{"id":2336098,"date":"2024-09-03T12:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T16:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-trump-group-pours-nearly-12-million-into-presidential-race-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T12:43:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T16:43:55","slug":"anti-trump-group-pours-nearly-12-million-into-presidential-race-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-trump-group-pours-nearly-12-million-into-presidential-race-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Trump group pours nearly $12 million into presidential race &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fanti-trump-group-pours-nearly-12-million-into-presidential-race-washington-examiner%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=2336098&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>The article discusses\u200c a\u200b significant advertising campaign initiated by the group \u2064&#8221;Republican Voters Against Trump,&#8221;\u200d which has invested \u2064nearly $12 million \u2063to oppose Donald Trump\u200d in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rnc-launches-new-year-round-election-integrity-department-ahead-of-2024\/\" title=\"RNC creates year-round Election Integrity Department for 2024.\">upcoming presidential race<\/a>.\u200b Announced\u2063 on a Tuesday morning, this campaign marks their largest effort to date,\u200d featuring ads in key \u2063swing states aimed at highlighting voters who have shifted their\u200b support away from Trump. \u200dThe ads include testimonials \u200bfrom former Trump supporters now endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c targeted states for \u2062this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swiss-billionaire-bankrolling-dark-money-group-pushing-for-biden-climate-initiative\/\" title=\"Swiss Billionaire Bankrolling Dark Money Group Pushing for Biden Climate Initiative\">ad blitz<\/a>\u2063 include\u200b Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin, \u2063and\u200d Nebraska&#8217;s 2nd Congressional District. Pennsylvania \u200breceives the most funding, with $4.5 million allocated, followed by Michigan with $3\u200b million\u2064 and Wisconsin with $2.2 million. Arizona and Nebraska will \u200breceive $1.5 million and $375,000, respectively. \u200bThis strategic spending underscores the group&#8217;s goal of \u200bappealing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-have-biden-and-trumps-2020-debate-promises-held-up\/\" title=\"How have Biden and Trump&#039;s 2020 debate promises held up?\">crucial voter demographics<\/a> as the\u200d race intensifies \u200cleading up to the election.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Anti-Trump group pours nearly $12 million into presidential race<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1742729\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> Voters Against Trump announced an $11.5 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ad blitz<\/a> Tuesday morning in several swing states as the post-Labor Day sprint to Election Day gears up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>This nearly $12 million campaign against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> marks the largest ad blitz for the anti-Trump group to date and will feature ads and billboards&nbsp;of voters who are no longer supporting Trump. <\/p>\n<p>A 30-second ad features testimonials from these supporters who have defected from the GOP and are now supporting Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s campaign. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"6If0a2l6SWA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AD: These former Trump voters are supporting Harris in 2024\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6If0a2l6SWA?list=PLPbECI-Q45WedBqxvWWbR_BndENMFBzZT\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Nebraska&rsquo;s 2nd Congressional District are the target of the ad blitz. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-democrats-tout-kamala-harris-visit-as-proof-state-is-in-play-in-2024\/\" title=\"NC Dems see Kamala Harris visit as evidence state is competitive in 2024\">top battleground state<\/a> of Pennsylvania, which Harris must win to ensure victory in November, the group will spend $4.5 million on the ad buy.<\/p>\n<p>In Michigan, the group will spend $3 million, and in Wisconsin, $2.2 million will be spent. Republican Voters Against Trump will also spend $1.5 million in Arizona and $375,000 in Nebraska&rsquo;s 2nd Congressional District.&nbsp;President Joe Biden won one of its electoral votes in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>Nebraska awards two Electoral College votes to the state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-hill-columnist-the-constitution-isnt-working\/\" title=\"The Hill Columnist: The Constitution Isn\u2019t Working\">popular vote winner<\/a> and one electoral vote&nbsp;to the popular vote winner in each of its three congressional districts, unlike how the majority of states award electoral votes. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump has destroyed the Republican Party,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Sarah Longwell, executive director of the group, in a statement. &ldquo;And every election cycle, he drives more and more Republicans to vote for Democrats because they believe Donald Trump and the GOP candidates who imitate him are unfit for office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign has made overtures to feature disaffected Republicans in its voter outreach. At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last month, former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger was one of the most prominent Republicans to speak onstage, as did Stephanie Grisham, a former Trump White House press secretary.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Republican Voters Against Trump has poured six-figure contributions in its efforts to prevent Trump from a second presidency.<\/p>\n<p>In March, the group featured former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2933642\/mike-pence-non-endorsement-ad-campaign-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Pence&rsquo;s refusal <\/a>to support Trump for a second time in a digital ad that ran in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1742729\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1742729\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An anti-Trump organization has invested close to $12 million in the presidential race. Republican Voters Against Trump revealed an $11.5 million advertising campaign on Tuesday morning targeting several key swing states as the race intensifies following Labor Day. This marks the group&#8217;s most significant advertising effort against former President Donald Trump to date, featuring ads and billboards showcasing voters who have withdrawn their support for him. A 30-second advertisement includes testimonials from these former supporters who have shifted their allegiance to Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The ad campaign will focus on voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Nebraska\u2019s 2nd Congressional District. In Pennsylvania\u2014crucial for Harris&#8217;s chances of winning in November\u2014the group plans to allocate $4.5 million for advertisements. They will spend $3 million in Michigan and $2.2 million in Wisconsin, along with $1.5 million in Arizona and $375,000 in Nebraska\u2019s 2nd District.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Longwell, executive director of the group, stated that &#8220;Donald Trump has destroyed the Republican Party,&#8221; adding that each election cycle sees more Republicans opting to vote for Democrats due to their belief that Trump and GOP candidates emulating him are unfit for office.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign is actively seeking out disillusioned Republicans as part of its outreach efforts; at last month&#8217;s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, notable former GOP figures like Adam Kinzinger and Stephanie Grisham spoke prominently.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Voters Against Trump has made substantial financial contributions aimed at preventing Trump&#8217;s return to presidency; earlier this year they highlighted former Vice President Mike Pence&#8217;s refusal to endorse Trump again through a digital ad running across multiple states including Arizona and Georgia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2336099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Donald_Trump_Wisconsin_jj3.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6430,33926,34059,39978,32378],"class_list":["post-2336098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-anti-trump","tag-campaign-finance","tag-election-2024","tag-political-spending","tag-presidential-race"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Donald_Trump_Wisconsin_jj3.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}