{"id":2271820,"date":"2024-06-19T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-group-needles-aoc-with-new-billboards-in-times-square-ahead-of-primary\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T17:21:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T21:21:11","slug":"conservative-group-needles-aoc-with-new-billboards-in-times-square-ahead-of-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-group-needles-aoc-with-new-billboards-in-times-square-ahead-of-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative group targets AOC with billboards in Times Square before primary"},"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%2Fconservative-group-needles-aoc-with-new-billboards-in-times-square-ahead-of-primary%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=2271820&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--><p>A conservative business\u200b advocacy group, The\u200b Job Creators\u2063 Network, has increased its efforts against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) by allocating \u2064$100,000 for billboards in Times Square and supporting her primary opponent, Martin Dolan,\u200c prior to the June 25 primary. The group, which endorses Dolan, \u2062a moderate believed to support\u200b small\u200c businesses, has put up three billboards criticizing Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s handling of issues like rising crime, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-biden-to-unveil-immigration-agenda-next-tuesday\/\" title=\"Psaki: Biden to unveil immigration agenda next Tuesday\">illegal immigration<\/a>, defunding the police, increasing grocery\u2063 prices, and high energy costs. The \u200dbillboards urge \u200bvoters to support Martin Dolan in the Democratic primary, marking another\u2062 instance \u200bof\u200c the group&#8217;s opposition to Ocasio-Cortez.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/conservative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"conservative\">conservative<\/a> business advocacy group is escalating its feud with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY),\">Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY),<\/a> spending $100,000 on billboards in Times Square and propping up her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2868099\/aoc-announces-reelection-house-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"conservative\">primary opponent<\/a> ahead of the June 25 primary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobcreatorsnetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The Job Creators Network\">The Job Creators Network<\/a> is endorsing Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s Democratic challenger, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.martydolanforcongress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The Job Creators Network\">Martin Dolan<\/a>, a moderate who the group believes supports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-michigan-house-member-files-to-impeach-governor-gretchen-whitmer\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Michigan House Member Files to Impeach Governor Gretchen Whitmer\">small businesses<\/a>. The group is launching three billboards in Times Square, slamming Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s record and calling on primary voters to vote for Dolan.<\/p>\n<p>The billboards that went up on Wednesday from the nonprofit group accused Ocasio-Cortez of being responsible for \u201crising crime,\u201d \u201cillegal immigration chaos,\u201d \u201cdefunding the police,\u201d \u201cskyhigh grocery prices,\u201d and \u201cout of control energy costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>The Job Creators Network launched a new campaign to oust Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, funding new billboards in Times Square. (Photo provided by JCN) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTime to pack it up. Vote Democrat Martin Dolan now,\u201d the billboard said.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time the group has funded billboards against the three-term congresswoman. In February 2019, the JCN put up a billboard claiming Ocasio-Cortez caused 25,000 lost jobs and $4 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-welfare-policies-that-hurt-the-people-they-claim-to-help\/\" title=\"4 Welfare Policies That Hurt The People They Claim To Help\">lost wages due<\/a> to the Amazon HQ2 termination. Ocasio-Cortez had been outspokenly against Amazon\u2019s deal with New York to build a new headquarters there, scrutinizing the $3 billion in tax credits from the city and the state over 10 years. <\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-backed-group-plans-third-reconstruction-push\/\" title=\"Soros-Backed Group Plans \u2018Third Reconstruction\u2019 Push\">group funded<\/a> a similar billboard on Wednesday, which read \u201cP.S. Too bad you pushed out 25,000 Amazon jobs \u2018cuz you\u2019re about to need one!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAOC is a threat to American small businesses and America\u2019s way of life,\u201d Alfredo Ortiz, the CEO of the JCN, said. \u201cHer policies are responsible for the crime, migrant, and economic crises burdening her constituents in New York and around the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrat Marty Dolan is a much-needed voice of moderation that will help small businesses and working families in New York City and beyond,\u201d he added. \u201cNew York City residents looking to stop the bleeding and undo AOC\u2019s damage should vote for Dolan now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The congresswoman has attempted to ignore her opponent and refused to debate him. Meanwhile, Dolan, a 66-year-old Westchester native, has tried to take her head-on and slammed the member of the progressive \u201cSquad,\u201d claiming her constituents are tired of her \u201csoft-on-crime\u201d policies. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dolan\u2019s bid to unseat Ocasio-Cortez, who is now in her sixth year in Congress, is a long shot.\u00a0Ocasio-Cortez got 74.6% of the vote in her last primary challenge in 2020. Her campaign also has $5 million in cash on hand, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-slammed-for-smearing-ron-desantis-on-60-minutes-one-of-the-more-blatant-political-hatchet-jobs\/\" title=\"CBS Slammed For Smearing Ron DeSantis On \u201860 Minutes\u2019: \u2018One Of The More Blatant Political Hatchet Jobs\u2019\">campaign finance records<\/a>. Dolan\u2019s campaign had about $6,700 after he loaned himself about $255,500 of his own money.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the congresswoman\u2019s campaign did not respond to a request for comment. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A conservative business group is intensifying its conflict with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by investing $100,000 in Times Square billboards and supporting her primary rival, Martin Dolan, before the June 25 primary. 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