Preserve America PAC
SOURCE: OpenSecrets.org, captured 2020-09-22
This page last modified: 2023-09-15 17:42:19 -0700 (PST)
Grand Total Spent on 2020 Federal Elections: $51,753,665, against Joe Biden [Democratic Party].
Preserve America
SOURCE: Ballotpedia.org, captured 2020-09-22
This page last modified: 2023-09-15 17:42:19 -0700 (PST)
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Preserve America PAC is a super PAC founded by several pro-Donald Trump Republicans in August 2020.
Republican strategist and top PAC official Chris LaCivita said of the organization's goals, "The radical left-wing mob is trying to destroy our country from within and Joe Biden is too weak to stop them. It's a concern shared by a growing number of Americans and we intend to spread their message far and wide over the coming months."
In the first week of September 2020, Preserve America launched a $30 million ad campaign attacking former Vice President Joe Biden (D) in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
Mission
As of September 2020, Preserve America's website featured the following mission:
- End the Free market system that has defined our Republic
- Rewrite and change the Constitution
- Make Government, not the family, the central focus of American Life
To Preserve America: We Must STOP Joe Biden. The radical left-wing mob is trying to destroy our country from within and Joe Biden is too weak to stop them. It's a concern shared by a growing number of Americans and we intend to spread their message far and wide over the coming months.
Radical Left's Goals for America:
Can't Do it Without Joe Biden. It's Our Job to Stop Him!
Background
Several veteran Republican strategists formed Preserve America in August 2020. Chris LaCivita, who created the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ads against 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, was named the organization's top official.
Politico reported that Las Vegas casino operator Sheldon Adelson and Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus were expected to be top donors to the organization.
Activity
2020 presidential election
Preserve American began airing its first ads on September 1, 2020, in Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Iowa, and Georgia. The organization spent roughly $25 million on television airtime and $5 million on digital platforms. The ads focused on the widow of a police offer killed in the line of duty and a retired Los Angeles police lieutenant whose daughter was killed by a gang member.
Finances
As of September 8, 2020, Preserve America had spent $28.4 million against Joe Biden.
Media
The following videos are samples of media produced by Preserve America:
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Additional Reading
[NPR.org, 2020-10-15] Adelsons Pump $75 Million Into Pro-Trump Super PAC In Election's Final Stretch. Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, pumped $75 million into a pro-Trump super PAC in the final stretch of the presidential campaign, providing a late cash infusion for President Trump's faltering reelection effort as his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, raked in record-breaking sums. The Adelsons made the series of contributions in late August 2020 and September 2020 to the Preserve America PAC, according to Federal Election Commission filings, allowing the newly formed group to blanket swing states with attack ads against Biden.
[2020-09-22] Top presidential super PACs boosted by "dark money" donations
Priorities Action USA: $72,718,932
Preserve America PAC: $51,753,665
America First Action: $50,730,744
American Bridge 21st Century: $34,169,254
Unite the Country: $25,891,207
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