A California-based group with ties to the Democratic Party is involved in Pennsylvania’s congressional primary by boosting the Republican Party against a Republican incumbent, the latest example of liberal money being directed into the Republican primary.
True Patriots PA, a liberal group associated with California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, sent a mailer to Pennsylvania voters criticizing Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and saying he is not conservative enough. and effectively backed his main opponent, Mark Hawke (Politico). first reported this week.
Fox News Digital included some of the emails that branded Fitzpatrick a “RINO” (Republican in Name Only) and suggested he wasn’t conservative enough for former President Trump’s base. I got it.
“MAGA is ready to bag the biggest RINO in Congress,” one email wrote, along with a photo of Fitzpatrick Photoshopped into the body of a rhinoceros. Another emailer said, “We sent Brian Fitzpatrick to Washington DC to represent our values, but instead he became best friends with Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party.” .
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Eric Swalwell (left) and Brian Fitzpatrick (file)
FEC record show True Patriots PA spent about $26,000 on the mailer.
Megan Olson is listed as the treasurer for both True Patriots PA and the Swalwell campaign.
“I consider Mr. Bryan a friend and someone who bravely defied his party to secure support for Ukraine,” Congressman Swalwell said in a statement. “I have never heard of his primary candidate and am not involved in or supporting any effort to defeat Brian in the primary. My office has hired a professional compliance firm and I serve as treasurer for dozens of campaigns.”
When asked for comment, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) directed Fox News Digital: Washington Post article In January 2024, DCCC Chair Rep. Susan DelBene said her organization would no longer support a strategy of fielding “far-right” candidates in battleground districts.
“A group associated with Eric Swalwell, the California Democrat who was stupid enough to be tricked into sleeping with a Chinese spy, is running Mark Houck, a self-proclaimed chronic masturbator, against Brian in the Republican primary. “It’s not surprising that Fitzpatrick,” Chris Pack of Defending America PAC told FOX News Digital.
“Even a retarded Democrat like Eric Swalwell has the best chance of flipping the one seat needed to regain Democratic control of the House in next Tuesday’s primary, when Mark Hock faces Brian Fitz. I know it’s a case of beating Mr. Patrick.”
Mr. Hock, a pro-life activist, Previous Acknowledgments He said he “had a porn problem” when he was younger, spoke frankly I spoke at a church meeting about talking to my son about masturbation and erections.
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True Patriots Pennsylvania sent a mailer to Pennsylvania voters condemning Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
“I struggled with pornography, and of course that leads to sexual sin and masturbation and things like that. It was a chronic habit,” Houck said in a 2010 interview. included in the ad The title is “Beat It”.
in recent statements, Mr. Fuch said that for “20 years ago” he had “fallen victim to the dehumanizing influence of the porn industry.”He also defended the conversation about his son, saying the clip circulate online “Taking advantage of the out-of-context comments I made with my son in the public pursuit of this transformative ministry” was meant to steer people away from pornography.
Democratic groups backing Mr. Hooke are citing a recent trend in which liberal funds are being used to support Republican challengers who support former President Trump, or to defeat candidates who are favored. This is the latest example.
PACs associated with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer spent millions It has interfered in this year’s Republican primaries, including the battleground state Senate races in Ohio and Montana.
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True Patriots Pennsylvania sent a mailer to Pennsylvania voters condemning Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick. (Fox News Digital)
Job and country PACs affiliated with Schumer; I posted an ad In the Ohio Republican Senate primary, he criticized Bernie Moreno, a businessman supported by President Trump, as being “too conservative for Ohio.” That effort was unsuccessful in the primary, with Mr. Moreno winning every county in the Buckeye State and outscoring his closest challenger by nearly 20 points.
In 2022, Democrats spent More than $40 million was spent to support six pro-Trump candidates in the Republican primary, and all six Republicans lost to Democrats in the general election.
Mr. Fitzpatrick has so far avoided saying whether he supports Mr. Trump, but he has twice voted against impeaching Mr. Trump, even though Mr. Biden leads the 1st Congressional District. He won re-election in 2022 by a nearly 10-point margin.
“After years of brutal defeats, the far left finally realized they had no chance of defeating Rep. Fitzpatrick, so they tagged California’s left-wing extremists to what they claim is Fitzpatrick’s campaign is trying to use the same violent political rhetoric to interfere in his primary election.” Ben Trundy, a spokesperson for the Fitzpatrick campaign, told Fox News Digital in a statement.
“This lame attempt to support Mark Houck, an admitted porn addict and serial offender who believes in a complete ban on abortion, without exception, is a huge challenge to voters in Bucks and Montgomery Counties. It shows how desperate they are to force extreme policies.”
