The super PAC, whose creation was shared first with CNN, doesn’t have a subtle name: Stop Him Now.
Its aim is calling attention to Republican candidates’ ties to Trump and his efforts to subvert the 2020 election, as well as how GOP wins up and down the ballot this year could help further undermine systems designed to keep elections fair and democratic. Trump has signaled he wants Republican victories to lay the groundwork for another presidential bid, and these Democrats think their party needs to start talking about that a lot more — and quickly…
Democrats also expect they’ll have an easier time tying this year’s Republican candidates to Trump than they did with Youngkin, who managed to keep his distance by being a newcomer to politics and self-funding $20 million into his campaign. Most Republicans on the ballot this year won’t have any of that going for them, and unlike Youngkin, if they’re to emerge as their party’s nominees, they’ll have to clear primaries that have already devolved into Trump loyalty contests. Many also have records and comments that tie them closely to Trump, including the 147 House Republicans who voted to overturn the election even in the hours immediately after the riot, and the dozens of state legislators who have turned themselves into local champions of his election lies.
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