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Chris Carr (R) in a Wednesday letter to open an investigation into Secretary of State
Brad Raffensperger (R)
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Loeffler told Carr she wanted the investigation to look at whether Raffensperger “put his political self-interest ahead of the people of Georgia” in the 2020 election. Raffensperger “politicized and minimized voters’ legitimate concerns about changes to Georgia’s elections which were related to the pandemic and legal settlements, failed to complete investigations and provide timely information, and engaged in political matters during an election,” Loeffler charged.
Raffensperger has been at odds with members of his party over his oversight last year of the electoral process in his state. The conflict led his team to secretly record a conversation with former President
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April 22, 2021 6:46 p.m.
A political operative who was behind robocalls urging Trump supporters to march to the Capitol on the day of the joint session of Congress ratifying Joe Biden’s electoral victory was hired on Thursday by the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) a prominent GOP group that has come under fire for promoting the rally that occurred shortly before the deadly Capitol insurrection.
The board of RAGA voted to appoint Peter Bisbee as its new executive director, according to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution on Thursday. Bisbee previously served as the head of RAGA’s policy arm, the Rule of Law Defense Fund, which financed robocalls urging its backers to “stop the steal” at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Thursday s Campaign Round-Up, 4.22.21
Today s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
April 22, 2021, 4:00 PM UTC
BySteve Benen
Today s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. A group of seven House Republicans, led by Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), announced yesterday that they would no longer accept campaign contributions from major tech companies or their top executives. The septet claims tech companies are conspiring against conservative voices, all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding. Despite the group s alleged bankruptcy, the National Rifle Association announced plans yesterday for a $2 million campaign against the White House s agenda, including a focus on trying to derail President Joe Biden s ATF nominee.