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Dark-money group backing AOC spent $20,000 on anti-Biden Facebook ads
By Jeremy B. Merrill & Olivia
A dark-money group linked to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has spent about $20,000 on anti-Biden Facebook ads aimed at South Carolina voters.
Its one of the first salvos of negative advertising in a primary race thats otherwise remained mostly positive. The group, a 501(c)4 called Organize for Justice, uses a barely month-old Facebook page called Watercooler Politics. Organize for Justice is a sister organization to Justice Democrats, which is a liberal political action committee closely linked to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; the group even recruited AOC to run for office.
Sometimes the candidate that seems like the safest choice isnt the safest choice. reads the ad on which Organize for Justice has spent the most money, at least $7,500, as of Monday.
In close second is an ad on which at least $5,500 has been spent, which reads: The United States has the largest prison system in the world. As Senator, Joe Biden helped build it.
Both ads have been shown about half a million times, if not more, to South Carolina voters since Dec. 19.
All of the ads link directly to news articles, sometimes months old, that support the ads argument. None of them appear to collect contact information or solicit donationssuggesting that the goal of the ads is to change South Carolina voters minds.
Its one of the first salvos of negative advertising in a primary race thats otherwise remained mostly positive. The group, a 501(c)4 called Organize for Justice, uses a barely month-old Facebook page called Watercooler Politics. Organize for Justice is a sister organization to Justice Democrats, which is a liberal political action committee closely linked to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; the group even recruited AOC to run for office.
Sometimes the candidate that seems like the safest choice isnt the safest choice. reads the ad on which Organize for Justice has spent the most money, at least $7,500, as of Monday.
In close second is an ad on which at least $5,500 has been spent, which reads: The United States has the largest prison system in the world. As Senator, Joe Biden helped build it.
Both ads have been shown about half a million times, if not more, to South Carolina voters since Dec. 19.
All of the ads link directly to news articles, sometimes months old, that support the ads argument. None of them appear to collect contact information or solicit donationssuggesting that the goal of the ads is to change South Carolina voters minds.
https://qz.com/1784972/pro-aoc-group-spent-20000-on-anti-biden-facebook-ads/
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Dark-money group backing AOC spent $20,000 on anti-Biden Facebook ads (Original Post)
George II
Jan 2020
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