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.
Georgia AG resigns from group that promoted a rally in support of Capitol insurrection
This AM I met w/ my chief, @jkirchnercarr, & @Georgia AG, where I thanked him for attending @IvankaTrump s human trafficking summit today. State & federal gov cooperation is crucial to ending modern-day slavery. Grateful to call him an ally in our fight to end human trafficking!
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (R) submitted his resignation from a national advocacy group for Republican attorney generals amid scrutiny of the group s support of a rally that took place prior to the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol.
The change came after Carr learned that RAGA s policy arm paid for robocalls urging supporters of then-President Donald Trump to march on the Capitol to press for overturning the outcome the election the day of the riot.
By Reid Wilson - 04/22/21 05:29 PM EDT
The chairman of the top outside group dedicated to electing Republican attorneys general has resigned his position in the wake of a show of force by rivals from other states, months after it supported a rally with then-President Trump
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (R) last week stepped down as chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), citing a “significant difference of opinion” with the group’s strategic direction.
He is the latest in a string of departures from the organization, including its executive director, Adam Piper, who resigned under what sources said was pressure from the group in the days after the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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