The Lincoln Project launched with two stated objectives. Their ads have been the most effective and memorable of the presidential campaign, singeing Trump in a way Democrats have not quite mastered. [66] The group's ads sometimes made use of comedy, as in the ad Trumpfeld (a spoof of Seinfeld), in which laugh tracks are laid over segments of a Chris Wallace interview with Trump,[66] and in Nationalist Geographic (a spoof of National Geographic), which mocks Trump as "Impotus americanus," "the most corrupt of its species. Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American film, television and voice actor. "[46][47], On June 17, 2020, the Lincoln Project released two ads. There is usually a method to the Lincoln Project's machinations. "[38] Politico said that the Lincoln Project "successfully established itself as a squatter in Trump's mental space, thanks to several factors: members each boasting hundreds of thousands of social media followers, rapidly cut ads that respond to current events and a single-minded focus on buying airtime wherever Trump is most likely to be bingeing cable news that day, whether it's the D.C. market or his golf courses across the country. We must combat these forces everywhere and at all times. [17] Sarah Lenti, a political consultant who had worked with Galen on the George W. Bush presidential campaign, was recruited as executive director. [49] The second ad released on June 17, Tulsa, criticized Trump for planning a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma (the site of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre) on Juneteenth, a holiday marking the abolition of African American slavery.[48][51]. [42][43][note 1] On June 1, 2020, the Lincoln Project released another ad, Flag of Treason, that blasted Trump's record on race relations in the U.S., highlighted the use of the Confederate battle flag by Trump supporters at Trump rallies, and emphasized the support Trump has received from white nationalists. On June 18, 2020, the Lincoln Project released an ad entitled Chyna,[52] attacking Trump on his China policy, with narration saying "They know who Donald Trump is: weak, corrupt, ridiculed, China beats him every time. "[22] The op-ed argued that Trump was unqualified to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic downturn. [66] The top contributors are classical musician and Getty family heir Gordon Getty ($1 million),[66] Stephen Mandel ($1 million);[67] and the Sixteen Thirty Fund ($300,000). Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. A new ad from the anti-Trump group of current and former Republican operatives attacks Republican Senators who have supported President Donald Trump. "[53][54] The ad attacked Trump for his handling of the trade war with China[52] and made reference to Ivanka Trump's business dealings in China, including the Chinese government's grant of trademarks to her. We understand that action must be taken, now, to protect the institutions that have made the United States the greatest nation the world has ever known. [63], The Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks money spent on politics, reported on its website OpenSecrets.org that the Lincoln Project raised $87,404,908 and spent $81,956,298 during the 2019-2020 election cycle. [65] Its fundraising substantially increased in subsequent months; from July to September 2020, the Lincoln Project raised $39 million. [73] As summarized by Lenti after the election, "we were focused on Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia. [9] All four are outspoken critics of Trump; Schmidt left the Republican Party in 2018. The Root Microbiome The Schachtman Lab at the University of Nebraska Lincoln started in February 2014. The Lincoln Project's multimillion-dollar haul is great news for the Lincoln Project. "[81], A May 20, 2020 ad entitled GOP Cribs,[82] which highlights the significant wealth that Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale built up while working for Trump, is believed to have played a role in Parscale's removal from that position. The ad featured communist imagery such as the hammer and sickle, as well as photographs of Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Lenin and Soviet leaders from Joseph Stalin to Mikhail Gorbachev[60][61] and referenced the Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. But Trump must be defeated", "Former Romney strategist Stuart Stevens joins Lincoln Project", "Former Michigan GOP party leader flips sides. The Lincoln Project, a pugnacious campaign by conservative strategists known for its broadsides against former President Trump, was plunged into disarray on Friday. [80] The Lincoln Project's feud with Trump enhanced its national profile,[48] including through earned media,[38] and the group said it raised $1.4 million after Trump's tweets responding to the May 4, 2020 Mourning in America video. Posted on September 18, 2020 by jlmoisey. 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This ad is pretty great. Today, we hope our elected leaders will listen. On the latest episode of the # LincolnProjectPodcast, Host Reed Galen is joined by fellow Lincoln Project Co-Founder Rick Wilson and Lincoln Project Executive Director Fred Wellman to discuss the backstory behind "Rupert", the Lincoln Project’s new ad, which identifies Rupert Murdoch (creator of Fox News) as the most dangerous man to ever cross the U.S. border. 600 Pennsylvania Ave SE #15180, Washington, DC 20003, Copyright – 2021 The Lincoln Project – All Rights Reserved |, PAID FOR BY THE LINCOLN PROJECT. [21], In October 2020, Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner, through lawyer Marc Kasowitz (who had previously represented Donald Trump) threatened to sue the group for its Times Square billboard display mocking the couple for the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "[75][76] The New Republic wrote that "they make punches that Democratic officials and operatives often seem inclined to pull". How he's working to defeat Trump", "Republicans Defeating Trump: The Lincoln Project", "We're launching a podcast: Republicans Defeating Trump", "Kellyanne Conway, Long-Serving Trump Aide, Is Leaving the White House", "Former RNC chair Michael Steele joins anti-Trump group", "Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump threaten to sue Lincoln Project", "21 Men Accuse Lincoln Project Co-Founder of Online Harassment", "A Lincoln Project co-founder resigns after allegations that a former colleague sent unsolicited, lurid messages to young men", "Lincoln Project to launch outside probe amid new revelations", "Scoop: Lincoln Project co-founder resigns", "Lincoln Project Pens Scathing Threat to Sue Rudy Giuliani: 'You Were Once a Respected and Respectable Figure, "The Lincoln Project is trolling Trump. [69] The Lincoln Project eventually grew to an organization of over 40 employees and over 60 interns. The Lincoln Project is an American political action committee formed in late 2019 by former and present Republicans. Lincoln always kept the enormous human cost of the struggle in the front of his mind. Schmidt warned that a second term with Trump would be "unrestrained and validated. During the 2020 presidential election, it aimed to prevent the re-election of Donald Trump and defeat all Republicans in close races running for re-election in the United States Senate. But can it sway voters? Somehow, they make it work. [21], After the 2020 election, critics including U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jacobin editor-at-large David Sirota questioned the Lincoln Project's effectiveness after Trump increased his share of the Republican vote compared to 2016. [66] Six-figure contributions from Hollywood producer David Geffen, investor John Pritzker and financier Jonathan Lavine. And we don't fight like that. During the 2020 presidential election, it aimed to prevent the re-election of Donald Trump and defeat all Republicans in close races running for re-election in the United States Senate. Giuliani said he relied on an anonymous source and offered no evidence for his allegations. U.S. Marines have been battling VC and NVA house by house, street by street in a bloody effort to retake the former capital of Vietnam and its Citadel. "[78] Boot wrote that the Lincoln Project's founders, by "leading the charge against the Republican Party, ... have shown greater fealty to conservative principles than 99 percent of elected Republicans. The first was to defeat Donald Trump at the ballot box. [34] Later that month, the Lincoln Project announced plans for an external investigation to review Weaver's conduct during his tenure with the group. In Betrayed, former Navy SEAL and emergency room doctor Dan Barkhuff said that "any commander-in-chief with a spine would be stomping the living shit out of some Russians right now—diplomatically, economically, or, if necessary, with the sort of asymmetric warfare they're using to send our kids home in body bags. President Abraham Lincoln led the United States through its bloodiest, most divisive and most decisive period of our history. [24] On June 2, 2020, the project announced the release of their podcast, Republicans Defeating Trump (later renamed The Lincoln Project), hosted by Ron Steslow. I believe that's Stephen Root in one of the roles. A bit tongue in cheek at times but its an interesting premise to throw out there, having to explain to someone in this situation what's happened the last 3.5 years as someone who supports the President that oversaw it all. Our democracy depends on it. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys Women's History Month STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events They demanded an apology by February 3. [37], The Lincoln Project produced a number of anti-Trump and pro-Biden television advertisements. You publicly accused The Lincoln Project of an infamous and criminal act that it had nothing to do with, as you very well know." "[48] The ad was controversial: some observers viewed it as appropriate in light of Trump's past comments and mockery about the health of his rivals, while disability rights activist Rebecca Cokley of the Center for American Progress criticized the ad as ableist. Our long term goal is to optimize root microbes for agriculture.Being in Nebraska where agriculture is one the state's major industry we focus on crop plants… The always amazing Stephen Root is one of the actors. [7][20] The group was outspoken in their criticism of Trump and the current divide in the Republican Party, with Madrid saying that "two views cannot exist in one party" and Steslow saying he will "vote blue no matter who." At Gettysburg, he implored us not to forget those that had given “their last full measure of devotion” to preserving the American experiment. [29] Weaver suffered a heart attack in mid-2020, and withdrew from the project for health reasons. The focus of our research is on soil microbe interactions with plant roots. 159 years ago Abraham Lincoln asked, “Will you risk the commission of so fearful a mistake?" [6] Other co-founders include Jennifer Horn, Ron Steslow, Reed Galen, and Mike Madrid. Stephen Root, one of today's most prolific character actors, is currently starring in HBO's hit series Barry, for which he received a Best Supporting Actor Emmy Nomination. "[78], The Lincoln Project was criticized by former Romney campaign staffer Oren Cass. Way too long and just not great overall. [80] The New York Times wrote in October 2020 that "The Lincoln Project ads have been dismissed by some as "anti-Trump porn," more concerned with going viral than moving voters. The South Carolina senator has resorted to begging for donors on Fox News. "[39] As of June 2020, about two-thirds of the group's television advertisements were focusing on the 2020 presidential election, but the Lincoln Project also created ads backing Democrats in other races, such as an ad in Montana promoting Governor Steve Bullock's Senate candidacy against incumbent Republican Steve Daines. "[38] Quoting co-founder George Conway as saying that the project takes advantage of Trump's narcissistic reactivity, inability to take criticism, and inability to think ahead, Roxanne Roberts wrote in The Washington Post that the project's ads are "specifically designed to trigger the president" so that he "talk(s) about things he shouldn't be talking about", in effect "raising millions of dollars...for the Lincoln Project". [11] Horn is a Republican operative[12] and former chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party,[13] Steslow is a marketing strategist and political consultant,[14] Galen is an independent political consultant,[15] and Madrid is a former political director for the California Republican Party. The first was to defeat Donald Trump at the ballot box. [36], The Lincoln Project prepared to sue Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani for defamation after he claimed in a broadcast interview with Steve Bannon that the organization had planned the January 6 storming of the Capitol. [22], Stuart Stevens announced, on May 28, 2020, that he had joined the project. On June 28 and June 30, 2020, the Lincoln Project released two ads, respectively entitled Bounty and Betrayed, attacking Trump for failing to respond to reports of an alleged Russian bounty program targeting U.S. troops in Afghanistan. [10] Jennifer Rubin, in a Washington Post op-ed, described the four founders as "Some of the most prominent NeverTrump Republicans". 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"[71], Joanna Weiss of Northeastern University's Experience magazine wrote in Politico that most of the Lincoln Project's ads "pack an emotional punch, using imagery designed to provoke anxiety, anger and fear—aimed at the very voters who were driven to (Trump) by those same feelings in 2016", citing scientific research indicating that fear-mongering ads might be effective with Republican voters. Barry has been nominated for multiple Emmy's and Golden Globes, and has been renewed through season four. [41], On May 4, 2020, the group released Mourning in America, a video styled after Ronald Reagan's Morning in America 1984 campaign ad. "[39] Author and columnist Max Boot praised the Lincoln Project for "turning out brilliant videos at a relentless pace that puts most political organizations to shame" and for seeking to demolish "the Trumpified GOP" and replace it with "a sane and sober center-right party in America. The most powerful office in the world needs more than a weak, unfit, shaky president. [27][28] On August 24, 2020, former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele announced that he had joined the Lincoln Project. The second was to ensure Trumpism failed alongside him. [25][26], On August 23, 2020, Kellyanne Conway announced that she was leaving her White House position to spend more time with her family.