GOP super PACs gear up to fight tea party

Politico ^ | 11/8/13 | BYRON TAU and ANNA PALMER

[jimbo123]

Republican operatives want to help establishment candidates fend off tea party challenges with a new weapon: unlimited cash.

Consultants and attorneys — including the co-founder of the pro-Mitt Romney super PAC — are laying the groundwork or have already filed paperwork for dozens of super PACs organized to support individual candidates running next year.

-spies-

Single-candidate super PACs also is a sign party leaders believe donors are unhappy with the results of big money groups in recent years — and are willing to take their checkbooks elsewhere.

Rove’s Crossroads groups budgeted more than $300 million on a plan to defeat President Barack Obama and flip the Senate to the GOP in 2012 — and failed. The perceived stumbles of Crossroads in 2012 led immediately to recriminations within the conservative movement about Rove’s dominance of the outside money apparatus.

[jimbo123]

It's clear that Rove's fundraising has collapsed. So they're trying another tactic with new front organizations.

[rocketmag]

Really time to close your wallets people. DO NOT SUPPORT THIS. The establishment GOP must be defeated or we need a 3rd party.

[jimbo123]

Donors to Mitch McConnell's SuperPac (only 2 from Kentucky! And he took money from Donald Trump!)

CHILDS, JOHN W VERO BEACH, FL 32963 J.W. CHILDS ASSOCIATES 04/26/13 $250,000

PERRY, BOB J HOUSTON, TX 77234 PERRY HOMES 04/12/13 $100,000

GEIER, PHILIP H JR NEW YORK, NY 10022 GEIER GROUP LLC 04/19/13 $100,000

CRAFT, JOE TULSA, OK 74119 ALLIANCE COAL LLC 06/03/13 $100,000

NAU, JOHN L III HOUSTON, TX 77219 SILVER EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS LP 06/12/13 $100,000

CRAIG J DUCHOSSOIS REVOCABLE TRUST ELMHURST, IL 60126 06/27/13 $100,000

TRUMP, DONALD J NEW YORK, NY 10022 THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION 05/21/13 $50,000

MATTHEWS, JJ ABILENE, TX 79604 INVESTOR 04/03/13 $50,000

STAI, DIAN GRAVES ABILENE, TX 79601 DIAN GRAVES OWEN FOUNDATION 04/03/13 $50,000

MCINERNEY, THOMAS E WESTPORT, CT 06880 BLUFF POINT ASSOCIATES 05/21/13 $50,000

BRADBURY, CURTIS F JR LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 STEPHENS INC. 05/09/13 $25,000

LEACH, TIMOTHY A MIDLAND, TX 79705 CONCHO RESOURCES INC. 04/12/13 $25,000

BRIDWELL, TUCKER ABILENE, TX 79604 MANSEFELDT INVESTMENT CORPORATION 04/03/13 $25,000

SCHAR, DWIGHT WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401 NVR INC. 06/03/13 $25,000

BALL, DON LEXINGTON, KY 40583 RETIRED 06/14/13 $10,000

BALL, MIRA LEXINGTON, KY 40583 RETIRED 06/14/13 $10,000

SEMBLER, MEL F ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33707 REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER 05/21/13 $10,000

AMATO, CHARLES E SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216 SWBC 06/14/13 $1,000

[RedMDer]

So the turd blossom can’t raise enough anymore. We are winning!

[oldplayer]

Bring it!

Oldplayer

[House Atreides]

Really time to close your wallets people. DO NOT SUPPORT THIS. The establishment GOP must be defeated or we need a 3rd party.
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Actually it’s time to OPEN our wallets folks. Give to CONSERVATIVE political funds (e.g., Senate Conservatives Fund) and/or conservative candidates (e.g., Lee Bright in South Carolina). A 3rd party is a guarantee of TOTAL liberal/progressive dominance of America. Let’s not be defeatist.

But you are right about not giving to GOPe organizations such as the Republican National Committee.

[jimbo123]

Boycott list for companies owned by Mitch McConnell SuperPac Donor John Childs:

Brookstone
Brookstone is a leading nationwide specialty retailer and product development company that...

Esselte
Esselte is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of filing and workspace products for the...

Mattress Firm
Mattress Firm is the largest specialty bedding retailer in the U.S. with more than 1,000 company...

NutraSweet
NutraSweet is a leading manufacturer of high-intensity sweeteners including aspartame (200x...

SimCom Training Centers
SimCom, based in Orlando, provides simulator-based flight training to regional airlines,...

Sunny Delight Beverages Co.
Sunny Delight Beverages Co. produces Sunny D beverages, which is the leading brand in the...

WS Packaging Group, Inc.
WS Packaging is one of the largest domestic pressure sensitive label manufacturers. The Company...

[Patton@Bastogne]

these GOP-E fools still don’t know why romney got creamed ... 4 million tea party conservatives stayed home .... did not vote

[jimbo123]

Rove’s fundraising is flopping for 2014. He’s desperate.

Senate Conservatives Fund Summary
2014 PAC Summary Data
Total Receipts $5,649,043

Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Summary
2014 PAC Summary Data
Total Receipts $2,066,815

American Crossroads Summary (Rove)
2014 PAC Summary Data
Total Receipts $1,856,588

Conservative Victory Fund Summary (Rove)
2014 PAC Summary Data
Total Receipts $39,951

[RedMDer]

I stopped giving to the GOP after the 2008 elections.
Only give directly to candidates.

[oldplayer]

I really should have said more than my flippant and defiant “Bring it!” posted above.

This week I was tele-contacted by the campaign of my Senator, Okla. Jim Inhofe, who is among the very most conservative Senators in the GOP Establishment. Sometimes goes against the grain. One of the seventeen that voted with Ted Cruz, although he didn’t stand with him like Lee did. I have been a reliable moderate donor through the years.

I told the solicitor to expect no money until and unless Inhofe comes out publicly in opposition of McConnell and works to replace him. The response was “But, but, but look at all the [bacon] Jim brings back home to Oklahoma.”

They don’t get it.

Oldplayer

[elcid1970]

I have banged down the phone five times since Tuesday election day on RNC callers (had to ASK first, “who’s calling?”).

They’re not just arrogant, but stupid as well.

[Jack Black]

Please add a link to the original story. The one at the top isn’t working.

[maine yankee]

The GOPe went after every grassroots faction during and after the last convention in Florida.

How did that work out against Obama ?

[jimbo123]

Rove Cronies taking money from Mitch McConnell’s anti-Tea Party SuperPac:

1 Main Street Media Group $278,196

http://www.crossroadsmedia.tv/clients.php

2 Holtzman Vogel Josefiak $28,574

3 Integrated Campaign Solutions $24,085

4 Viking Strategies $15,000
5 Runswitch Llc $7,500
6 Cfc Consulting $4,500
7 Targeted Victory $3,850
8 American Express $2,898
9 Xigent Inc $2,500
10 Mere Llc $2,189

[jimbo123]

Funny that Mitch McConnell didn’t want anyone to know that Crossroads Media is the agency buying advertising for his SuperPac. Note the sham name “Main Street Media Group” as a cover up.

1 Main Street Media Group $278,196

http://www.crossroadsmedia.tv/clients.php

[jimbo123]

Main Street Media Group
PO Box 25093
Alexandria, VA 22313

Kentuckians for Strong Leadership (41923)
Main Street Media Group (10862)
MILHOAN,EMILY
(703) 485-0398

https://stations.fcc.gov/collect/files/32327/Political%20File/2013/Non-Candidate%20Issue%20Ads/Kentuckians%20for%20Strong%20Leadership/Kentuckians%20for%20Strong%20Leadership%20923571%207.17.13%20(13740931839224).pdf

[skinkinthegrass]

It's clear that Rove's fundraising has collapsed.
So they're trying another tactic with new front organizations.Don't be so confident; these E$tabli$hment worms have other "means"
of $$$$..like 0'Bozo's stash, No official accounting..it's the Chicago Mob


Retire these Gutle$$ Old Party B@$@$D$; don't show
them any respect for their previous actions / deeds.
BOOT ' EM ALL OUT!
Support Matt Bevins, Defeat Sen. *itch "Mumbles" McConnell. *(D.C.-GOP / E)
Support JD Winteregg, Defeat (SotH) Rep. John *HIC! / HIC!* Boehmer. *(D.C.-GOP / E)

Support Linda Vega, Defeat John Cornyn *(D.C.-GOP / E)
Support Joe Carr, Defeat Lamar Alexander *(D.C.-GOP / E)
Support Lee Bright, Defeat Lindsey Graham *(D.C.-GOP / E)
Support Chris McDaniel, Defeat Thad Cochran *(D.C.-GOP / E)
Support Dr. Milton Wolf, Defeat Pat Roberts *(D.C.-GOP / E)

*District of Criminals-Gutle$$ Old Party / E$tabli$hment

[DJ Taylor]

"The establishment GOP must be defeated or we need a 3rd party."

The Democrat Party is now nothing more than a loose coalition of Godless Communists, anti-Constitution Socialists, Welfare parasites, perverts, race baiters, baby killers, pseudo intellectual elitists, illegal aliens, and other assorted criminals, but Republicans had rather squabble among themselves than cooperate with one another long enough to defeat them in the coming election.

Any suggestion of a 3rd Party must be coming from the 47% who like nothing more than to see dissension in the Republican Party.

Remember the last time we tried a 3rd Party, we got Bill Clinton, and if we're dumb enough to try that again, we'll probably get Hillary.

[Don Corleone]

DEFUND THE GOP!!!