Democratic group American Bridge plans $100 million midterm campaign to back President Biden

[Wicked Blue]

Washington Post
By Michael Scherer
Feb. 5, 2021

The Democratic group American Bridge, which spent about $62 million on ads in 2020 to defeat President Donald Trump, plans to relaunch next month with a new effort aimed at defending the record of President Biden and a nine-figure ad budget to maintain Democratic congressional majorities through the midterm elections.

Former Montana governor Steve Bullock, former Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez and former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards will join as co-chairs, according to a statement from the group. They will join former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, who began advising the group last year.

The announcement marks the first major reorganization of the external Democratic infrastructure that helped elect Biden, with more moves expected in the coming weeks as the Biden White House prepares to roll out additional details on its own political program.

“In 2022, Democratic fortunes are going to sink or swim on Biden’s success, so we want to engage on that front from the outset,” said Bradley Beychok, the group’s president, who will step down to become a senior adviser next month. “Biden’s policies are going to impact American families. Our job is to make sure that those impacts are seen and heard by voters starting now.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-democrat-fundraising/2021/02/05/019d0092-6752-11eb-8c64-9595888caa15_story.html

[Thekaspervote]

1. Great!!

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. Hope they use some of that money to pressure Manchin and Sinema. Nt

[SheltieLover]

3. No kidding!

[Wicked Blue]

4. That would be good nt

[Blue_true]

5. Simena is a weird one. She started her career as an ultra-liberal Green.

She rose to prominence very early in Arizona, becoming Democratic Party leader in the legislature in her twenties. She spent a number of years in the Arizona legislature before winning a US House seat.

[Demsrule86]

8. Leave them alone we need them...they vote with us when we need them...notice we

passed the Covid bill in the house today and in the Senate as well?

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. We get one reconciliation bill per year- most of Biden's agenda can't be done through reconciliation

Voting rights, court expansion, climate change, immigration, health care - none of it gets passed with the filibuster in place.

That means Biden’s agenda succeeds/fails depending on Manchin and Sinema. If they sabotage his success, Dems will lose their majority in the house.

Manchin and Sinema must feel the heat until they unequivocally back Biden’s agenda by any means necessary, including killing the filibuster. They will unquestionably be either the heroes or the villains of the Democratic Party over the next two years.

[onecaliberal]

6. That is great news. We need to continue organizing

Registering people and helping folks get what they need to vote.

[Demsrule86]

7. I am supporting them...susie Q Sarandan was already whining that Biden lied about the

$2000...won't post it here....we need people to stand up for Biden and Democrats.