A “dark money” group raised record cash in 2020 shortly before it reportedly began touting digital operations aimed at electing Republicans in 2022, OpenSecrets review of tax records found., American Culture Project is a group connected to conservative activist John Tillman and a circle of closely tied nonprofits.shows the operation proposed to build “assets to shape and frame the political field in advance of the 2022 election.
The fundraising proposal claims that the “persuasion machine” can “maximize the impact for 2022 by reaching that tipping point threshold in all 11 target states and 45 of the 91 districts that determine control” with a $2.5 million gift from a donor whose identity may remain secret. “Your support of our outreach can be the difference between the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate staying under control of the Democrats or shifting back to pro-freedom Republican majorities,” the proposal reads.obtained by OpenSecrets show the American Culture Project raised more than $1.1 million in 2020, around double what it raised the prior year but far less than the $2.5 million gift outlined in the fundraising proposal.
Tax documents, digital ad data, corporate disclosures and other records show the operation has been years in the making. Before becoming the American Culture Project, the group operated as Americans for Government Accountability. As Americans for Government Accountability, the group quietly paid for digital advertising under the name “Americans for Healthcare Freedom,” pushing against Medicare for All in Facebook and Twitter ads, according to a report fromThe newer operation touted in the leaked fundraising documents is already active in Illinois, Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia.
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