New Super PAC Targets Far-Right GOP House Members

The New York Times reports:

A bipartisan group of political operatives — spanning the ideological spectrum from former members of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus to a Democrat who challenged Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia — has started a political action committee aimed at “stopping MAGA” and eradicating what the operatives call an authoritarian streak among some Republican lawmakers.

The group, Mission Democracy PAC, will challenge far-right members of Congress in their often deep-red home districts, running ads and messaging campaigns that accuse the politicians of holding antidemocratic and extreme positions.

Mission Democracy PAC begins with just over $500,000 in the bank, but the advisers say they hope to raise $18 million for the coming election cycle, and plan to spend all of it within the targeted congressional districts.

Read the full article. Targets include Lauren Boebert, Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Gosar, Scott Perry, and Jim Jordan. Since most targeted reps come from deeply red districts, the goal appears to be replacing them with relatively moderate Republicans. Watch the first ad below.

New: Mission Democracy PAC, a new bipartisan group, will challenge hard-right House Republicans in their home districts, running ads that accuse the lawmakers of holding antidemocratic positions.https://t.co/Ca2vOANwBm

— Nick Corasaniti (@NYTnickc) April 20, 2023