{"id":1468033,"date":"2022-05-08T09:29:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T13:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1468033"},"modified":"2022-05-08T09:30:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T13:30:02","slug":"soros-donates-1-million-to-stacey-abrams-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-donates-1-million-to-stacey-abrams-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Soros Donates $1 Million to Stacey Abrams Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsoros-donates-1-million-to-stacey-abrams-campaign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1468033&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Billionaire George Soros donated $1M to Stacey Abrams\u2019 gubernatorial campaign just a few days after she qualified to run in March. He donated the funds through a super PAC. Soros made the donation through Democracy PAC II to One Georgia, Abrams\u2019 leadership PAC. <\/p>\n<p>Donating to political candidates got a little complicated this election cycle because of a new law passed by the Georgia Legislature. Last month U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen ruled that Abrams cannot raise money through a leadership committee until she wins the Democrat Party nomination. She is running unopposed. <\/p>\n<p>She and Governor Kemp were both raising money with their leadership PACs before Judge Cohen\u2019s ruling. The ruling tells the candidates that they cannot raise money without limits with the leadership PACs until they are their party\u2019s official candidate. Abrams can use Soros\u2019 money after she is officially named the Democrat candidate after the primary. In other words, she can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/democratic-megadonor-soros-puts-1-million-into-abrams-campaign\/INTZRJG3A5E5ZGC2KZ6OMGFDAY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keep the money <\/a>in her campaign coffers but she can\u2019t spend it yet. That is according to David Emadi, executive secretary of the state ethics commission.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The leadership committee law that the Republican-led General Assembly passed in 2021 lets the governor, the opposing party\u2019s gubernatorial nominee, the lieutenant governor and party caucuses create special committees to raise as much cash as they can without limits. It gave incumbents an added edge since their challengers can\u2019t use the funds until they win their party\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n<p>It was designed in part to give Gov. Brian Kemp, who formed his leadership committee in July, a huge fundraising advantage.<\/p>\n<p>However, Cohen also recently ruled that Kemp\u2019s committee had to suspend raising any more money unless he wins his Republican primary because it was unfair that the law allowed only one person in the race to create such a committee before winning the nomination: the governor. Kemp faces former U.S. Sen. David Perdue in the GOP primary.<\/p>\n<p>Abrams will be able to use a leadership committee after she wins the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>David Emadi, executive secretary of the state ethics commission, said the Abrams camp can keep the Soros contribution but not spend it until after the primary.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There are limits to how much an individual or business can contribute to a candidate. Leadership PACs get around those limits. They can raise as much money as they can for a candidate. This year Soros is giving his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/democratic-megadonor-soros-puts-1-million-into-abrams-campaign\/INTZRJG3A5E5ZGC2KZ6OMGFDAY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">super PAC<\/a>, Democracy PAC II, $125M to sway elections across the country. He is contributing to both Democrat groups and candidates in the 2022 midterm election cycle. Democracy PAC II is run by his son. <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Statewide candidates, such as those running for governor, are currently allowed to raise $7,600 from individual donors for the primary and again for the general election, plus $4,500 per runoff.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Kemp\u2019s leadership committee had taken checks up to $250,000 from individual donors in its first few months of operation.<\/p>\n<p>The Soros family gave $1.34 million to the Georgia Democratic Party in 2018, the year Abrams first ran for governor against Kemp.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Soros and Abrams team up to raise money for causes. The billionaire socialist and the sore loser Democrat are currently<a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/karen-townsend\/2022\/05\/05\/stacey-abrams-pauses-campaign-to-raise-money-for-abortion-groups-n467164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> raising money<\/a> for abortion groups in light of the leaked draft document from the Supreme Court. Between 2016 and 2020 Soros gave over $25 million to <a href=\"https:\/\/gagop.org\/2022\/05\/06\/icymi-george-soros-is-bankrolling-stacey-abrams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion groups<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>One area that Soros\u2019 millions have made a real impact is in local races in counties across the country, including district attorneys and prosecutors. Look no further than <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/john-s-2\/2022\/05\/05\/george-gascon-recall-effort-has-70-of-the-signatures-needed-n467416\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the mess <\/a>out in California with lax sentencing and bail bond \u201creforms\u201d that allow dangerous criminals <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/john-s-2\/2022\/01\/26\/da-chesa-boudin-sued-by-vietnamese-victim-of-assault-n444367\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">right back out<\/a> on the street instead of being held in jail. <\/p>\n<p>Soros is putting money into Alicia Walton\u2019s race for prosecuting attorney in the 6th Judicial Circuit in Arkansas. His PAC paid for a radio ad. Interestingly, she denied it when questioned by a reporter. <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe hasn\u2019t made a donation to us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>An advertisement recently began airing on Little Rock-area radio stations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe knows people are worried about their kids\u2019 safety and don\u2019t trust the system to treat everyone fairly,\u201d says the male voice of the radio ad. \u201cIt\u2019s time for a change. That\u2019s why she supports reforms to make our communities stronger, safer and more just. As our next prosecuting attorney, she\u2019ll prioritize violent crime, expand diversion programs that save taxpayers money, and make sure kids who make mistakes don\u2019t become hardened criminals. She\u2019ll ensure there is one standard of justice so everyone is treated fairly and no one is above the law. Vote for stronger, safer communities. Vote Alicia Walton for prosecuting attorney. Paid for by Arkansas Justice &#038; Public Safety PAC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Arkansas Justice &#038; Public Safety PAC is an independent expenditure committee backed by $321,000 from Soros, according to a report filed Monday with the Arkansas secretary of state\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Walton said she had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2022\/apr\/30\/george-soros-funding-radio-ads-in-little-rock\/?elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no idea<\/a> that the ad was on-air and paid for by Soros. She\u2019s been too busy putting out yard signs and campaigning, you see. The Arkansas Justice &#038; Public Safety PAC, by the way, lists Whitney Tymas of Washington, D.C. as its officer. She is the director of Black Women Forward Action Fund. The PAC spent $106,248 in April on consulting, polling, and research, none of which was with an Arkansas entity. Alice Walton is a black woman. Her opponent is a white male who criticizes Soros\u2019 donations to groups in favor of defunding the police.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>According to filings with the Federal Communications Commission, the new Arkansas PAC recently purchased advertising with several Central Arkansas radio stations.<\/p>\n<p>Walton said that if they were ads for her campaign, she\u2019s unaware of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been so focused on my campaign, I haven\u2019t had time to listen to the radio,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Walton said she would check into it and call a reporter back later Friday afternoon. She didn\u2019t call back, and voicemail messages left for her weren\u2019t returned.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Walton\u2019s opponent, Will Jones, addressed Soros\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2022\/apr\/30\/george-soros-funding-radio-ads-in-little-rock\/?elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support<\/a> of Walton. <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Walton faces Will Jones in the nonpartisan race to replace retiring prosecutor Larry Jegley. Walton and Jones are both from North Little Rock. The election is May 24, along with the state\u2019s party primary elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s disappointing to see that a group like this that has consistently funded defund-the-police prosecutors and soft-on-crime prosecutors is trying to bring those types of policies to Central Arkansas, especially in light of the rise in violent crime that we\u2019re currently dealing with,\u201d Jones said of Soros\u2019 support for his opponent.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Democrats like Soros have figured out that local elections are every bit as important as federal elections. They don\u2019t always get the attention they deserve so a socialist billionaire can slip in and dump millions of dollars of dark money into local and state elections. Republicans figured it out a long time ago and have focused on state and county elections for several election cycles. Republicans control state legislatures in many of the battleground states. That makes a difference. It makes a difference during re-districting years, too. Republicans have full control of the legislative and executive branch in 23 states. Democrats will have full control of the legislative and executive branch in 15 states. Soros is using his vast fortune to change that around.<\/p>\n<p>Soros spent approximately $3.2 million on political contributions during 2021. This is pocket change for Soros but it is notable for an off-cycle election year. His money played a part in almost every important political race in 2021 elections. He contributed to the gubernatorial campaigns of Phil Murphy in New Jersey and Terry McAuliffe in Virginia, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/capitalresearch.org\/article\/soros-spent-at-least-3-2-million-on-the-2021-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">several<\/a> district attorney elections. He contributes to defund the police groups, including in Austin, Texas. He spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in that city to keep the police defunded. Soros helped get Austin\u2019s left-wing district attorney elected. <\/p>\n<p>All elections make a difference, not just big ones like presidential elections. George Soros knows it. He and his minions must be very nervous about what will likely be a red tsunami coming in November. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire George Soros donated $1M to Stacey Abrams\u2019 gubernatorial campaign just a few days after she qualified to run in March. He donated the funds through a super PAC. 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