{"id":1982192,"date":"2023-07-25T13:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T17:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-who-opposed-mccarthy-speakership-given-major-gift-for-their-re-election-campaigns\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T13:10:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T17:10:47","slug":"house-republicans-who-opposed-mccarthy-speakership-given-major-gift-for-their-re-election-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-who-opposed-mccarthy-speakership-given-major-gift-for-their-re-election-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans who opposed McCarthy speakership receive significant campaign funding boost."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fhouse-republicans-who-opposed-mccarthy-speakership-given-major-gift-for-their-re-election-campaigns%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=1982192&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--><h2>Club \u200bfor Growth Pledges $20 Million\u2063 to Support House Republicans<\/h2>\n<p>In an exciting development, Club for Growth, a prominent conservative organization, has\u200b announced\u2062 its commitment\u2064 to\u200d direct $20 million towards the campaigns of the Patriot 20. This group of House\u200c Republicans bravely opposed Rep. Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s bid for speaker of the House in January.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;As the largest conservative political action committee, we helped elect 17 of these 20 \u2063members to\u200c Congress and are determined to make sure they have the support necessary \u200bto win their primaries\u200d and beat Democrat challengers,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Club \u200bfor Growth Action \u200cPresident David McIntosh<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The organization&#8217;s memo, obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=00000189-8347-dda6-a3c9-a34708310000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>, states that the \u200c$20 million will be used to \u200bdefend \u2063the Patriot 20, who fought for conservative priorities and a more transparent legislative process \u200dduring the speaker negotiations.\u200c This financial commitment serves as a deterrent to potential challengers and allows for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-who-opposed-mccarthy-speakership-given-major-gift-for-their-re-election-campaigns\/\" title=\"House Republicans who opposed McCarthy speakership receive significant campaign funding boost.\">aggressive\u2063 independent \u2063expenditures targeting moderate opponents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Who are the &#8220;Patriot\u200b 20&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<p>The memo identifies the members of the Patriot 20 as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reps. Andy Biggs, Eli Crane, and \u2062Paul Gosar of Arizona<\/li>\n<li>Lauren Boebert of Colorado<\/li>\n<li>Byron Donalds, Anna Paulina Luna, and Matt \u2062Gaetz of Florida<\/li>\n<li>Andrew\u2062 Clyde of Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Mary Miller of Illinois<\/li>\n<li>Andy Harris of Maryland<\/li>\n<li>Matt Rosendale of Montana<\/li>\n<li>Dan \u2064Bishop\u2062 of North Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma<\/li>\n<li>Scott Perry of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li>Ralph Norman of South Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Andy Ogles\u200c of Tennessee<\/li>\n<li>Keith Self\u2062 of Texas<\/li>\n<li>Chip Roy, \u200dMichael Cloud, and Bob\u200d Good of Texas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Club for Growth emphasizes\u2064 its priority to support the five newcomers \u200bto Congress within\u2063 the Patriot 20, including Crane, Luna, Brecheen, Ogles, and Self, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/club-growth-doles-20m-protect-conservative-house-republicans-opposed-mccarthy-speakership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McIntosh&#8217;s memo also highlights the organization&#8217;s successful track record in previous races, investing over $8.1 million\u200d to elect Josh Brecheen (OK-02), Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), and Andy Ogles (TN-05) in\u200d the\u200c last cycle. The Club for Growth is determined to re-elect the remaining 15 Republicans of the Patriot 20 and will not hesitate to make \u200dindependent expenditures\u200b to defeat moderate challengers.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Club for\u200c Growth pledges to shield conservative Republicans from attacks by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee \u2063(DCCC). McIntosh specifically mentions Lauren Boebert, Anna Paulina Luna, and Scott Perry as current House Republicans facing such attacks.<\/p>\n<p>As McIntosh concludes,\u200d the organization&#8217;s primary role in the general\u2063 election will be to level the playing field against the Democrats&#8217; spending advantage. They will achieve this by \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/club-for-growth-pledges-to-defend-republicans-who-were-critical-of-mccarthy-in-2024\/\" title=\"Club for Growth vows to support GOP members who opposed McCarthy in 2024.\">making independent expenditures<\/a> to support conservative candidates targeted by the DCCC, just as they committed $6.4 million to protect Chip Roy (TX-21) in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>This generous commitment from \u200cClub for Growth provides a\u2063 significant\u2062 boost to\u2064 the re-election campaigns\u200c of House \u200bRepublicans who stood against\u200b McCarthy&#8217;s speakership bid, ensuring \u200cthey have\u2063 the necessary resources to defend their seats and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-vice-president-mike-pence-joins-the-heritage-foundation\/\" title=\"Former Vice President Mike Pence Joins The Heritage Foundation\">advance conservative principles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-republicans-opposed-mccarthy-speakership-given-major-gift-re-election-campaigns\/\">House Republicans Who Opposed McCarthy Speakership Given Major Gift for Their Re-Election Campaigns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative group, Club for Growth, pledges $20 million to support the Patriot 20, a coalition of House Republicans who opposed Rep. Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s speaker bid. 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