A focus group that responded live to the presidential debate appeared to have strong opinions about the controversial conservative plan, Project 2025.

Project 2025 was launched by the Heritage Foundation as part of its Presidential Transition Project for the 2024 cycle. The project has become a talking point for Democrats, who have attempted to portray it as radical and link it to former President Donald Trump.

During Tuesday’s presidential debate, support for Vice President Kamala Harris from Democrats and independents soared as she spoke out strongly against Project 2025.

“In this debate tonight, you’re going to hear the same old hardcover playbook. A lot of lies, a lot of grievances, a lot of name-calling. What you’re going to hear tonight is a detailed and dangerous plan called Project 2025 that the former president plans to implement if he were to be re-elected,” Harris said. “I believe deeply that the American people want a president who understands the importance of bringing us together.”

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Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, debates Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, for the first time during the presidential election campaign at the National Constitution Center on September 10, 2024 in Philadelphia. (Win McNamee)

However, Trump denied any involvement with the group.

“As you know, and as she knows better than anyone, I have nothing to do with Project 2025. It’s there. I haven’t read it. I don’t want to read it on purpose. I’m not going to read it,” Trump said during Tuesday’s debate.

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When he spoke about the controversial group, he gained increasing support from Republicans but saw a dramatic drop in support from both independents and Democrats.

Vice President Kamala Harris during the second presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. (Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg)

“This was a group of people who got together. They came up with some ideas, I think some were good, some were bad. But it doesn’t make any difference,” he added. “Everybody knows I’m an open book. Everybody knows what I’m going to do.”

However, all three voting blocs overwhelmingly supported Trump when he said he was going to “slash taxes and create a great economy, like I’ve done before.”

Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, and Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris greet each other during their first presidential campaign debate at the National Constitution Center on September 10, 2024 in Philadelphia. (Win McNamee)

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Independent voters were dissatisfied with Trump when he spoke about the coronavirus pandemic, but both Democrats and Republicans were consistently more positive about the former president when he spoke about the pandemic and the economy.