Dear John, There’s a lot to process after last week’s election results, both nationally and closer to home. With storm clouds gathering on the horizon, rest assured that CMD will continue to engage in hard-hitting independent journalism to expose special interest influence and far-right threats to our democracy. As usual, on to the latest CMD news. | |
Here’s the Latest From CMD | |
The American Invasion: Climate Denialism Crosses the Atlantic In a coordinated effort to undermine climate science and slow environmental progress, prominent American climate change denial organizations recently teamed up with conservative European climate denialist groups to strategize on defeating climate solutions that threaten the fossil fuel industry or are otherwise deemed too radical. Read the full story here. | |
Koch Super PAC Shatters Its Election Spending Record The Americans for Prosperity Action super PAC, bankrolled by billionaire Charles Koch, has spent more than $157 million to influence voters in federal elections in 2024. Read the full story here. | |
15 Swing State Counties Where Deniers Could Have Threatened the Election Results Since Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, election deniers have come to outnumber other election administrators in 15 counties in key swing states, leading voting rights advocates to warn that, in future elections, their efforts to delay vote counts could create uncertainty and allow for the spread of disinformation. Read the full story here. | |
ULINE CEO’s Restoration PAC Hauls in $51.8 Million in Q3 GOP megadonor Richard Uihlein’s Restoration PAC disclosed raising $51.8 million and dispersing $30.4 million in a Federal Election Commission filing for the third quarter reviewed by the Center for the Media and Democracy. Read the full story here. | |
Leonard Leo’s Concord Fund Again Tops Funders of Republican AG Group in Q3 The Concord Fund’s $1.5 million contribution to the Republican Attorneys General Association in the third quarter made it the top funder of the right-wing group leading opposition to abortion rights and other key aspects of President Biden’s agenda. Read the full story here. | |
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Our research has recently been cited by or featured in the following publications: - Bucks County Beacon: “Here Are 15 Swing State Counties – Including In Pennsylvania – Where Deniers May Refuse To Certify Election Results”
- Truthout: “This Billionaire Is Using His Financial Weight To Influence Multiple 2024 Races”
- Texas Observer: “Is Rep Nate Schatzline Misusing Nonprofit To Play Partisan Politics?”
- The Hill: “Gop Primed To Back Trump If He Contests Election”
- Al Jazeera: “In Georgia, Four Years Of U.S. Election Fraud Claims Resonate Among Voters”
- Facing South: “N.C. Election Officials, Gop Leaders Revealed To Have Close Ties To Key Election Denial Group”
- Mother Jones: “How Election Deniers Took Over Georgia’s Election System”
- Truthout: “Trump Alleges “Cheating” In Pennsylvania — Local Officials Correct Him”
- Bridge Michigan: “Could It Happen Again?”
- Rolling Stone: “These Pennsylvania Election Officials Are Pro-Trump Conspiracists”
- Wort: “Research Director At The Center For Media And Democracy, David Armiak”
- Jacobin: “Bail Bond Insurers Are Lobbying To Keep People In Jail”
- The Guardian: “Trump Allies Spending Millions To Dissuade Voters In Key States From Polls”
- Common Dreams: “Georgia Judge Rules Election Officials Can't Refuse to Certify Results”
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That’s all for now! Hope you have a great rest of your week. Thank you for following our investigations and for your continued support! Team CMD | |
