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The quarter-billion dollar PAC driving a red wave
The quarter-billion dollar PAC driving a red wave
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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Oct 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Dan Conston is the president of the Congressional Leadership Fund, the
super PAC aligned with Rep. Kevin McCarthy with the singular mission of
making the California Republican Speaker of the House. Most forecasts
suggest that Conston and CLF are on the verge of success.
In a candid hour-plus interview, Conston took Playbook behind the scenes
of CLF’s operation. We talked about the issues and demographics of this
election, emerging GOP opportunities in the final days of the campaign
and the inside strategies that one of the best-funded super PACs in
American politics uses to take down its Democratic opponents.
Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
Dan Conston is the president of the Congressional Leadership Fund.
Afra Abdullah is associate producer for POLITICO audio.
Kara Tabor is producer for POLITICO audio.
Brook Hayes is senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Adam Allington is senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is executive producer for POLITICO audio.
super PAC aligned with Rep. Kevin McCarthy with the singular mission of
making the California Republican Speaker of the House. Most forecasts
suggest that Conston and CLF are on the verge of success.
In a candid hour-plus interview, Conston took Playbook behind the scenes
of CLF’s operation. We talked about the issues and demographics of this
election, emerging GOP opportunities in the final days of the campaign
and the inside strategies that one of the best-funded super PACs in
American politics uses to take down its Democratic opponents.
Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
Dan Conston is the president of the Congressional Leadership Fund.
Afra Abdullah is associate producer for POLITICO audio.
Kara Tabor is producer for POLITICO audio.
Brook Hayes is senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Adam Allington is senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is executive producer for POLITICO audio.
Released:
Oct 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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