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Right Side PAC was a super PAC created by a group of Republicans with a mission of convincing anti-Donald Trump Republican voters to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election. [1] It was a single-candidate PAC, with Biden being the only supported candidate. [2]

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The group targeted voters in swing states such as Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. [3]

The group was led by Matt Borges, a former chairman of the Ohio Republican Party. Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci who served under Trump, is also a member of the PAC. [4] The super PAC shut down in July 2020 – a month after being formed – after Borges was arrested on federal corruption charges. [5]

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References

  1. Allison, Bill (June 17, 2020). "Republicans Form Group to Turn Out GOP Voters—for Biden". Bloomberg News . Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. "Right Side PAC" . Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  3. Saenz, Arlette (June 18, 2020). "Republican operatives launch new group supporting Biden". CNN . Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  4. Verhovek, John (June 17, 2020). "Group of GOP operatives launch super PAC to target anti-Trump Republicans". ABC News . Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  5. Karnie, Annie (October 12, 2020). "The Crowded, Competitive World of Anti-Trump G.O.P. Groups". The New York Times . Retrieved November 15, 2022.