{"id":2282866,"date":"2024-06-24T17:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T21:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-pac-seeks-to-suppress-gop-votes-with-deceitful-clips\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T17:47:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T21:47:19","slug":"leftist-pac-seeks-to-suppress-gop-votes-with-deceitful-clips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-pac-seeks-to-suppress-gop-votes-with-deceitful-clips\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftist PAC Seeks To Suppress GOP Votes With Deceitful Clips"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fleftist-pac-seeks-to-suppress-gop-votes-with-deceitful-clips%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=2282866&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\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-blm-vandalize-ice-building-burn-original-starbucks\/\" title=\"Antifa, BLM vandalize ICE building, burn original Starbucks\">left-wing group<\/a>, described as engaging in &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-wants-trump-americans-called-out-for-providing-aid-and-comfort-to-putin\/\" title=\"Hillary Clinton Wants Trump, Americans \u201cCalled Out\u201d for \u201cProviding Aid and Comfort to Putin\">blatant election interference<\/a>,&#8221; is \u2062reportedly running advertisements \u200din Pennsylvania, urging \u2064Republicans to adhere to former President Trump&#8217;s past \u2062criticisms \u200cof \u200bearly voting. The ad, funded by the liberal super PAC &#8220;Pennsylvania Values,&#8221; features old statements by Trump decrying mail-in voting\u200d as corrupt. This initiative occurs despite the Republican party\u2019s recent endorsement of early voting strategies, contrasting with\u200b Trump\u2019s\u2062 previous stance. <\/p>\n<p>Conservative organizations, including the Sentinel Action Fund, the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), and the Keystone Renewal PAC, have\u2062 condemned the advertisement as &#8220;disinformation&#8221; and an attempt to suppress conservative turnout. They\u2062 argue that the \u2062ad misrepresents the current Republican perspective\u200c on mail voting,\u200d which \u2064they now actively support as evidenced\u200b by their own extensive vote-by-mail campaign efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cPAC&#8217;s advertisement has been criticized for employing what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-groups-call-on-senate-to-oppose-ideological-progressive-biden-ftc-nominee-warning-of-hyper-partisan-extremist-advocacy\/\" title=\"Conservative Groups Call On Senate To Oppose \u2018Ideological, Progressive\u2019 Biden FTC Nominee, Warning Of \u2018Hyper-Partisan, Extremist Advocacy\u2019\">conservative groups call<\/a> &#8220;dirty tricks&#8221;\u2014using Trump\u2019s past against him to potentially advantage Democratic candidates. Meanwhile, conservative efforts continue to \u2064target \u200blow-propensity\u200c voters in Pennsylvania to bolster Republican turnout for upcoming elections. The\u200d situation highlights the ongoing political battle over voting methods \u2062and electoral influence, with\u200b claims of misinformation and tactics to sway voter \u2062behavior.<\/p>\n<p>the move by &#8220;Pennsylvania Values&#8221; has sparked significant debate about the integrity and influence of political advertisements, the evolving stance of Republicans regarding mail-in voting, and the strategic use of political figures&#8217; past statements in current campaigns.  <\/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>In what is being described as \u201cblatant election interference,\u201d a left-wing group is pushing ads insisting Pennsylvania Republicans \u201clisten to\u201d former President Trump and forgo early voting. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lpdonovan\/status\/1804879330008248619?s=42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ad<\/a>, paid for by liberal super PAC \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00631903\/1648969\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pennsylvania Values<\/a>,\u201d uses old clips from Trump talking about how corrupt mail-in voting is \u2014 a statement grounded in a fair amount of truth but a message that Trump and the GOP have moved past as they urge Republicans to vote early in November\u2019s rematch of the 2020 presidential election. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMAGA Patriots Listen To Our President!\u201d the ad, using a black and white photo of Trump, declares. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMail-in voting is totally corrupt. Get that through your head!\u201d Trump says in a clip punctuated by dramatic music. <\/p>\n<p>Conservative organizations working get-out-the-vote efforts in battleground Pennsylvania and elsewhere say the ad is the kind of \u201cdisinformation\u201d campaign that the left, Big Tech and the Deep State have railed against \u2014 and shut down.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPennsylvania Values is a Left-wing super PAC dedicated to silencing conservative voices and keeping Republican voters home, no matter the tactics,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/sentinelactionfund.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sentinel Action Fund<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rslc.gop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republican State Leadership Committee<\/a> (RSLC), and <a href=\"https:\/\/keystonerenewal.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keystone Renewal PAC<\/a> said in a press release response. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo use the Left\u2019s terminology, this new ad buy is \u2018disinformation,\u2019 completely mischaracterizing conservatives\u2019 views of early voting,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/sentinelactionfund.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sentinel Action Fund<\/a> President Jessica Anderson, RSLC PAC President Dee Duncan, and Keystone Renewal PAC Spokesman Kaelan Dorr in the joint statement. <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Forecasting Dirty Tricks\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>It should come as little surprise that a liberal group would package an ad using the former president\u2019s previous statements against him. While doing so may be legal, it\u2019s undoubtedly a level of sleaze that Americans should expect from the political left, \u201cforecasting the dirty tricks\u201d Trump-hating liberals are \u201cwilling\u201d to employ in their quest to reelect Joe Biden, the conservative groups say. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump and Republicans across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have fully embraced mail-in voting, as seen both from the Republican National Committee\u2019s \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/swampthevoteusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swamp the Vote<\/a>\u2019 campaign and the largest ever vote-by-mail initiative launched by the Sentinel Action Fund, RSLC, and Keystone Renewal PAC earlier this year,\u201d the conservative political action committees state in the press release. <\/p>\n<p>In March, the groups announced a \u201chistoric\u201d eight-figure investment to put Republicans in a position to win in November by doing what Democrats have historically done so well: use voting by mail to harvest victory. <\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/30\/conservative-groups-see-fruits-of-pennsylvania-vote-by-mail-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">late April<\/a>, Sentinel Action\u2019s Anderson told me the GOTV effort had sent out multiple rounds of mailers and hit Pennsylvania\u2019s airwaves with digital ads to go after about 1.2 million low-propensity voters in the Keystone State \u2014 eligible voters who infrequently participate in elections. The campaign is targeting Republicans who have only voted once or twice in the last four election cycles, Anderson <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/30\/conservative-groups-see-fruits-of-pennsylvania-vote-by-mail-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.\u00a0The effort has only intensified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose voters are key for us [in the presidential election] and for David McCormick winning Pennsylvania,\u201d Anderson said.  <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018New Tactic\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Contacts listed on Pennsylvania Values\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00631903\/1648969\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">filings<\/a> with the Federal Election Commission did not return requests for comment. Maria L. Galdo is listed as the treasurer for the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based leftist super PAC that pumped nearly $470,000 into the 2022 election cycle, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/political-action-committees-pacs\/C00631903\/summary\/2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Secrets<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lpdonovan.com\/category\/media\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Liam Donovan<\/a>, a frequent commentator and writer on national politics, posted on his X account that the misleading PAC ad is the \u201cfirst time\u201d he\u2019s \u201cseen this tactic.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPennsylvania Values is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-fetterman-disavowed-dirty-corporate-money-then-came-sam-bankman-fried\/\" title=\"John Fetterman Disavowed \u2018Dirty\u2019 Corporate Money. Then Came Sam Bankman-Fried.\">super pac funded<\/a> almost entirely by the building trades that was most active in 2018 the last time [Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. Bob] Casey was up, spending $1.1M against [Republican challenger Lou] Barletta. Spent another $285k in 2020 against Trump,\u201d Donovan wrote. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First time I have seen this tactic. Pennsylvania Values is a super pac funded almost entirely by the building trades that was most active in 2018 the last time Casey was up, spending $1.1M against Barletta. Spent another $285k in 2020 against Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tVL6kgVgYq\">https:\/\/t.co\/tVL6kgVgYq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liam Donovan (@LPDonovan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LPDonovan\/status\/1804619362449391798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump haters may correctly say that Trump said what he said. The former president saw the unprecedented use of mail-in ballots and the many irregularities and suspicious activities surrounding them as a big part of a rig job by Democrats and their allies in the 2020 election. <\/p>\n<p>But Trump and the GOP, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/04\/politics\/trump-mail-in-early-voting\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">corporate media outlets<\/a> have taken great pains to widely report, have \u201cchanged their tune\u201d on early voting. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepublicans must win \u2013 and we must use EVERY appropriate tool available to beat the Democrats, they are destroying our great country! Whether you vote early, absentee, by mail, or in person we are going to protect the vote,\u201d Trump, the GOP\u2019s presumptive candidate for president, <a href=\"https:\/\/swampthevoteusa.com\/?utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=ncl_amplify&#038;utm_campaign=240604-president_donald_j_trump_and_trump_force_47_announce_launch_of_swamp_the_vote_usa&#038;utm_content=ncl-KsU7Xj5FVC&#038;_nlid=KsU7Xj5FVC&#038;_nhids=NjO4h9gv\">said<\/a> in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>Sentinel Action Fund, Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC),and Keystone Renewal PAC say the message is clear: The same liberals that want to use the Biden Department of Justice to imprison their No. 1 political enemy are more than glad to engage in \u201cblatant election interference,\u201d only reinforcing the importance of getting out the conservative vote early. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden and Senator Bob Casey understand they can\u2019t win on the policy issues, so Pennsylvania Values is trying to keep conservative voters home and kneecap our efforts to help voters engage early to kick Biden, Casey, and Democrats down the ballot out of office,\u201d the groups say in the press release.\u00a0\u201cIt will not work.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Matt Kittle is a senior elections correspondent for The Federalist. An award-winning investigative reporter and 30-year veteran of print, broadcast, and online journalism, Kittle previously served as the executive director of Empower Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Described as &#8220;blatant election interference,&#8221; a left-wing group is running ads urging Pennsylvania Republicans to heed former President Trump&#8217;s advice and avoid early voting. 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