Former McCaskill staff launch PAC to block Hawley’s election ambitions

“Josh Hawley is not ashamed and put his own personal ambitions ahead of America. JOSH PAC will work to ensure Hawley never wins another election, ”the source said.

The PAC, which raised $ 15,000 in hours on Friday, will launch with three former McCaskill campaign staff on board: Travis Mockler, Thomas Hatfield and Zoe Gallagher.

Hawley was the first senator to announce he would join the Republican challenges of the House in the election; a dozen other senators have announced their intention to oppose the certification of the electoral college after Hawley. After rioters ransacked the Capitol last week, Hawley voted not to certify Arizona’s results and also objected to Pennsylvania’s certification. He condemned the violence of that day.

But the media, former Sen. John Danforth (R-Mo.) And donors have all criticized Hawley’s role in contesting the election the day a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol. The subsequent invasion of Congress resulted in five deaths and the desecration of the building.

Hawley has been largely without excuse, comparing his efforts to past democratic challenges in the election. One major difference: The Democratic candidates conceded these elections, while President Donald Trump continued to fight to overturn the election last week.

Hawley spokesperson Kelli Ford said: “We expect Claire McCaskill and her team to be as effective with this campaign as they were with the previous one. They squandered more than $ 60 million in 2018 – and lost – after the Missourians dismissed Claire McCaskill’s failure. liberal policies. “

McCaskill was not aware of the formation of JOSH PAC, the source close to the effort said.

Hawley too defended his actions in an op-ed this week.

“Much of the media and many in the Washington establishment want to deceive Americans into believing that those who raised concerns were inciting violence, simply by expressing concern,” Hawley wrote in the Missourian Wednesday. from the South East. “But democratic debate is not popular violence. This is in fact how we avoid this violence.