43 Alumni for America: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

'''43 Alumni for ~~Biden~~America''' is a [[Super PAC]] created by administration and campaign officials of the 43rd US president [[George W. Bush]] with a mission to mobilize [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] voters for the 2020 US [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] presidential candidate, [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duster |first=Chandelis |date=July 2, 2020 |title=Ex-George W. Bush officials launch new group supporting Joe Biden |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/01/politics/george-w-bush-43-alumni-super-pac-joe-biden/index.html |access-date=September 7, 2020 |website=[[CNN]]}}</ref>

The advertising includes positive portrayals of Biden in swing states such as [[Pennsylvania]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Michigan]], [[Florida]], and [[Ohio]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=43 Alumni for Joe Biden |url=https://www.influencewatch.org/political-party/43-alumni-for-joe-biden/ |access-date=September 7, 2020 |website=InfluenceWatch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Axelrod |first=Tal |date=2020-07-01 |title=Alumni of George W. Bush administration launch pro-Biden super PAC |language=en |work=~~TheHill~~[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/505425-alumni-of-george-w-bush-administration-form-super-pac-to-back-biden |access-date=2020-09-08}}</ref> The PAC has over 360 members, including former cabinet members and senior officials.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ross |first=Jamie |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Hundreds of Ex-George W. Bush Staffers to Back Biden Over 'Dangerous' Trump |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/43-alumni-for-biden-group-sees-hundreds-of-ex-george-w-bush-staffers-back-biden-over-trump |access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref>

The group releases videos from former officials in support of [[Joe Biden]]. The group had been in contact with the [[Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign]], but has no direct affiliation with former president [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jaffe |first=Alexandra |date=July 2, 2020 |title=Hundreds of Republican officials launch fundraiser backing Biden |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/hundreds-of-republican-officials-launch-fundraiser-backing-biden-20200702-p558f2.html |access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref>

Because it was formed a day after the June 30 deadline that would have required disclosure of its donors in mid-July, the group would not have to make the disclosure until mid-October, less than three weeks before [[2020 United States presidential election|the election]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wise |first=Alana |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Hundreds Of Former Bush Officials Unite To Endorse Joe Biden |work=[[NPR]] |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/07/01/886346437/hundreds-of-former-bush-officials-unite-to-endorse-joe-biden |access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref> They raised $96,234 (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=96234|start_year=2020}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) during the 2020 election cycle.<ref>{{Cite web|last=A 501tax-exempt|first=OpenSecrets|last2=NW|first2=charitable organization 1300 L. St|last3=Washington|first3=Suite 200|last4=info|first4=DC 20005 ~~telelphone857~~telephone 857-0044|title=43 Alumni for America PAC Profile|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/43-alumni-for-america/C00747592/summary/2020|access-date=2021-07-06|website=OpenSecrets|language=en}}</ref>

After Biden was elected, its name changed into '''43 Alumni for America''' (43A4A).

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* [[REPAIR]]

* [[Republican Voters Against Trump]]

* [[Right Side PAC]]

== References ==

[[Category:2020 United States presidential election]]

[[Category:Centrist political advocacy groups in the United States]]

[[Category:George W. Bush administration personnel|*]]

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[[Category:United States political action committees]]

[[Category:Never Trump movement]]

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