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Democratic group launches $1.1 million AI push to shape party's 2028 message

Tomorrow Together, a Democratic group, is funding new research on how to talk to voters about artificial intelligence. Party leaders see AI rules as a sharp contrast with President Trump.

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A Democratic political group announced a new effort on Friday to shape how the party talks with voters about artificial intelligence, or AI. The research initiative is pegged at $1.1 million to start, according to The Associated Press report carried by ABC News 1.

The group, Tomorrow Together, was one of several that tried to counter the AI industry's huge campaign war chest during the midterms. It pushed for new limits on AI and data centers, and it spent $6.5 million on behalf of candidates who called for more regulation 1.

Announced at a Democratic gathering in Denver

The announcement came as Democrats met in Denver for the What's Next conference. The two-day event is meant to celebrate their sweeping midterm wins and chart a course toward the next presidential campaign 1.

It also follows fresh warnings that AI poses risks to humans. Companies are beginning a new phase of development that will let AI build new versions of itself, the AP reported 1.

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Maddie Kriger, the group's chief program officer, said the stakes are political as well as technical. She also said the group wants to be ready if something goes wrong.

We expect getting this right is going to be critical to winning people's votes
Maddie Kriger, chief program officer, Tomorrow Together1

A new dividing line with Trump

A growing number of Democratic leaders believe Trump's opposition to regulating AI sets him apart from voters. They think it gives their party a chance to become the one that pushes for guardrails on the technology 1.

David Shor, a prominent party data analyst, told the Denver crowd that AI is a rare issue where voters of both parties favor regulation 1.

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I really think we're watching the birth of a new political issue before our eyes
David Shor, Democratic data analyst1

Some Republicans have broken with Trump's pro-industry stance. The AP singled out Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is widely believed to be preparing another run for president 1.

Rob Flaherty, a co-founder of Tomorrow Together, said Democrats are now ahead. He argued that Trump's position is the reason 1.

What came before

Semafor reported on Oct. 23 that the group, founded by Flaherty, a Biden White House alum, and Karthik Ganapathy, a former spokesman for Sen. Bernie Sanders, was spending $2.5 million on ads against Republican Sens. Jon Husted of Ohio and Roger Marshall of Kansas. The ads portray the two as beholden to data center projects 2.

Semafor also said the group had earlier announced $4 million in House races in Wisconsin, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Michigan 2.

What happens next

The new money pays for research, not ads or legislation. The group's stated aim is to learn what language and ideas persuade voters before the 2028 campaign gets going 1.

The hard part comes later. Semafor noted that the real test is whether Democrats can unite their own factions and win enough Republican votes to pass AI rules while a Trump administration opposes them 2.

That matters because AI worries are tied to everyday costs, such as data centers' demand for electricity. The party that offers a believable answer may gain ground in 2028. This is analysis, not a prediction.

The Record

  1. Semafor reports Tomorrow Together is spending $2.5 million in ads against Sens. Husted and Marshall, after earlier announcing $4 million in House races 2.
  2. Tomorrow Together announces a $1.1 million research initiative on AI messaging as Democrats meet in Denver 1.
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Sources

  1. AP via ABC News, “Democratic political group launches new push to shape AI agenda ahead of 2028” (2026-11-13). abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/democratic-political-group-la
  2. Semafor, “Democratic AI PAC takes its fight to Senate Republicans” (2026-10-23). semafor.com/article/10/23/2026/democratic-ai-pac-takes-its-f

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