In case you missed it, the Fair Election Fund today released a memo detailing the group’s role in stopping national Democrats from disenfranchising tens of thousands of Americans by blocking third party candidates from the ballot in battleground states.
The memo reads:
“While the Fair Election Fund may have only deployed a fraction of the money the Democrats spent on this fight, our targeted spending could go down as one of the best uses of funds of any entity this cycle. Our advertising made clear right off the bat that decision makers who caved to Marc Elias’ complaints, lawsuits, and other scare tactics would suffer the consequences. We blasted the efforts to keep West off the ballot as the racist, anti-democratic, voter suppression moves that they were. In essence, we ran the Democrats’ own playbook against them and they had no answer for how to stop us.”
Click HERE to read the full memo.
The success of the Fair Election Fund’s efforts was also featured in Real Clear Politics this morning.
RCP reporter Phil Wegmann writes:
“Either Stein, the nominee of the Green Party, or West, an independent, will appear on ballots in no fewer than six of the battleground states. Candidates like this usually attract such a tiny share of the vote that they amount to a rounding error on election night, but in a close race, where margins are expected to be razor thin, they can be determinative.
Enter the Fair Election Fund, the Republican-aligned dark money group now taking a victory lap.
Founded by former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins, the organization provided a counterweight to a Democratic coalition led by the likes of a super PAC called Clear Choice, the opposition research group American Bridge, and the moderate Democratic group Third Way. That dark money machine had been working since early this year to cull… Stein and West.”
He continued by writing:
Biden was in the habit of framing the election as a referendum on the fate of democracy itself, and after him, Harris often refers to “the sacred right to vote.” Republicans like [Fair Election Fund Senior Advisor Doug] Collins say those words ought to taste bitter when she delivers them, given that her allies worked to limit the choices of the electorate.
“Thanks to our comprehensive efforts shining a spotlight on how Democrats were engaging in voter suppression,” he said, “they will never again have credibility when they claim to be the party standing up for democracy.”
The race for the White House remains close, and both campaigns are making regular overtures to independents. And as Collins prepares for Election Day, he is declaring an early victory. “Democrats not only lost the ballot access battle,” he said of the marginal war over Stein and West, “but they also angered a key segment of their base in the process in a way that those voters will never forget.”
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BACKGROUND ON FAIR ELECTION FUND
- Fair Election Fund launched a “Thank You” ad campaign for Governor Youngkin and Attorney General Miyares after the Virginia Department of Elections reversed their initial ruling and affirmed that Cornel West will appear on Virginia ballots in November.
- The Fair Election Fund ran a TV ad in Pennsylvania targeting five liberal justices on the Supreme Court as they considered blocking Cornel West from the ballot in the Commonwealth.
- The Fair Election Fund ran a six-figure paid media campaign in Michigan targeting Secretary of State Benson for her efforts to keep Cornel West off the ballot. The decision was overturned by the Michigan Court of Appeals and affirmed by the Michigan Supreme Court who ruled that Cornel West must appear on the ballot in Michigan.
- The Fair Election Fund spent over $375,000 on a paid media campaign in North Carolina after Democrats on the North Carolina State Board of Elections voted to block Cornel West from the ballot. The Board of Elections decision was eventually overturned by the Eastern District Court of North Carolina and West will be on the ballot in the Tar Heel State.
The Fair Election Fund is a watchdog group that was formed in May and will spend over $5 million in 2024 to shine a light on fraud and abuse still occurring in our election system. Those who expose wrongdoing could be compensated from the Fair Election Fund’s whistleblower protection fund. Those who want to contact the Fair Election Fund regarding potential election fraud can share their story at thefairelectionfund.com or call 301-388-8733.