New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on the anti-Trump Lincoln Project to donate its fundraising to smaller groups.
The progressive firebrand said she was unconvinced the group made a difference in persuading voters, adding that the “explicitly insulting” content it produced “isn’t what gets people to move.”
“It’s not too late for them to do the right thing. Lincoln Project should take the L and publicly pledge to give a lot of their fundraising to the people who actually made a big difference,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote Friday. “And if they spent it all (yikes) then they should consider using their fundraising juggernaut to get resources to those orgs.”
“There’s potential incentive because @ProjectLincoln is definitely in scam territory with these results. It’s a pretty bad rep even tho GOP has a thing for failing up. Come clean, say ‘listen, we thought it’d work, it didn’t, & in good faith we’re gonna raise X mil for these people who deserve it,'” she continued, linking to a previous tweet where she asked Twitter users what their “favorite grassroots organizers, orgs, collectives, initiatives” were.
And if they spent it all (yikes) then they should consider using their fundraising juggernaut to get resources to those orgs.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 7, 2020
There’s potential incentive bc @ProjectLincoln is def in scam territory w these results. It’s a pretty bad rep even tho GOP has a thing for failing up.
Come clean, say “listen, we thought it’d work, it didn’t,& in good faith we’re gonna raise X mil for these ppl who deserve it”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 7, 2020
However, Ocasio-Cortez did say she’s open to information that suggests the Lincoln Project might have had an effect on persuading voters.
“I’m definitely happy to be proven wrong. If we can get independent data that @ProjectLincoln’s videos and billboards were directly responsible for really effective R D persuasion – $67 million of it – I’ll publicly apologize. But we just haven’t seen any,” she wrote.
The anti-Trump group, founded by disenchanted Republicans who oppose President Trump’s reelection, plans to expand its media brand into a potential new network after the outcome of the election, reported Axios in October.
The group recently signed with United Talent Agency to build Lincoln Media, eyeing offers from television studios, book publishers, and podcast networks, according to Axios. Thus far, the project’s media ventures have been limited to podcasts, streaming, and experimenting with newsletters. The group has also had financial success selling merchandise.
