Tomorrow Together starts $1.1 million effort to shape Democrats’ AI message for 2028

Tomorrow Together is starting a $1.1 million research effort to help Democrats address voters’ concerns about artificial intelligence before the 2028 presidential election. Announced November 12, 2026, the initiative will gather data on attitudes toward AI and how Democrats should discuss it, extending the group’s investment beyond backing candidates who favor tighter rules.

The announcement coincides with Democrats’ two-day What’s Next conference in Denver, where party leaders are celebrating midterm victories and discussing the next presidential campaign.

Tomorrow Together pushed for new limits on AI and data centers during the midterms. It spent $6.5 million supporting candidates who called for more regulation, placing it among the groups trying to counter the AI industry’s campaign spending.

Kriger also tied the effort to preparing to help people if AI incidents become more serious. She said more and worse incidents in the next year were a possibility, not a certainty, and that the organization wanted to be ready to respond.

An opening Democrats want to claim

President Donald Trump has embraced rapid AI development and opposed limits on the technology. Democratic leaders see that stance as an opening to present their party as the one seeking guardrails on AI development.

At the Denver gathering, Democratic data analyst David Shor described AI as an emerging political issue on which voters from both parties embrace regulation. His assessment points to an audience beyond the party’s own voters.

The political divide is not absolute. Some Republicans have distanced themselves from Trump’s pro-industry position, notably Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Rob Flaherty, a co-founder of the group, nevertheless argued that Democrats had gained the upper hand. At the beginning of the election cycle, he said, voters did not know which party to trust on the issue. He credited Trump with giving Democrats a lead.