Showing posts with label super PAC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label super PAC. Show all posts

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Democratic group launches super PAC to counter election deniers running for office

"Our plan is to target extremist Republicans who want to overturn our democracy and expose their dangerous ideas," said Pat Dennis, vice president of research at American Bridge, in a video on Twitter, announcing the campaign…


Friday, July 3, 2020

Former George W. Bush officials form super PAC to support Joe Biden - CBS News

Officials who worked for former President George W. Bush have formed a super PAC supporting Joe Biden for president. It's the latest instance of old-guard Republicans uniting to not only oppose President Trump, but also actively support his Democratic rival in November. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-w-bush-super-pac-officials-support-joe-biden-2020/

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Bush administration alums form pro-Biden super PAC | TheHill

Former officials from the George W. Bush administration have formed a super PAC to support former Vice President Joe Biden’s White House campaign. The super PAC, dubbed 43 Alumni For Biden, referring to the 43rd president, was formed Monday, according to a Tuesday filing with the Federal Election Commission.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/500767-bush-administration-alums-form-pro-biden-super-pac

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Trump's super PAC used fear to win votes, says Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Brittany Kaiser

What began as a super PAC intended for Senator Ted Cruz eventually devolved into Defeat Crooked Hillary, a super PAC for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump that was more formally known as Make America Number 1. After his election, the super PAC and the Trump campaign met with Cambridge Analytica staff for a two-day debrief on their strategies and tactics for winning the election. “Unfortunately, what they found out was the only very successful tactic was sending fear-based, scaremongering messaging to people that were identified as being neurotic,” says Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Brittany Kaiser. “It was so successful in their first experiments that they spent the rest of the money from the super PAC over the rest of the campaign only on negative messaging and fear-mongering.” No recent progress has been made in terms of regulating data usage despite multiple congressional hearings regarding Facebook’s role in misinforming and manipulating voters. This should raise great concern amongst Americans as the primaries begin, says "The Great Hack" filmmakers Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer. “Our elections are for sale. … Democracy has been broken," says filmmaker Jehane Noujaim. “No election laws have changed. Facebook’s a crime scene.”....
Interview:
https://youtu.be/4DiF6zPQugE

Monday, January 6, 2020

Democrat super PAC unveils campaign targeting critical state legislatures | TheHill

A Democratic super PAC dedicated to flipping state legislatures unveiled a new campaign that will send at least $10 million into four states it will fight to turn blue before the bodies oversee political redistricting in 2021.....
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/476728-democrat-super-pac-unveils-campaign-targeting-critical-state-legislatures

Sunday, September 15, 2019

John Bolton Formalizes Trump Feud by Reinstating His Super PAC - Vanity Fair

Bolton pledged his money to candidates with "a strong, clear, and dependable U.S. national security policy, resting on constancy and resolve," which a certain someone apparently does not possess.....
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/09/john-bolton-super-pac-donald-trump

Saturday, March 2, 2019

Trump's 2020 money machine in disrepair - POLITICO

America First Action is central to the president's billion-dollar campaign plans, but the super PAC is struggling to find someone to take the reins. ....
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/01/trump-2020-super-pac-1197066

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

“Florida Man.” (Pod Save America podcast)

The Florida race for governor will be a contest between the Republican mini-Trump and the Democrats’ future, Paul Ryan’s SuperPAC is blowing louder dog whistles, and Senate Democrats make a deal on judges that gets them nothing in return. Then EMILY’s List President Schriock joins Jon and Dan to talk about the record number of women candidates who are running and winning elections in 2018.
Interview:
https://crooked.com/podcast/florida-man/
https://youtu.be/KGgo3_gpJno







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