Remember that old crime solving adage, “follow the money”? By doing so, we can actually find out who is responsible for the ‘Shady Sheehy’ ads.
According to the Federal Election Commission, (FEC.Gov), The Last Best Place PAC has one contributor for the $12,530,000 they have received for negative campaign ads against Tim Sheehy. That group is “Majority Forward” out of Washington D.C.
So who are these out of staters that want to influence Montana politics so badly as to spend over $12,000,000? According to InfluenceWatch.org:
“Majority Forward is associated with Senate Majority PAC, the super PAC aligned with Democratic leadership in the U.S. Senate and controlled by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The two organizations often share personnel: Majority Forward founder Rebecca Lambe is a former Senate Majority PAC staffer, and J.B.Poersch simultaneously served as president of Senate Majority PAC and Majority Forward. 4 Susan McCue is a co-founder of Senate Majority PAC. 5
The two organizations have a cost-sharing agreement. The two organizations share office space and staff. In the second half of 2015, Majority Forward reimbursed Senate Majority PAC over $300,000 for staff, office space, and other expenses. “
So remember when they made a big deal about Mitch McConnell getting involved in Montana Politics? Just more smoke and mirrors…..
