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groundloop

(13,906 posts)
Mon Aug 19, 2024, 09:37 AM Aug 2024

McCarthy-aligned group hopes it hurt Gaetz's future gubernatorial chances despite his likely primary victory

Source: ABC News

A group with ties to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which has spent millions targeting Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz ahead of his congressional primary this week, concedes that the MAGA firebrand will likely win big on Tuesday -- but those close to the group say their efforts will extend beyond that race and claim they have put a dent in Gaetz's long-rumored plans to run for statewide office.

The effort marks the latest chapter in the ongoing feud between the Florida congressman and the former speaker, whose allies at the Freedom Patriots PAC have spent $3 million supporting Gaetz's Republican primary opponent, former Navy pilot Aaron Dimmock, by attacking Gaetz -- saturating his district with ads that revive past allegations, including accusations that Gaetz paid a minor for sex, and highlighting his past friendship with former Florida tax collector Joel Greenberg, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sex trafficking and other crimes.

Gaetz, who has denied all accusations, was informed by the Justice Department in 2023 that they would not bring charges against him following a yearslong investigation.

Tuesday's primary is also another test in McCarthy's so-called "revenge tour" against the group of eight far-right members of Congress, led by Gaetz, who played a key role in ousting McCarthy as House speaker in October -- a clash that plunged Capitol Hill into weeks of chaos as Republican members scrambled to elect a new leader.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/mccarthy-aligned-group-hopes-hurt-gaetzs-future-gubernatorial/story?id=112931395



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McCarthy-aligned group hopes it hurt Gaetz's future gubernatorial chances despite his likely primary victory (Original Post) groundloop Aug 2024 OP
I love it when they eat each other up. Midnight Writer Aug 2024 #1
Mccarthy now has nothing to lose & getting his revenge. I hope both end up bloodied and destroyed. onetexan Aug 2024 #4
Investigators had only a "preponderance of evidence" and not evidence "beyond a reasonable doubt" Oopsie Daisy Aug 2024 #2
He has not done one thing for his constituents yet they will put him in office again travelingthrulife Aug 2024 #3

onetexan

(13,913 posts)
4. Mccarthy now has nothing to lose & getting his revenge. I hope both end up bloodied and destroyed.
Mon Aug 19, 2024, 10:01 AM
Aug 2024

Oopsie Daisy

(6,670 posts)
2. Investigators had only a "preponderance of evidence" and not evidence "beyond a reasonable doubt"
Mon Aug 19, 2024, 09:49 AM
Aug 2024

travelingthrulife

(5,557 posts)
3. He has not done one thing for his constituents yet they will put him in office again
Mon Aug 19, 2024, 09:56 AM
Aug 2024

Thanks Betsy DeVos and others for killing public education!

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