Until recently, conventional wisdom was that six-term incumbent Richard Lugar would be a tea party target, but with no solid and public polling, no one knew just how realistic the chances of picking him off would be. Now, we’ve seen two polls. The conservative Club for Growth’s survey shows State Treasurer Richard Mourdock up on […]
A leading conservative group is getting behind the GOP primary opponent of veteran Sen. Richard Lugar, a day after the Indiana senator voted for the bill to increase the debt limit. Lugar, the Senate’s most senior Republican, is in the crosshairs of fiscal conservatives as he seeks a seventh term. He was one of 28 […]
The conservative group Citizens United is throwing its weight behind Republican state Treasurer Richard Mourdock in his race against Sen. Richard Lugar, citing the senator’s support for the debt compromise a reason for the endorsement. More important is the message the endorsement sends. Mourdock has been slow to receive support from outside conservative groups, in […]
The conservative group Citizens United endorsed Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock in his primary against Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) on Wednesday following Lugar’s vote to raise the debt ceiling. Lugar has come under fire from conservative groups, which accuse him of being too willing to work with Democrats and not standing up for conservative principles. […]
Citizens United’s political action committee is getting behind Richard Mourdock in the Indiana Senate race, POLITICO has learned. The increasingly visible conservative group headed by David Bossie throws its weight behind the State Treasurer a day after Sen. Dick Lugar voted in favor of the compromise to raise the debt ceiling. “Dick Lugar could have […]
Citizens United Political Victory Fund (CUPVF), the affiliated PAC of Citizens United, issued the following statement backing conservative Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock for United States Senate. CUPVF has contributed $5,000 to Mourdock’s primary and $5,000 to Mourdock’s general election campaigns. “After 35 years in Washington, Dick Lugar does not understand what it means to […]
The conservative group Citizens United is throwing its weight behind Republican state Treasurer Richard Mourdock in his race against Sen. Richard Lugar, citing the senator’s support for the debt compromise a reason for the endorsement. More important is the message the endorsement sends. Mourdock has been slow to receive support from outside conservative groups, in […]
Citizens United is wasting no time pledging its allegiance to the Ohio Republican, fresh off a report he could pay a political price for his face-off with Speaker John Boehner in the debt ceiling debate. The conservative group’s PAC is contributing $10,000 to Jordan’s reelection campaign — in what’s meant to send a shot across […]
Citizens United Political Victory Fund (CUPVF), the affiliated PAC of Citizens United, issued the following statement backing Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan in his reelection effort for Ohio’s 4th Congressional District. CUPVF has contributed $10,000 to the Jordan campaign towards its re-election effort. “Washington needs members of Congress who stand on principle, and RSC […]
Citizens United Political Victory Fund (CUPVF), the affiliated PAC of Citizens United, issued the following statement backing Michael Williams in his race for the U.S. House in Texas’s 33rd Congressional District. CUPVF has contributed $5,000 to the Williams campaign towards its primary effort. “Washington needs problem solvers and Michael Williams will bring his real life […]
Citizens United Political Victory Fund (CUPVF), the affiliated PAC of Citizens United, issued the following statement from David Bossie calling on David McIntosh to run for Congress in Virginia. “David McIntosh and his family have lived in Arlington, Virginia for the past 5 years. If McIntosh dreams of being a Congressman again, he should run […]
The Citizens United Political Victory Fund donated $133,500 to Republican candidates during the second quarter, including $10,000 to Ohio Senate candidate Josh Mandel and $2,500 to California special election congressional candidate Craig Huey. The group will report nearly $1 million on hand for the first half of the year and it’s worthy to note that […]