Democratic Coalition (United States)

The Democratic Coalition, also known as the Democratic Coalition Against Trump, is an American Super PAC founded in 2016 by Nathan Lerner, Scott Dworkin, and Jon Cooper[1][2] for the purpose of opposing Donald Trump,[3] with a fundraising goal of $20 million by Election Day.[4] It was originally known as the Keep America Great PAC.[5][6][7][8]

In October 2016, the group filed a complaint with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation against Trump adviser Roger Stone for colluding with Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. They asked the FBI to look into connections between Stone, the Trump campaign, and the hacking of the Podesta emails.[9]

In 2017 and 2018, following Trump's election to the presidency in the 2016 United States presidential election, the group raised more than $754,000 and spent 0.3 percent of this amount supporting Democratic Party candidates or targeting Republican Party candidates,[10] a percentage criticized as too low by several Democratic Party activists.[11][12][13]

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References
  1. Brune, Tom (June 29, 2016). "Jon Cooper to chair anti-Trump super PAC". Newsday.
  2. Miller, S.A. (April 24, 2019). "Democratic hashtag goes viral seeking GOP support for impeachment". Washington Times.
  3. "The Democratic Coalition". Ballotpedia.
  4. Feldman, Linda (July 6, 2016). "A new super PAC aims to defeat Trump, small donation by small donation". Christian Science Monitor.
  5. Caldwell, Leigh Ann (July 1, 2016). "New Anti-Trump Super PAC Hopes to Raise $20 Million". NBC News. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018.
  6. Narayanswamy, Anu (June 30, 2016). "New anti-Trump super PAC aims to build 50-state coalition". Washington Post.
  7. Brune, Tom (June 29, 2016). "LI'er-affiliated PAC to fund 'rapid response' against Trump". Newsday.
  8. Zeleny, Jeff (June 15, 2016). "First on CNN: New Super PAC 'Keep America Great' is forming to stop Trump". CNN.
  9. Uchill, Joe (October 15, 2016). "Anti-Trump group files FBI complaint over alleged Russian collusion". The Hill. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  10. "THE DEMOCRATIC COALITION - committee overview". Federal Election Commission.
  11. Murphy, Tim (July–August 2019). "The anti-Trump resistance has spawned a new crop of hucksters". Mother Jones.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  12. Markay, Lachlan; Stein, Sam (February 7, 2018). "Cash for Coalition Against Trump Going Into Consultants' Pockets Instead". The Daily Beast.
  13. Caskey, Will (February 26, 2017). "The United States of Fraud". Medium.com.
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