The Washington Free Beacon reported Monday that so-called “nonpartisan” nonprofits were excluding typically conservative interest groups from targeted ads encouraging voter registration.
The Voter Participation Center (VPC), which describes itself as a “nonpartisan organization,” ran ads on Facebook encouraging people to vote in battleground states, but told Facebook not to show the ads to people interested in Republican-related things like NASCAR, Tom Clancy, the PGA Tour, and Duck Dynasty. According to VPC has ties to the Democratic Party; founder Paige Gardner worked on Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign and Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign manager John Podesta is a founding director. According to Watches that make an impact.
“[The] The Voter Participation Center has been mocking policies banning partisan voter registration for years. Their partisan ad targeting is consistent with their use of Democratic microtargeting companies. Will they be held accountable? Scott Walter, CEO of Capital Research Center said The Washington Free Beacon stated, “In an age of microtargeting and zero accountability, charities should not be allowed to run voter registration and get-out-the-voter drives.”(Related article: LGBT nonprofit director reportedly used donations to fund lavish lifestyle)
NASCAR and PGA Tour fans, on average, lean Republican. According to Other excluded interests include the Indianapolis 500 and the IndyCar racing series, which also leans heavily Republican, according to a 2013 investigation by the National Journal.
VPC also created ads targeting more liberal interests, including pop singer Taylor Swift, comedian Jordan Peele, “African American literature” and hot yoga, according to the ad data. Taylor Swift endorsed Tennessee Democrats Sen. Phil Bredesen and former Rep. Jim Cooper in the 2018 midterm elections. According to To NBC.
A Maryland State Board of Elections poll worker walks past an empty polling station during the Maryland primary election at a polling place in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 14, 2024. (Photo by Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
In the past, VPC has engaged in illegal activities such as cooperating with the Voter Information Center to pressure people to vote, sending mailers with the message, “To promote participation in the election, we will send mailers with your name on them to voters throughout Ohio to tell them who will and will not vote.” VPC is also accused of illegally holding confidential voter information, such as dates of birth. Sent During the 2020 election, ballots with inaccurate information were distributed to voters.
According to advertising data, in the past 90 days, VPC spent $760,709 on 8,235 ads. VPC has total assets of $18,954,464.31,388,915 for voter participation efforts; According to Until the 2022 tax return is filed with the National Tax Agency.
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