GOP group comes clean after getting busted 'meddling' in Dem primary elections: report

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A Republican political action committee (PAC) that “initially took great effort” to hide their identity came clean Monday after admitting to Punchbowl News they had “meddled” in Democratic primaries in several states.

“Republicans are leveling the playing field after over a decade of Democrats meddling in our primaries,” said Samantha Bullock, a spokesperson for Conservative Americans PAC, speaking with Punchbowl News. “And with the Democrat Party in the midst of a civil war, Republicans would be stupid not to take advantage while pushing their candidates farther left.”

According to “a new trove of [Federal Election Commission] data” reviewed by Punchbowl News, Conservative Americans PAC had funded two seemingly Democratic groups: Lead Left PAC and Real Change PAC, two organizations that helped shape Democratic primaries in Nebraska, Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas. In total, Conservative Americans PAC dropped $4.4 million in May to “meddle in Democratic primaries.”

https://www.rawstory.com/elections-2677073652/

[mwmisses4289]

1. Gop cheaters actually admitting they cheated?!?

Holy moly, what brought that on? Was it articles by independent news about it?

[KS Toronado]

2. If we can prove to Judges that Rs were meddling in our primaries

Should Nebraska, Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas get some do-overs? When we have all
3 Houses in 2028 we need some new election laws every state would have to adhere to.

[OldBaldy1701E]

3. ""Republicans are leveling the playing field after over a decade of Democrats meddling in our primaries,"

And, your proof of that 'meddling'?

??

???

(Yeah, didn't think so.)

[mopinko]

4. i'd like to know who they backed, and what they said.

were they bashing aipac?

[Ol Janx Spirit]

5. I'm not sure what would be wrong with it per se. Free speech principles would certainly...

...allow for parties working to influence elections through advertising and backing candidates they think would help their cause by either winning or losing.

As Bullock pointed out, Democrats have tried to influence Republican primaries.

While it is helpful to expose it so everyone knows they need to be on the lookout for these tactics, I don't think we need to be outraged by anyone using free speech to influence elections--that is America.

Voter suppression tactics and undermining state's rights to administer elections are an entirely different thing of course.