Latino Group Targets $20M to Oust GOP: ‘We Know Who We’re Going After’
Cheryl K. Chumley, Washington Times, October 28, 2013
Calling it a “pivotal moment,” a band of Latino donors has launched a $20 million campaign to unseat those in the House who stand against President Obama’s immigration proposals and oppose Democratic Party reform bills.
The Latino Victory Project is a new political committee — akin to the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund — that’s poised to spend big to oust those in Congress with a large Hispanic constituency but who oppose the immigration policy overhaul that’s being pushed by Democrats, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Leaders of the group met just recently with a few dozen of their key donors, including union leaders, to lay out their plans for the 2014 mid-term elections, naming 10 Republicans in the House they would like to see go.
The group agreed to spend between $1 million and $2 million in each of the races, if the targeted House member did not vote in favor of immigration reform in the coming weeks.
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The Latino Victory Project is an offshoot of the Futuro Fund, a fundraising group led by Hollywood actress Eva Longoria who raised more than $30 million for Mr. Obama’s re-election.
