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Ryan-Linked Group Raised $24.6M from Anonymous Donor

May 18, 2018 at 5:11 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

American Action Network, the nonprofit group closely aligned with Speaker Paul Ryan, raised a record $41.9 million amid the GOP push to repeal Obamacare and restructure the tax code — more than half of which came from one anonymous donor, Politico reports.

Filed Under: Advocacy

Bannon Plots His Comeback

February 28, 2018 at 1:35 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon told GQ about his plans to launch a new political group sometime this spring or this summer.

Said Bannon: “In the modern digital age—and David Axelrod saw this very early on, and we a little bit copied it—there’s three things that are important: It’s authenticity of candidate. The one thing the Internet has done is blown through phonies. Number two is the importance of actionable ideas. Obama had a series of actionable ideas. Donald Trump had a series of actionable ideas. It’s the reason my office was called the war room. Number three is—and this is also an Obama and Trump characteristic — a volunteer army of dedicated people.”

He added: “We know from the studies, the most powerful thing in a digital world — in an isolated world, in a fractured world — is somebody ringing a doorbell and coming up to you and telling you from their heart about a candidate. The most powerful thing to this women’s movement is not Oprah Winfrey. The most powerful thing is a million people in the streets on a Saturday. That’s power.”

Filed Under: Advocacy Tagged With: Stephen Bannon

Romney Pleads for Help for Puerto Rico

September 25, 2017 at 9:52 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Mitt Romney made a plea to lawmakers to “put aside controversies” and “prioritize rescue” efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after Hurricane Maria tore through the Caribbean last week, The Hill reports.

He said the American territory is on the “brink of a humanitarian disaster.”

Filed Under: Advocacy Tagged With: Mitt Romney


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DeMint Will Try to Organize a Convention of States

June 12, 2017 at 4:32 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC),” ousted last month as head of the Heritage Foundation think tank, is joining a fast-growing, conservative movement that is pushing states to seek a constitutional convention to rein in federal spending and power,” USA Today reports.

“DeMint, a prominent figure among the Tea Party activists who helped Republicans seize control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010, will serve as a senior adviser to the Convention of the States Project, providing a jolt to its efforts to marshal grassroots support for a state-led movement to amend the U.S. Constitution.”

Jonathan Swan: “A large and growing number of conservatives — the Convention of States project boasts more than 2.2 million supporters throughout the country — are concluding that the election of Donald Trump will do little to change the permanent bureaucracy in Washington.”

Filed Under: Advocacy Tagged With: James DeMint

Contacting Your Lawmakers Works

March 12, 2017 at 8:05 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A recent Congressional Management Foundation study finds that direct constituent interactions “have more influence on lawmakers’ decisions than other advocacy strategies.”

“The same study notes that 79% of the Congressional staff surveyed believe that personal stories from constituents related to a bill or issue are helpful in shaping their opinions on issues. Personal, local, and direct constituent grassroots advocacy contact towards members of Congress and staff have been proven to be effective time and time again.”

Filed Under: Advocacy

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