Former Rep. Tauscher's Super PAC Aims to Turn 7 Red California Seats Blue
Group plans to spend $10 million between now and June
Posted Jun 20, 2017 12:07 PM
Andrew Breiner
Republicans hold 14 House seats in California. A new super PAC co-founded by former Rep. Ellen Tauscher wants to cut that number in half next year.
The super PAC, Fight Back California, aims to turn seven of those Republican districts blue by spending a planned $10 million getting involved in races early, before the primary and even before candidates announce their runs.
“You have to start working before the (candidate) filing deadline,” which isn’t until March, Tauscher told the San Francisco Chronicle. “You have to be in those districts early, talking about local people, local politics and local issues.”
Tauscher is working with political consultant Katie Merrill, who ran Tauscher’s campaigns and worked in her congressional office.
While large amounts of donor money usually flow out of California to less-Democratic states, one of Fight Back California’s goals is to keep the money at home to fight the battles that need to be fought there.
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