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Democrat Tim Ryan turns to co-founder of disgraced Lincoln Project for help on campaign trail

Democratic Congressman and Ohio Senate candidate Tim Ryan appears to have turned to Steve Schmidt, a co-founder of the disgraced Lincoln Project, for help on the campaign trail.

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Lincoln Project's Steve Schmidt blasts co-founders as unethical, suggests disgraced group should disband

The Lincoln Project's co-founder Steve Schmidt ripped into his former organizaztion as a den of unethical fame-seekers and suggested the group should disband.

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Showtime documentary on Lincoln Project covers disgraced PAC's rise, torrent of scandals

Once a media darling, the anti-Trump Lincoln Project is the subject of a behind-the-scenes documentary that shows the group weathering severe scandals.

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Media attack Ron DeSantis' 'cruel' and 'xenophobic' migrant flights, call for investigation

Liberal media pundits attacked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after he took credit for sending two planeloads of illegal immigrants to Marthaโ€™s Vineyard on Wednesday.

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Letters: Governed by idiots

This thing about Republicans and Democrats calling each other idiots is not a novel thing. Unfortunately, if these people are right, I guess we can safely say weโ€™re a nation of idiots? But how to explain the unusual number of idiots who are now occupying positions of power in our government? Unfortunately, most GOP members of Congress disagree with the truthfulness of the above statement. They instead seem to think that having โ€œunfitโ€ and โ€œunworthyโ€ legislators in Congress benefits them.

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John McCain's former campaign strategist said he was too disillusioned to vote for him in the 2008 presidential election

Steve Schmidt said he became disillusioned with Republican John McCain and believed he was "completely unfit to be president."

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Former John McCain aide says the late GOP senator 'lied to the American people' about his relationship with a lobbyist

Steve Schmidt โ€” a top aide on McCain's 2008 presidential campaign โ€” said he lied on the Senator's behalf to discredit a New York Times article.

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Former GOP strategist Steve Schmidt slams Sarah Palin as 'unwell' and says she has no business serving the public 'even as a crossing guard'

"She's a quitter and a buffoon who has no business ever holding a position of public trust, ever," Schmidt said of the former Alaska governor.

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McCain when he picked Palin: "F--- it!"

At the moment the late Sen. John McCain green-lit Sarah Palin as his presidential running mate in 2008, he told top advisers: "F--- it. Letโ€™s do it."The intrigue: McCain balled up a fist and shook it as if rolling dice, N.Y. Times political reporter Jeremy W. Peters reveals in his forthcoming book, "Insurgency: How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted."Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.The conversation in August 2008 โ€” which to

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Trump is banned from Facebook and Twitter, but experts say he 'absolutely' wouldn't need them to run for president again

Trump could run in 2024, and experts say he wouldn't need Twitter or Facebook's platforms to win - he already has his "loyal soldiers" on his side.

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Lincoln Project paid ex-Obama spokesman's consulting firm to appeal to Black voters in Pennsylvania

BG Causes runs the federal political activities of Bryson Gillette, the consulting firm Burton founded last year, the former Obama spokesman told CNBC. He also provided details on the Black voter outreach effort that was at least partially funded by the Lincoln Project. The relationship between Burton's firm and the Lincoln Project had not been reported. BG stands for Bryson Gillette and the limited liability company's address in California matches that of the original firm, Burton said. A 15-second ad paid for by Black Vote PA appears at the bottom of the webpage.

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After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP

But in the end, only seven of 50 Senate Republicans voted to convict Trump in his historic second impeachment trial on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)NEW YORK โ€“ The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump. But in the end, only seven of 50 Senate Republicans voted to convict Trump in his historic second impeachment trial on Saturday. Indeed, in Trump's Republican Party, there are very few willing to cross him if they harbor future political ambitions. โ€œThe authoritarian side of the Republican Party is the dominant side,โ€ he said.

Trump remains dominant force in GOP following acquittal

But in the end, only seven of 50 Senate Republicans voted to convict Trump in his historic second impeachment trial on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)NEW YORK โ€“ The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump. But in the end, only seven of 50 Senate Republicans voted to convict Trump in his historic second impeachment trial on Saturday. Indeed, in Trump's Republican Party, there are very few willing to cross him if they harbor future political ambitions. โ€œThe authoritarian side of the Republican Party is the dominant side,โ€ he said.

Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt resigns from board amid group's recent scandals

Steve Schmidt, one of the high-profile co-founders of The Lincoln Project, announced on Friday that he is resigning from the group's board. "Presently, the Lincoln Project board is made up of four middle-aged white men. I am resigning my seat on the Lincoln Project board to make room for the appointment of a female board member as the first step to reform and professionalize the Lincoln Project," Schmidt said in a statement posted to Twitter on Friday evening. The Lincoln Project drew widespread attention for its viral ads attacking President Trump leading up to the 2020 election. Schmidt also apologized to Lincoln Project co-founder Jennifer Horn, who is no longer with the organization.

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Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt resigns from board amid group's recent scandals

Steve Schmidt, one of the high-profile co-founders of The Lincoln Project, announced on Friday that he is resigning from the group's board. "Presently, the Lincoln Project board is made up of four middle-aged white men. I am resigning my seat on the Lincoln Project board to make room for the appointment of a female board member as the first step to reform and professionalize the Lincoln Project," Schmidt said in a statement posted to Twitter on Friday evening. The Lincoln Project drew widespread attention for its viral ads attacking President Trump leading up to the 2020 election. Schmidt also apologized to Lincoln Project co-founder Jennifer Horn, who is no longer with the organization.

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The Lincoln Project, a brash anti-Trump group, is thrown into disarray by scandal

The Lincoln Project, a pugnacious campaign by conservative strategists known for its broadsides against former President Trump, was plunged into disarray on Friday. He added he was stepping away so the Lincoln Project could appoint a woman to his leadership role. Project members sought to distance themselves from Weaver, saying in a statement they were โ€œshocked and sickenedโ€ by his actions. Much of the money was directed to entities owned by Lincoln Project principals to produce ads targeting Trump and his allies. Appearing on the show โ€œReal Time with Bill Maherโ€ on Friday, Schmidt defended his work and said the Lincoln Project operated just like other outside political groups.

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Veteran GOP strategist resigns from board of Lincoln Project

The Lincoln Project was launched in November 2019 as a super PAC that allowed its leaders to raise and spend unlimited sums of money. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)NEW YORK โ€“ Veteran Republican strategist Steve Schmidt, one of the faces of the so-called Never Trump movement, announced Friday that he has resigned from the board of the Lincoln Project. โ€œI am resigning my seat on the Lincoln Project board to make room for the appointment of a female board member as the first step to reform and professionalize the Lincoln Project,โ€ Schmidt wrote. Schmidt's statement came less than an hour after an attorney for former Lincoln Project official Jennifer Horn sent a note to the Lincoln Project counsel informing them that they should preserve documents and communications in anticipation of litigation. Adโ€œI am not the daily manager of the Lincoln Project, but I am the senior leader.

Lincoln Project backers consider cutting off donations after misconduct allegations as co-founder Steve Schmidt quits board

In this Jan. 20, 2016 file photo, John Weaver is shown on a campaign bus in Bow, N.H. The Lincoln Project was launched in November 2019 as a super PAC that allowed its leaders to raise and spend unlimited sums of money. Several of the people close to the group's donors declined to be named because they were concerned about retribution by Lincoln Project leaders and their allies. The Lincoln Project said Thursday that it is "retaining a best-in-class outside professional to review Mr. Weaver's tenure with the organization and to establish both accountability and best practices going forward for The Lincoln Project." The Lincoln Project did not respond to CNBC's follow-up requests for comment.

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Lincoln Project to launch outside probe amid new revelations

In this Jan. 20, 2016 file photo, John Weaver is shown on a campaign bus in Bow, N.H. The Lincoln Project was launched in November 2019 as a super PAC that allowed its leaders to raise and spend unlimited sums of money. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)NEW YORK โ€“ The Lincoln Project, one of the best-known and best-funded organizations in the so-called Never Trump movement, announced plans late Thursday to launch an external investigation to review the tenure of a co-founder accused of sexual harassment. The revelations raised questions about the Lincoln Projectโ€™s statement last month that it was โ€œshockedโ€ when accusations surfaced publicly this year. Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt insisted Wednesday night that he and the rest of the groupโ€™s leadership were not aware of any internal allegations of wrongdoing involving Weaver.

How a leading anti-Trump group ignored a crisis in its ranks

In this Jan. 20, 2016 file photo, John Weaver is shown on a campaign bus in Bow, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)WASHINGTON โ€“ Last June, the Lincoln Project was on a high. Of the $90 million Lincoln Project has raised, more than $50 million has gone to firms controlled by the group's leaders. Others used the money earned during their time with Lincoln Project to refinance homes, or purchase a new one. AdAt least two Lincoln Project employees were targeted last year, including an intern who was finishing law school, and a communications staffer.

GOP eyes path to power by making peace with the far right

The votes also suggest that Washington Republicans are unable, or unwilling, to purge far-right radicals from their party, despite some GOP leaders' best wishes. And whether Washington Republicans like it or not, those who think like Greene make up a significant portion of the party's base. AdGiddy Democrats celebrated the obvious perils of their rivals' political dilemma, particularly after all but 11 House Republicans voted to defend Greene's committee assignments on Thursday. AdBut it was the House Republicans' refusal to distance themselves from Greene that threatened to haunt the party for the foreseeable future. Republican strategist and former White House aide Ari Fleischer was among the optimists.

Hawley, facing fallout, blames media, D.C. 'establishment'

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021 file image from video, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. At least four additional companies that have donated to Hawley have announced they are suspending campaign contributions. And the allegation itself is corrosive and dangerous.โ€Other than Trump himself, no politician has suffered the fallout as has Hawley. Hallmark Cards, based in Kansas City, earlier this week asked Hawley and Republican Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas to return employee campaign donations. Hawley, in his 739-word essay, said those involved in the Capitol attack must be punished, saying, โ€œMob violence is always wrong.โ€โ€œBut democratic debate is not mob violence,โ€ Hawley wrote.

Trump's wall of GOP support breaks during impeachment vote

The unbreakable wall of Republican support that encouraged and enabled Donald Trump's norm-shattering presidency cracked on Wednesday. But even some of those who opposed impeachment condemned Trump's behavior and blamed him for sparking the insurrection. โ€œThe president bears responsibility for Wednesday's attack on Congress by mob rioters,โ€ said House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., while warning that a second Trump impeachment would further divide America. A more consequential vote awaits later this month in the Senate, where Trump's party is hardly rallying to his side. But the House impeachment showed how challenging the coming months will be for the GOP.

The Lincoln Project: Career Republicans call on Americans to vote out President Trump

Working from their homes across the country, the Lincoln Project team likes nautical analogies. Today, more than 60,000 Americans have died from a deadly virus Donald Trump ignored. Among them, the president, who unleashed a tweetstorm at 12:46 a.m., calling the Lincoln Project "losers." Trump on tarmac at Joint Base Andrews --5/5/2020Reporter: Mr. President, do you want to make any comment about this Lincoln Project ad? Last month, the Lincoln Project got their staff tested for COVID and moved them from around the country into temporary headquarters in Utah.

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The Lincoln Project on how the GOP became the party of Trump

What the Lincoln Project does speak for is a feeling for some that the Republican Party has betrayed its longtime members. Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt was a senior campaign strategist and top adviser to McCain during his 2008 campaign. Bush, feels Trump has set in motion a dark aspect of the Republican Party that had been lurking for years. If Bernie Sanders had become the Democratic presidential nominee, would the Lincoln Project be doing what it is today? To watch Lesley Stahl's 60 Minutes report on the Lincoln Project, click here.

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Longtime Republican strategists behind the Lincoln Project mounting rogue offensive against Donald Trump

Schmidt and seven co-founders launched the Lincoln Project last December in hopes of reaching out to other Republicans they believed were also unhappy with President Trump. "None of us will ever work in Republican politics again," Schmidt tells Stahl. The Lincoln Project made a name for itself with its numerous attack ads, released almost every day on social media. People do hate negative ads, but negative ads work," he says. Stahl spoke to the Lincoln Project in their first group television interview.

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One month out, battered Trump campaign faces big challenges

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was also in the room, but not pictured, according to the White House. (Tia Dufour/The White House via AP)WASHINGTON โ€“ President Donald Trumpโ€™s long-hidden tax returns leaked out. And even the first lady was captured on tape expressing disdain for having to decorate the White House for Christmas. Pence attended a Sept. 26 White House event where Trump announced his Supreme Court pick. Still, Zelizer said it would be premature to count Trump out, with a full month to go until Election Day.

One month out, battered Trump campaign faces big challenges

Trump's reelection team, battered on all sides, now enters the final month of the campaign grappling with deficits in the polls, a shortage of cash and a candidate who is at least temporarily sidelined. Both heads of Trumpโ€™s political apparatus โ€” campaign manager Bill Stepien and Republican National Committee head Ronna McDaniel โ€” tested positive for COVID-19 this week. We have a month to go,โ€ senior campaign adviser Jason Miller said Sunday on NBC's โ€œMeet the Press." โ€œHeโ€™s losing, and the debate was a disaster, and the campaign is imploding,โ€ said Republican strategist Steve Schmidt, a vocal Trump critic. Still, Zelizer said it would be premature to count Trump out, with a full month to go until Election Day.

Colliding crises shake already chaotic campaign's last month

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to the White House in Washington as he returns from Minnesota. The Republican president has trailed Democratic challenger Joe Biden in polls for most of the year. Trumps approval ratings barely budge, consistently ranking him as among the weakest first-term presidents in living history. And for five consecutive months, no more than roughly 3 in 10 voters have believed the nation is moving in the right direction. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Colliding crises shake already chaotic campaign's last month

The Republican president has trailed Democratic challenger Joe Biden in polls for most of the year. The Republican president has trailed Democratic challenger Joe Biden in polls for most of the year. Schmidt, co-founder of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project, is no stranger to final-weeks political drama, having led John McCainโ€™s presidential campaign in 2008. โ€œYou have an American president threatening political instability ... and at the same time making wild accusations and spreading conspiracy theories about the legitimacy of an American election,โ€ Schmidt said. Amid legal and health concerns, it's difficult for pollsters and campaigns to predict how many voters will ultimately cast ballots.

Trump, Biden prepare to debate at a time of mounting crises

Guests for the first presidential debate take their seats, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Chaotic first debate: Taunts overpower Trump, Biden visions

Over and over, Trump tried to control the conversation, interrupting Biden and repeatedly talking over the moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News. The president tried to deflect tough lines of questioning โ€” whether on his taxes or the pandemic โ€” to deliver broadsides against Biden. Give me a name,โ€ Trump said, before Biden mentioned the far right, violent group known as the Proud Boys. Trump then pointedly did not condemn the group, instead saying, โ€œProud Boys, stand back, stand by. Trump snarled a response, declaring that โ€œI'll tell you Joe, you could never have done the job that we did.

Trump, Biden prepare to debate at a time of mounting crises

Preparations take place for the first Presidential debate in the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Cleveland. The first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to take place Tuesday, Sept. 29. The health emergency has upended the usual trappings of a presidential campaign, lending heightened importance to the debate. โ€œIf Biden is unable to indict Trump for all that he has done, (that) would be profound failure. Despite the upheaval, the presidential race has remained largely unchanged since Biden seized control of the Democratic field in March.

Donor cash surges to Harrison, the Democrat taking on Graham

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2019 file photo, Democrat Jaime Harrison, who is seeking to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, speaks to Democrats gathered at the Spratt Issues Conference in Greenville, S.C. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has been outraised for the first time by his Harrison, Democratic challenger, in a record-breaking quarterly period that sets up a multimillion-dollar grudge match leading into the general election. Harrison announced late Wednesday, April 14, 2020, that he took in $7.36 million in the first three months of 2020, a figure his campaign said brought his total, overall fundraising to nearly $15 million. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

Donor cash surges to Harrison, the Democrat taking on Graham

It also dwarfs the $10 million figure Harrison previously told The Associated Press he thought necessary to win. Harrison and the groups backing him argue that Graham, a Trump critic turned close ally, is too easily influenced by the president. Trump's popularity in South Carolina is a significant challenge for the groups working against Graham. His group has paid for jarring ads portraying Graham as a โ€œparasite.โ€โ€œYou voted for Lindsey Graham before, but this is really the first race where you get to vote for Lindsey Graham where you know, really, who he is," Schmidt said during a recent meeting with AP reporters. โ€œSouth Carolina Republicans always show up at game time,โ€ Moore said.

Clock is ticking on Trump comeback as early voting nears

FILE - In this June 20, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump arrives on stage to speak at a campaign rally at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. Trump is privately reassuring Republicans anxious about his deficits to Democrat Joe Biden, noting there are three months until Election Day and reminding them of the late-breaking events that propelled his 2016 comeback. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Clock is ticking on Trump comeback as early voting nears

And they warned that time is running out: The first state to hold early voting, the vital battleground of North Carolina, begins the process Sept. 4. Trump campaign officials said the focus in August will be on states where more than half of the ballots will be cast before Election Day. The digital countdown clock on the wall may say 90-some days, but we all know the calendar is condensed with early voting, said campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh. Still, the Trump campaign has been wavering for weeks. They also downplayed the chances of losing reliably Republican states, though Trump did make a campaign stop in Texas last week.

Did TikTok teens, K-Pop fans punk Trump's comeback rally?

President Donald Trump, center, walk toward the stage while supporters cheer during his campaign rally at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., Saturday, June 20, 2020. (Ian Maule/Tulsa World via AP)OAKLAND, Calif. Did teens, TikTok users and Korean pop music fans troll the president of the United States? Reached by telephone Sunday, Schmidt called the rally an unmitigated disaster days after Trump campaign chairman Brad Parscale tweeted that more than a million people requested tickets for the rally through Trumps campaign website. Reporters who wrote gleefully about TikTok and K-Pop fans without contacting the campaign for comment behaved unprofessionally and were willing dupes to the charade." No matter who signs up or if they go to a rally, Trump gets data to train retargeting on Facebook.

Lafayette Square could decide Trump's legacy and election

And now Lafayette Square. Trump had briefly been forced to take shelter in the emergency White House bunker and flames had risen from St. Johns Church across from the executive mansion. Lafayette Square was ordered to be cleared. The White House quickly produced a slick ad celebrating the triumph. Some observers believe Trump may be able to cast aside Lafayette Square too.

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