Democrats, Republicans Agree: The Lincoln Project Sucks
5th May 2022
Democrats and Republicans might hate each other’s guts, but they can agree on at least one thing: The Lincoln Project sucks, and should stop meddling in the 2022 elections with its self-righteous “pro-democracy” nonsense.
“Pls no,” wrote Izzy Levy, communications director for Tim Ryan, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Ohio, upon learning the Lincoln Project had identified the Ohio Senate contest as one of “the most crucial races to the survival of democracy in the United States.” Luke Thompson, an adviser to Ryan’s GOP challenger, J.D. Vance, immediately concurred.
It is understandable why Ryan’s campaign would not want the Lincoln Project to get involved in the Ohio Senate race. The scandal-plagued super PAC has a proven track record of helping Republican candidates win elections in swing states. Last year, for example, the Lincoln Project played an instrumental role in Glenn Youngkin’s upset victory over Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia gubernatorial election by forcing a bunch of interns to dress up as neo-Nazis and harass Youngkin at a rain-soaked campaign event.