WASHINGTON — The Democratic organization American Bridge 21st Century said it is launching a new multi-million dollar super PAC targeting Republican candidates running for key state and local offices who have denied the results of the 2020 election.
“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.
The new group, called Bridge to Democracy, has already identified the positions in key states “that are most essential to election administration and to election certification in 2024,” said Dennis.
The group says it will initially spend $10 million to influence races for positions that oversee election administration in key states, according to Tiffiany Vaughn, a spokesperson for American Bridge. And it has already assigned 22 researchers to begin examining the records and backgrounds of candidates in a dozen states.
The super PAC plans to target races in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.
The New York Times first reported on the new PAC.
The group’s announcement comes as former President Donald Trump has backed dozens of candidates, particularly at the state level, who have voiced support for his lie that the 2020 election was rigged against him. Fifty-nine of the 91 people he’s endorsed have questioned the 2020 election results, according to an NBC News review, including those who voted against certifying President Joe Biden’s victory in Congress.
In addition to questioning the 2020 election result, 10 candidates who received Trump’s endorsement attended his rally in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, that preceded the Capitol riot.
On Tuesday, the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack subpoenaed a half-dozen people, including Mark Finchem, who is running for secretary of state in Arizona and has been endorsed by Trump.
Teaganne Finn is a political reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — The Democratic organization American Bridge 21st Century said it is launching a new multi-million dollar super PAC targeting Republican candidates running for key state and local offices who have denied the results of the 2020 election.”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. The new group, called Bridge to Democracy, has already identified the positions in key states “that are most essential to election administration and to election certification in 2024,” said Dennis.Poll challengers after being asked to leave due to room capacity at the TCF Center in Detroit on Nov. 4, 2020. Rebecca Cook / ReutersThe group says it will initially spend $10 million to influence races for positions that oversee election administration in key states, according to Tiffiany Vaughn, a spokesperson for American Bridge. And it has already assigned 22 researchers to begin examining the records and backgrounds of candidates in a dozen states. The super PAC plans to target races in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.The New York Times first reported on the new PAC.The group’s announcement comes as former President Donald Trump has backed dozens of candidates, particularly at the state level, who have voiced support for his lie that the 2020 election was rigged against him. Fifty-nine of the 91 people he’s endorsed have questioned the 2020 election results, according to an NBC News review, including those who voted against certifying President Joe Biden’s victory in Congress.In addition to questioning the 2020 election result, 10 candidates who received Trump’s endorsement attended his rally in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, that preceded the Capitol riot.On Tuesday, the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack subpoenaed a half-dozen people, including Mark Finchem, who is running for secretary of state in Arizona and has been endorsed by Trump.Teaganne Finn is a political reporter for NBC News.