Traditional Republicans Are Back In The Arena, In Fight to Reclaim Their Party

July 27, 2020

By Joe Rothstein

Pop quiz: What do these web sites have in common?

https://lincolnproject.us/video/
https://43alumniforjoebiden.com/
https://rvat.org/
https://thebraveryproject.com/

Answer: They all are home base for Republicans trying to erase the scourge known as Donald Trump from the White House, and from their political party.

Nearly all partisan campaigns set up straw man groups to float the notion that they have support in the opposite political party. These anti-Trump groups are not straw people. The Lincoln Project’s founders include Kelly Ann Conway’s husband, George Conway, and leading lights and campaign strategists from the Romney and McCain presidential campaigns. The 43 Alumni group consists of those who worked in George W. Bush’s administration. Republican Voters Against Trump (RVAT.org), is an offshoot of a group founded by influential pre-Trump Republican conservatives, including Bill Kristol.

Not straw man groups, and not paper tigers, either. They are raising tens of millions of dollars, pulling no punches in their attacks, and are being managed by experienced political pros.

The Lincoln Project raised nearly $20 million in the first half of this election year, more than many Democratic PACs. It has produced and aired some of the most hard-hitting and creative media ads of this or any political campaign. In early July, The Lincoln Project held a virtual town hall and 10,000 people showed up. The group claims it has 3,000…