This could be a game changer.
When news broke Wednesday that Senator Mitch McConnell and fellow right-wing Senate candidates Joni Ernst, Cory Gardner, and Tom Cotton were caught on tape pandering to a roomful of right-wing billionaires like Charles and David Koch, MoveOn members swung into action.
Within 48 hours—thanks to thousands of small-dollar contributions from MoveOn members—we were able to release two new 30-second TV ads introducing the real Ernst—a Tea Party candidate hoping to take progressive Tom Harkin’s Senate seat in Iowa —and McConnell to their constituents.1 2 The Des Moines Register called Ernst’s comments “evidence that Ernst is beholden to billionaires.”3 The Washington Post said the ad “signals how the revelation will be used against other GOP candidates.”4
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This may be Ernst and McConnell’s “47% moment.” Their comments, caught on tape, could risk their election—just as Mitt Romney sparked voter backlash and outrage after he called 47% of Americans freeloading victims in 2012—but only if we make this moment one that voters will remember when they go to the polls.
If further proof was needed that Ernst and McConnell have been hand-picked by the Koch brothers to advance their extreme policy agenda, this is it.
With your help, we’ll be able to turn these leaked recordings into a political liability for Ernst, McConnell, and others beholden to the ultra right-wing, ultra-wealthy Koch network.
Thanks for all you do.
–Victoria, Kristin, Aiyi’nah, Justin, and the rest of the team
Source:
1. “At Koch Retreat, Top GOP Senate Candidates Credited Koch Network For Their Rise,” Huffington Post, August 27, 2014
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=300494&id=100556-17809870-dv%3DlPax&t=5
2. “Caught on Tape: What Mitch McConnell Complained About to a Roomful of Billionaires (Exclusive),” The Nation, August 26, 2014
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=300499&id=100556-17809870-dv%3DlPax&t=6
3. “New TV ad hits Ernst on Koch Brothers conference,” The Des Moines Register, August 28, 2014
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=300532&id=100556-17809870-dv%3DlPax&t=7
4. “Happy Hour Roundup,” The Washington Post, August 28, 2014
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=300533&id=100556-17809870-dv%3DlPax&t=8
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i never pay attention to anything GOP or democrat related anymore because it is all hogwash. The GOP is just a little crazier than the democrats.
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Thanks for taking the time to visit read and comment … I love this! Well, I am assuming you know what side of the political isle that suit you and you vote for all your local, state and national elections… right? I mean no disrespect, but think about how many people in states with the right to lower wages, women having little or no respect, seniors, no or maybe 1 abortion clinic that provides other healthcare, little no union help or who probably pay little attention and end up voting against their own best interest?
I’d rather have a Crazy Democrat wage war on poverty, give women reproductive rights,vote for infrastructure, implement immigration reform and deal with VRA, EqualPay … all things members of the GOP have either voted against on the floor of Congress, stalled, blocked or want to wait until they are in control
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