, villaneous souls.

[@8088I]

"Donald Trump" mentioned by name "312" times in the Project 2025 doc!! :-)) Haha! Now, trump denying he has anything to do with the plan that his Admin, in waiting, has planned and laid out. . . . Cons trying to Con the People, once again, and again! Sadly, just like they claimed that Abortion was considered a "Super" Precedent & would never be overturned - as testified by the Con Supreme CourtNominees. Where, '"Super" Preference' is a term that they invented to emphasize their Liiie!! . . . Up untill, they got the power, and proved 'Trump's (Self-Ptojecting) "Snake Story."'

[@Angel09-n3u]

Don't forget the executive orders for 45 waiting for him to use on day one!!! These orders are not publicized and will not be until he gets re-elected. They will allow him to do whatever he wants without consequences. Vote blue 💙 all the way down the ballot 💙

[@DonaldDunn-e1n]

All you have to do is compare the records and you know that you know that you know that you are better off with Trump and you are with the Biden and Harris administration remember the connection.

[@christyann2268]

​@@DonaldDunn-e1n... Can you clarify your comment?

[@KerryMilanovic]

@@DonaldDunn-e1n deluded! work harder...lazy.

[@micheleconner5083]

That's what the SC did with the immunity ruling.

[@topperman4541]

I’m anti any thing conservative!

[@libbycollins9349]

True conservatives are pro conserving the constitution and democracy!

[@nobodyknows3180]

That's okay. I'm somewhat conservative. We'd probably disagree on some things. But, as Kamala said, we as Americans have far more in common than we do differences. The importance is that we vote for democracy. I'm voting for Kamala.

[@jaiphony]

Me too

[@MaryValiulis-f1i]

Project 2025 has Trump's name on it 213 times

[@devinchapman3855]

So what? That doesn't mean anything lol

[@jimmyjames6487]

What pages? Crickets

[@Bakes-z4c]

@@devinchapman3855this is Jim Jordan levels of ignorance

[@devinchapman3855]

@Bakes-z4c not really. Why does Trumps name being in there matter? Mandate for leadership has existed for 4 decades lol.

[@karen-r5i4f]

I counted 330 times when I read it

[@WinstonSmithy-l2h]

We as a nation survived COVID pandemic. We have to survive MAGA pandemic, and we will.

[@Bubba.The.Trumptard-r4c]

I don't vote for convicted felons pending sentencing.

[@topperman4541]

The MAGA pandemic is 10x worse than Covid-19 ever was!

[@BurkBernard]

We will

[@libbycollins9349]

MAGA has been deadly to quite a few souls. We will suffer from “Long MAGA” after Trump.

[@libbycollins9349]

After Trump, we will be suffering from “Long MAGA” after that political epidemic has killed so many souls.

[@terrencekane8203]

Project 2025 should change their name to Project 666

[@Dingleberry.Bing.Bong-j1d]

Trump should ask P Diddy if he can use his music, they share the same sensibilities when it comes to the treatment of women.

[@BurkBernard]

Trump probably partied with him. We know he did with Epstein.

[@libbycollins9349]

They may share a cell someday.

[@Cats-z1c1w]

I can’t wait to never hear about Trump again.

[@Bakes-z4c]

Or see the stupid remarks his air head supporters post

[@BrenQ99]

Preach!

[@timemaytell4669]

I long to read his obit

[@MichaelDeHaven]

I'm with you, but this isn't just about him anymore. Until the modern Republican party is deTrumpified this will continue. They'll just come back with someone who *appears* less dangerous.

[@bmjpdx9222]

I want very much to hear about his sentencing.

[@carmencolon5356]

The Republican Party has shown its deplorable face. VOTE BLUE 💙💙💙💙 DOWN BALLOT. SAVE OUR NATION.

[@christenawalker2944]

There was so much animosity about that census that it became dangerous to work it. Did not help that they were also doing an address verification component where workers had to go up to addresses and physically verify it. I ended up bowing out it felt to dangerous.

[@RebekahCurielAlessi]

Yeah. That's not right, that question. 🇺🇸

[@craigrussell7542]

Tell me, Trump supporters, when did you abandon reason for madness?

[@micheleconner5083]

Did they ever have reason?

[@WilliamMitchell-t2h]

Unfortunately the U. S. Census has never been an accurate count of people in this country. Trump called a halt to the 2020 census before it was completed. In 1980 mayor Tom Bradley questioned whether Inglewood CA had been accurately counted in the census.

[@bmjpdx9222]

So what was the answer? A question is not an implication.

[@bmjpdx9222]

DT stopped the 2020 census because the results would cause re-proportioning unfavorable to his re-election.

[@topsingles280]

The cutizenship question is unconstitutional

[@AndyMartin-n6j]

How is that when the constitution says you have to be a citizen to vote.

[@hollyheikkinen4698]

​@@AndyMartin-n6jthe census data is who lives in the country & information about your life like address, people in your house, occupation, etc - it doesn't register you to vote.

[@ld3511]

The entire project 2025 is unconstitutional that's why they want tRump to win because he said he would suspend our constitution.

[@AndyMartin-n6j]

@hollyheikkinen4698 Correct, but voting is affected because the representative numbers are skewed and give states with a higher illegal population, more representative seats, and nullifying states that don't have large illegal populations. So,no, it doesn't register them, but it doesn't account for illegals who should not have any bearing on our political process.

[@joannkania8313]

​@@AndyMartin-n6j yes and?

[@fast4wood]

Trump, in April '22, keynoted a Heritage dinner as it began work on Project 2025: “This is a great group & they’re going to lay the groundwork & detail plans for exactly what our movement will do ... when the American people give us a colossal mandate to save America."

[@micheleconner5083]

The magas and repuklicans aren't going to be the ones to save America!

[@bmjpdx9222]

Better hand count that census, just like the votes in Georgia! (It took only eight years in 1880, the last time it was counted by hand.)

[@Stocksandstitches]

😂😂 how these people don't see how the rest of the world is evolving while they are devolving is beyond me. I swear darwinism needs to kick in already.

[@KarenAutumn]

Yes

[@mauricioangulos.2830]

Evil can't create, only corrupt

[@Redsdaughter2]

As a Genealogist this is extremely important 💙

[@libbycollins9349]

Citizenship is important to geniology?

[@hollyheikkinen4698]

​@@libbycollins9349the census data provides a lot of information for genealogy researching - names, family members, others living in your household, ages, race, nationality of the person & their parents, language spoken, occupation, etc. Citizenship can be proven on other documents - but the census data gives you a picture of their life.

[@Stocksandstitches]

👏👏👏👏 they have no idea

[@Leo-z1v]

Anyone with sense would never let 2025 happen. Americans aren’t that weak

[@katherinetaylor7581]

We can put a in to project 2025 by voting for harris in 2024 vote blue all the way down the ballot

[@topsingles280]

Anybody and everybody living and working in america and paying taxes must be counted

[@kimbok5971]

Children are also counted and they do not pay taxes. It is every human being living in the US, period.

[@topsingles280]

@@kimbok5971 agreed.

[@topsingles280]

every man, woman and child living temporarily and permanently in the US. but my point is legal permanent and temporary residents(holding green cards and visas like h1s) should always be counted.undocumented residents should also be counted. the census bureau should be non political.

[@KerryMilanovic]

well that excludes trump! he hasn't paid taxes in years....and talks about it as if its a badge of honour to be a bludger!

[@michaelaloesch5016]

Unbelievable 🤬🤬🤬 sadly the low educated aren’t listening to you to understand and THESE are the people that NEED to understand because THESE are the people that vote Trump. It’s sooooooo sad

[@jamesgallegos6344]

Please Share THIS Video important Message For The American People As A Whole

[@frankD.baere-orchestralmockups]

It is alarming to see how America, once the beacon of democracy and freedom, seems to be slipping into a divided and polarized state. How can one person manage to drag such a large part of the population into misleading beliefs? (Look at European and Asian history.) This is not only dangerous for America, but for the world as well. Imagine if someone with such divisive ideas becomes president of the most powerful nation on Earth-a country that, during World War II, helped shape the future of Western democracy. If that happens, the world as we know it will never be the same. Our great-grandchildren could grow up in a world that no longer recognizes our values of freedom and democracy. What does this say about the current state of our societies, where misinformation and distrust can thrive? We must remain vigilant and protect our democratic principles, because the consequences of this polarization will affect us all-now and in the future. I'm sharing this message across multiple platforms, as I believe this is a conversation we urgently need to have.

[@sqrt7956]

It's fascism that's been brewing in this country for a long time. The not-see party in 1930s Germany used America as inspiration and we, as a country, need to decide how we're going to deal with this crisis before it gets even worse.

[@siouxrose7766]

Do you remember how the last 3 "justices" that Trump appointed all parroted the line that "No man is above the law" but then handed Trump near-absolute immunity? There will be NO rule of law. Project 2025 is a blueprint for going after genuine journalists and those who dare to state truth to power. And the fact that these miscreants still pretend that there is no such thing as global warming when floods, fires and storms are impacting region after region is criminal negligence. Check out Brian Tyler Cohen: Georgia is now forcing a HAND count of the vote. MAGA does stupid things to create doubt as a pretext for insisting that the elections are not fair. Imagine if the vote goes to this grotesque MAGA congress .... Heaven help us!

[@joannaquanttumphysics]

He'll use it for his own torturous purposes. The irony is you're talking about this as if government will be similar to how it is now.

[@timothykeith1367]

Has Trump read any book in the past five years, let alone Project 2025. I believe him when he says he has never read it.

[@jerrydellasala7643]

Such as NY losing a Congressional seat by less than 100 people (I think it was 87 people).

[@callmedonna7502]

So freaking glad you're doing this!

[@AndyMartin-n6j]

The census bureau is not statistical, based on the numbers you get federal help and determine representation. California would lose multiple representatives if only citizens were counted.

[@williamwallace7253]

They forgot to mention that businesses rely on accurate census data to plan where to build stores, and other business assets to serve specific populations. Bad census data can hurt businesses and their workers. Protect the DATA!

[@njayaram3741]

Ask abt how the Drumpf's Indian friend's failed to conduct a census that was due in 2021.

[@JeffRyan-q9z]

He wants to do to the census what he did to the post office

[@siouxrose7766]

It is sickening that Biden/Garland did nothing to oust the odious De Joy.

[@JeffRyan-q9z]

@@siouxrose7766 rumph appt has to be ousted by the PO board, can't be fired, need to get changed

[@dlcs1406]

I think about it all the time because of all of the back-and-forth. It was going on during COVID. the Census bureau wanted to extend because they weren't finished and Donald cut them off.

[@timmaloney6441]

don't let them off the ship because "I don't want the numbers to go up"

[@richardgreene7198]

The Titanic had wrong data , and didn't have enough life boats . Just like that !

[@MariannA-u4l]

Remember COVID when trump sent supplies to conservative states quicker than others!!! I don't see needs based distribution of services under Trump. But VOTE BLUE HARRIS AND WALZ 💙🇺🇸💙

[@diannawatkins1723]

Lol. Go look at the questions on the 1880 census.

[@bmjpdx9222]

That was the last time it was hand counted.

[@FrickinTony]

Social Security doesn't need immigration corporations do. Corprotocracy gimick

[@ritacouchcooper2842]

The last census I filled out felt very invasive! Too many too personal questions!

[@joannkania8313]

Oh like do you have a toilet? That was a standard at one time. How many rooms, running water, stuff like that? Census is more than just a headcount. It gives a snapshot into the socioeconomic conditions of people, and doesn't go public for 70 years.

[@jaiphony]

I don't approve of "conservative principles".😮

[@rebeccabrown6785]

Vote blue 💙

[@Lazy_Fish_Keeper]

Not forgotten here....

[@hollyheikkinen4698]

The race & ethnicity questions in 2020 were very confusing - evem to the helpline operators. I called to verify since the question didn't give "American" as a suggestion & later I saw that they weren't even tabulating American as a valid answer. I didn't come from somewhere else - I am an American! Today's census data is different than the censuses collected when a majority of immigrants came. I am a 3rd generation Finnish American on my paternal side as both sets of my great grandparents immigrated here in the early 1900s. I consider myself a Finlander, but I am only half Finnish descent. My mom's family has branches who were here 400 years ago from the Mayflower, the New Amsterdam colony, etc. I am 1/4 German as my maternal grandpa's parents & grandparents immigrated in the late 1800s. The other 1/4 is what my mom called "a Duke's Mixture" of English, Welsh, Irish, Scotch, Danish, etc. I cannot answer an ethnicity question with a single nationality other than American. I have some Finnish family customs, but my grandparents were Americans. I have some family customs on my mom's side, but I lived across the street from my dad's parents, so Finnish was more prominent since my mom's dad died when I was 7 & my grandma passed 6 years before I was born. I called & asked the census worker how people were supposed to answer the ethnicity question if they had several generations born in the US - she said it wasn't clear what answers were "correct". I asked if "American with ancestors from ..." was what they wanted - she wasn't sure. After the fact, I found out American wasn't an acceptable answer to the question - weird that an American Census didn't accept American ethnicity as an answer! I am sure there are many Americans who don't even know where their original immigrant ancestors came from! Clear instructions would've gone a long way! My answers are different than the answers my great grandparents would've given as immigrants who were born in Finland/Germany. Once you start researching your family tree, you realize that census data is important in your quest for answers. Sure, I know where my most recent ancestors immigrated from 100+ years ago - I also had an idea of where my ancestors came from when they immigrated 400 years ago, but DNA tests don't even tell you exactly where ALL of your ancestors started out at because everyone receives 50% of their DNA from each parent & the distribution of DNA is random, so every generation loses DNA from the line of ancestors. I started researching when I was 12 in 1984, so I am very interested in the various genealogy tv shows. There's a lot of famous people who don't know anything about their family tree once they go back a couple generations or more.

[@Lazarus-z6v]

I'm not lessen to trump anybody's this country

[@Lazarus-z6v]

Well how are people abouse it now it closes seaside

[@Steven-re3tx]

Trumpie's cult is over.

[@naja13]

We will find out after the election

[@MaryBarlow-f2g]

Over what?

[@Bubba.The.Trumptard-r4c]

Trump should ask P Diddy if he can use his music, they share the same sensibilities when it comes to the treatment of women.

[@Steven-re3tx]

@@MaryBarlow-f2g The act of being,...

[@karen-r5i4f]

Yes it is Real Republicans need to get back their party

[@WalkleyDennis-k3t]

Martin Jason White Kimberly Perez Thomas

[@mai98938]

Trump has nothing to do with it but waltz does read it!

[@jaygibson5057]

Vote for Trump instead

[@JeromeCohen-g3o]

Kamala Harris said she's afraid to debate on Fox news because her neighbors when she was a child had neat lawns 🤣

[@siouxrose7766]

Are you aware that Fox had to pay nearly a billion dollars for LYING about Dominion Voting machines? Are you aware that Fox told its viewers that Saddam Hussein was behind the events of 911 and most still believe that? Fox is a completely dishonest broker of truth and INCAPABLE of moderating a fair debate. Grow up.

[@winstonsmith6607]

PROJECT 2025! BE AFRAID! BE VERY AFRAID! 😱 AND WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T LISTEN TO KAMMY SPEAK!!!!🍷

[@cynthiag6243]

@Winston Dumpy is Trump. VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS TO YOU FOR BEING DISRESPECTFUL OF ALL WOMEN. THATSCWHY YOU ARE A LONER HA HA HA GET STUFFED AND GETBA BRAIN. BEING 😅😅😅😅

[@moonlightpixie9976]

? Your statement confuses me

[@fv5855]

@@moonlightpixie9976 ............winstonsmith6607 is a ...RUSSIAN TROLL ......who gets paid by respones

[@Bakes-z4c]

your handle reflects “1984”, but it seems you admire Orwell’s dystopia and want to usher it in. It would be quicker to move to Russia

[@winstonsmith6607]

@@moonlightpixie9976 They're fearmongering over nonsense to distract from how bad Kammy is. They did the same thing withSenile Joe Biden. Don't pretend like you didn't understand what I said.

[@reubinjcogburn8546]

I know this network isn’t considered the news, but don’t they have an obligation to telling the truth?

[@BurkBernard]

Russian troll

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

You suddenly have a problem with fact checked truth... ? 🧙🏻‍♂️

[@bmjpdx9222]

Stick to Fox -- they'll tell you only what you want to hear, even if it does cost them $787 million.

[@reubinjcogburn8546]

Way to tone down the hateful rhetoric msm! We love you President Trump!! Keep on fighting the good fight!!

[@BurkBernard]

Russian bot.

[@kawag6356]

🤡🤡🤡

[@mssweetlisa]

Wisconsin for Trump!!!♥️♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@sabrinamcgarrah1900]

2025 which Trump has NOTHING TO DO WITH!!!! Keep trying

[@jeffrey1312]

I'm sure it was purely random chance when he did their bidding in his first term. Probably the same thing when he uses their talking points in his campaign.

[@Angel09-n3u]

So uninformed. There is too much evidence to the contrary. Nice of you to stop by. View blue 💙 You're welcome.

[@timothyanegbe6086]

​@@jeffrey1312If I could like your comment 1million times, I will.

[@TheSilentsiren113]

"The Heritage Foundation has just stated that 64% of the Trump Agenda is already done" Trump tweet February 28, 2018

[@truth2power463]

As a U.S. Citizen, I would NOT be answering that question. I will black it out and move on.

[@gab4690]

Keep the lies coming.

[@BurkBernard]

You love Trump so you love lies.

[@Angel09-n3u]

Have you read it? What do you like about it? Vote blue 💙 You're welcome.

[@lawrenceclyons]

FB data is better.

[@reubinjcogburn8546]

Way to tone down the hateful rhetoric msm! America needs and loves you President Trump!

[@BurkBernard]

Russian bot.

[@tcandrews8430]

No we don't.

[@djWaverunner]

Still voting Trump

[@Angel09-n3u]

Because you like his little project? I'll vote blue 💙for you. You're welcome.

[@GordonPavilion]

If you hate the USA, vote Trump.

[@kawag6356]

Traitor

[@tedwright8166]

Trump 2024. Harris is simply the worst candidate the Dems could have christened. I won’t say vote because democracy played no part in her choosing

[@mssweetlisa]

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[@mssweetlisa]

Vote RED ❤