A Democratic organization says it's launching a new multi-million dollar super PAC targeting 'extremist Republicans who want to overturn our democracy and expose their dangerous ideas.'
Supporters of Donald Trump, right, and anti-Trump demonstrators argue at the Michigan state capitol on Nov. 8, 2020 in Lansing during a "Stop the Steal" demonstration by Trump supporters.Feb. 16, 2022, 5:05 PM UTCWASHINGTON — The Democratic organization American Bridge 21st Century said it is launching a new multi-million dollar super PACrunning 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,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.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.
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