{"id":34964,"date":"2018-12-16T20:30:11","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T01:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=34964"},"modified":"2018-12-16T20:30:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T01:30:11","slug":"follow-the-money-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=34964","title":{"rendered":"Follow The Money"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Free Beacon<\/a> posted an article today about a \u2018Republican’ women’s political action committee that has taken some very curious positions. The group is known for its anti-Trump stance, but a little research shows that there is more to the picture.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

A prominent \u2018Republican’ women’s political action committee that regularly receives<\/a> national media attention for its criticisms of President Donald Trump and the GOP is bankrolled by three liberal billionaire donors and activists, Federal Election Commission filings show.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Republican Women for Progress, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, was founded by Jennifer Lim and Meghan Milloy, both former employees of Republican organizations. The duo also previously founded<\/a> Republican Women for Hillary and spoke at the Democratic National Convention in the past.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most Republican groups don’t receive or accept invitations to speak at the Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n

The article explains some of the background of this group:<\/p>\n

The Republican Women for Progress PAC was established on Sept. 13 to back their work during the midterm elections, which included throwing more than $800,000<\/a> into independent expenditures supporting Democratic candidates in New Jersey, Kentucky, Michigan, and California. The group also came out<\/a> in opposition of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The only donor to the women’s PAC following its launch was Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, who cut a $400,000<\/a> check to the PAC.<\/strong><\/p>\n

…The PAC pulled in an additional<\/a> $200,000 from Kathryn Murdoch, the progressive<\/a> activist daughter-in-law of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and $400,000 from Daniel Tierney, the president of Wicklow Capital, a Chicago-based investment firm, filings<\/a> show.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both Murdoch<\/a> and Tierney<\/a> are major donors to Democratic campaigns and PACs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are not an informed voter, you would think this group was representative of Republican women–that Republican women do not support President Trump or his policies. Most ‘real’ Republican women understand the good that President Trump has done for women economically and in other areas and support his Presidency and his policies. The Republican Women for Progress would be more aptly named ‘Democrats trying to mislead the public and cause division in the Republican party.’<\/p>\n

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