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There’s $3.5 million in Dark Money Behind These Pro-Neil Gorsuch Political Ads

Posted on
March 17, 2017
by Andrew Cullen
During the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump often railed against super PACs. He had plenty of them of course – and perhaps the most influential was Great America PAC. But what’s a super PAC to do once the election is over?

In the case of Great America PAC, the group reorganized itself into the Great America Alliance – a 501(c)(4) nonprofit with Trump loyalists Newt Gingrich and Rudy Giuliani at the top.

The group’s expressed purpose is to “do all we can to support and advocate the President-elect's vision to restore and rebuild America's greatness.” And that starts with a $3.5 million ad campaign to nominate Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

No Games – Heitcamp and Nelson



Great America Alliance is releasing the new ads in five states: Florida, Michigan, Missouri Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Each ad urges Democratic lawmakers in those states to support Gorsuch.

Two of the five ads, titled “No Games,” are aimed at Senators Heidi Heitcamp of North Dakota, and Bill Nelson of Florida – both Democrats in pro-Trump states.

The ads feature a scoreboard and detail Gorsuch’s impressive record – mentioning of course that he was unanimously confirmed by the Senate for a federal judgeship once before.

“But now that Judge Gorsuch has been nominated for the Supreme Court, some Senators seem more interested in scoring political points instead of doing their job,” the narrator says.

The ads end with a picture of the senator on one side of the scoreboard and Judge Gorsuch on the other. The scores (“Senate confirmation votes”) are tied 50/50 before switching to 100-0 for Gorsuch as the ad ends.

Deserve – Schumer, Donnelly, Tester



The other three ads target Democratic Senators Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Jon Tester of Montana and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

The ads blast “activist judges” for nearly curtailing language in the Pledge of Allegiance and gun rights. “That’s why the president has nominated Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court,” the narrator confidently exclaims. “Judge Gorsuch is one of the most qualified judges in America, with an impeccable record.”

Like the “No Games” ads, the “Deserve” ads end by urging voters to call their Senator because “We deserve a Supreme Court that protects the Constitution and individual freedoms.”

Rudy Giuliani and Newt Gingrich Pull The Strings From Behind a Dark Money Curtain

Flashback to November 2016.

Then President-elect Donald Trump was starting to piece together his cabinet. There was one quality that every potential nominee shared: loyalty to Trump. It was strange though, that two of his most loyal sidekicks – Newt Gingrich and Rudy Giuliani – didn’t take any official positions in the Trump Administration.

As it turns out, the good ol’ boys didn’t just make America great again and then take their leave. They are still working for President Trump – by pushing his agenda via the Great America Alliance.

The group is a spinoff of the Great America PAC, which was one of the first major super PACs to endorse Trump, and release positive ads on his behalf. The PAC collected most of its money from Bob McNair, owner of the Houston Texans football team, and the Auburn Manor Holding Corporation, which also gave to Carly Fiorina, Ben Carson and Hillary Clinton, among others.

But maybe the act of “making America great again,” requires hedging your bets.
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