The Koch linked group, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), moved ahead with what will likely be an expansive and expensive campaign to help push Trump's nominee through the Senate.
AFP will initiate phone banking, push out direct mail and craft various digital ads that will try to convince senators to vote yes for Trump's nominee.
The Koch linked group, Americans for Prosperity , moved ahead with what will likely be an expansive and expensive campaign for the organization to help push Trump's nominee through the Senate. Trump on SaturdayCasey Mattox, the Vice President for Legal and Judicial Strategy at Americans for Prosperity, told CNBC that they plan to call on lawmakers to support Barrett's nomination, with the help of their large scale grassroots operation.
Americans for Prosperity says it will be a full scale national campaign but their top targets will be senators in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah, and West Virginia. Some of their targeted lawmakers are Democrats including Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Doug Jones, D-Ala.
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