Conservatives launch $5 million effort to pressure Democrats on Brett Kavanaugh

July 11, 2018

Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh will soon get a $5 million boost from two independent conservative groups devoted to supporting President Trump’s agenda, according to organizers of the effort.

Great America PAC and Great America Alliance will next week launch a campaign to confirm Kavanaugh built around cable television, radio and digital ads in seven states that were won by Trump in 2016 and where Democratic senators are campaigning for reelection.

The focus is not just on influencing the confirmation votes in the Senate but on using the Supreme Court nomination battle to energize Trump supporters to turn out for Republican candidates in the fall elections.

“It’s all about intensity,” said Ed Rollins, the lead strategist for the two Great America groups, which operate under distinct parts of the tax code. “This whole election and campaign is about whose side gets intensified.”

The groups plan to develop two sets of ads, with one targeting Democratic incumbent senators up for reelection in Florida, Wisconsin, Missouri and Montana, who voted against Trump’s last nominee to the high court, Neil M. Gorsuch.

The second set will target the three Democrats who voted for Gorsuch — Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Joe Donnelly (Ind.) and Joe Manchin III (W.Va.).

Great America groups spent about $3 million on ads and direct mail during the Gorsuch fight, said Eric Beach, who runs the groups with Rollins.

The two groups are also planning a bus tour in mid-September to support Kavanaugh in all of the states, with the exception of Montana. Organizers are asking three veterans of other Great America bus tours, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, actor Jon Voight and Fox News pundit Tomi Lahren, to return as draws for the grass-roots effort but have not yet confirmed their participation. The groups sent Palin to Alabama last year to support Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore.

“Getting the band back together again is a good way to put it,” Beach said.

The new campaign will join an increasingly crowded effort by outside groups on both sides of the political spectrum to influence public opinion and senate elections.

A liberal group, Demand Justice, has promised its own $5 million ad campaign to defeat Kavanaugh, focused on Democratic senators from Indiana, North Dakota and West Virginia and Republicans from Maine and Alaska.

Hard-Hitting New Ad Blasts James Comey’s Blatant Hypocrisy

May 24, 2018

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HARD-HITTING NEW AD BLASTS JAMES COMEY’S BLATANT HYPOCRISY

COMEY ATTACKS TRUMP TODAY SAYING “FACTS MATTER” YET HIS OWN INCONSISTENCY ON THE FACTS IS SHOWN IN A RECENT APPEARANCE

ALEXANDRIA, VA — On the heels of James Comey attacking President Trump yet again on Twitter earlier today, Great America PAC is releasing a hard-hitting new ad titled “Facts do matter.” The ad shows Comey’s blatant hypocrisy in a CNN town hall appearance just weeks ago, where Anderson Cooper directly called out his inconsistency on leaks to the media and how they should be handled.

“Instead of constantly attacking President Trump and his administration, Mr. Comey might want to work on clarifying the inconsistency of his public remarks,” said Ed Rollins, Chairman of Great America PAC. “He claimed leakers should be nailed to the wall, even though his own leaks created the very foundation of this Mueller investigation. The more Mr. Comey makes public statements, the more his credibility deteriorates.”

The new 30-second ad will be distributed nationally through digital channels starting today, running through next week.

Great America PAC is the premiere pro-Trump Super PAC led by veteran Republican strategist, Ed Rollins. In 2017, Great America PAC has already engaged in successful races in Montana, Georgia, and most recently in Alabama. In 2016, the group raised and spent $30 million in support of Donald Trump’s candidacy. The group is one of the most active on the national political landscape, securing over 250,000 contributors, broadcasting more than 20,000 TV spots and 300,000 radio ads, placing 30 million phone calls, sending over 2.5 million pieces of mail, and has built a file of millions of active, engaged Trump supporters across the country.

Great America PAC Generates 1000 New Donors in a Day for Arizona Senate Candidate Kelli Ward

August 22, 2017

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ALEXANDRIA, VA — Ahead of President Donald J. Trump’s rally in Arizona, Great America PAC announced it recruited 1000 new donors in a single day — immediately creating a new pool of activist donors for Arizona Senate candidate Dr. Kelli Ward. Additionally, the group announced it is maxing out to Ward’s campaign.

Last week President Trump tweeted it was “[g]reat to see that Dr. Kelli Ward is running against Flake Jeff Flake, who is WEAK on borders, crime, and a non-factor in Senate. He’s toxic!”

“President Trump has laid out an ambitious plan to ‘Make America Great Again’, including bold tax reform, securing our borders, and a new strategy in Afghanistan,” said Ed Rollins, Chairman of Great America PAC.

“President Trump needs reinforcements in Congress to enact his America First agenda. Which is why Great America PAC mobilized in support of Dr. Kelli Ward,” Rollins said. “As a Senator, not only would Dr. Ward be an ardent ally of our President, but she would bring Arizona’s voice to Washington.”

Great America PAC is the premiere pro-Trump Super PAC led by veteran Republican strategist, Ed Rollins. In 2016 the group raised and spent $30 million in support of Donald Trump’s candidacy, broadcasting more than 20,000 TV spots and 300,000 radio ads. The group secured over 250,000 contributors, built a file of millions of active, newly engaged Trump supporters across the country, placed 30 million phone calls, and sent over 2.5 million pieces of mail. Great America PAC ran two national GOTV bus tours and was the ONLY PAC with field offices in the battleground states with boots on the ground.

Leading Pro-Trump Super PAC Founder and Strategists To Join Kelli Ward’s Arizona Senate Campaign

August 11, 2017

TEMPE, Ariz., Aug. 11, 2017 — The Kelli Ward for Senate campaign has announced that the founder and top operative of the largest Super PAC supporting the President in 2016, Great America PAC, have joined the campaign. Eric Beach was founder and co-chair and Brent Lowder served as Executive Director of Great America PAC, which raised and spent nearly $30 million in support of President Trump’s candidacy in 2016. The two respected operatives will help lead Kelli Ward’s campaign to defeat Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona in 2018.

“Eric and Brent are highly accomplished political operatives with strong track records of success. They played an important role in the election of President Trump and are now committed to helping me to send Jeff Flake into retirement next year,” said Ward. “We are excited to have them join the team and know they will have an immediate positive impact on our campaign.”

“Kelli Ward is a strong, thoughtful leader and will be a hardworking, dedicated Senator in Washington that all Arizonans can be proud of,” said Beach. “Senator Jeff Flake has continually failed Arizona and is more interested in selling his new book by attacking the President than actually serving his constituents and getting things done. Arizona deserves far better from their Senator.”

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Ed Rollins Statement on Karen Handel’s Victory in GA-06

June 23, 2017

Alexandria, VA – Great America PAC lead strategist, Ed Rollins, tonight released the following statement regarding Karen Handel’s victory in the Georgia 6th District congressional special election.

“Karen Handel should be commended for a hard-fought victory tonight. She withstood an unrelenting onslaught of record-shattering liberal special interest money from across the country and still came out on top by addressing issues the actual voters in the 6th District of Georgia care about. She’ll now be able to deliver real results for her district and work with President Trump to pass a pro-growth, America First agenda through Congress,” said Rollins.

“Great America PAC was proud to play an important role in Handel’s victory by promoting President Trump’s successes within the district and a targeted voter turnout campaign, featuring the 6th District’s favorite son Newt Gingrich, that helped drive Handel voters to the polls and put her over the top,” continued Rollins.

“Tonight’s victory is a clear sign Democrats still haven’t gotten the message: the people are tired of being lectured to and told what to think and do by establishment elites and DC Democrats who are out of touch with the rest of America,” concluded Rollins.

### Great America PAC is the premiere pro-Trump Super PAC led by veteran Republican strategist, Ed Rollins. In 2016 the group raised and spent $30 million in support of Donald Trump’s candidacy, broadcasting more than 20,000 TV spots and 300,000 radio ads. The group secured over 250,000 contributors, built a file of millions of active, newly engaged Trump supporters across the country, placed 30 million phone calls, and sent over 2.5 million pieces of mail. Great America PAC ran two national GOTV bus tours and was the ONLY PAC with field offices in the battleground states with boots on the ground. ###