A new anti-Trump group helmed by Republicans announced Tuesday<\/a> that it would raise $50 million to encourage lawmakers to break with President Donald Trump<\/a>. Behind the project is Defending Democracy Together<\/a>, one of the top-spending<\/a> \u201cdark money\u201d groups in the 2020 election cycle.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The new effort \u2014\u00a0the Republican Accountability Project<\/a> \u2014 promises to use its cash to \u201censure that ample resources are available for those principled Republicans who do the right thing and hold Trump accountable for inciting an attack on the U.S. Capitol.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The campaign joins another never-Trump Republican group, super PAC The Lincoln Project<\/a>, in its efforts to sway Republican who might otherwise hesitate to break from the president in order to avoid alienating Trump voters in their home states and districts. The Republican Accountability Project\u2019s website offers scant detail about how lawmakers will be selected to benefit from the campaign, but promises to back \u201ccredible primary challengers\u201d against \u201cRepublican members of Congress who have enabled or capitulated to Trump and Trumpism.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The group promises Republicans who vote to impeach that it will provide them with political protection against primary challenges from Trump loyalists. The president\u2019s campaign has raised $200 million since the election<\/a>, which he could use against incumbent members of Congress who speak out against him.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Open secrets<\/a> also details the groups’ spending:<\/p>\n Grand Total: $5,161,032 <\/strong> That tells you all you need to know.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ads keep showing up in my Facebook feed by a group called the Republican Accountability PAC. That sounds like a group I would support–hold wishy-washy Republicans accountable for their votes and replace them with conservatives. However, that is the exact … Continue reading Targeted Candidates, 2022 Cycle<\/h2>\n
Outside Spending: Independent Expenditures, Electioneering Communication & Communication Costs by Targeted Candidate as of May 31, 2023:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nTotal For Democrats: $639,718 <\/strong>
\nTotal Against Democrats: $0 <\/strong>
\nTotal For Republicans: $0 <\/strong>
\nTotal Against Republicans: $4,521,314<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/RepublicanAccountabilitySpending.png\")
<\/a>William Kristol<\/b> is a founding director of Defending Democracy Together and chairman of the board for the Republican<\/b> Accountability<\/b> Project<\/b>.<\/p>\n