Defend American Democracy, a project of the Sixteen Thirty Fund, is a left-of-center advocacy group. It spends large sums on advertisements targeting Republican candidates and lawmakers, localizing their efforts around one district and then moving on. It lists itself as a project of Protect the Investigation, another project of the Sixteen Thirty Fund that runs advertisements targeting Republican lawmakers. Defend American Democracy lists Republicans for Rule of Law – an organization that pressures Republicans with advertisement buys to support impeachment – as one of its partners. Spokesman Zack DiGregorio described Defend American Democracy as a “broad coalition of organizations focused on security and veterans issues.” [1]
Non-profit
Defend American Democracy
Parent Organization:
Protect The Investigation; Sixteen Thirty Fund
References
- Massoglia, Anna, and Karl Evers-Hillstrom. “Liberal ‘dark money’ operation behind ads urgin Republicans to support impeachment.” Center for Responsive Politics. Opensecrets.org. November 20, 2019. https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/11/liberal-dark-money-op-impeachment/ ^