Toyota said on Thursday that it would stop contributing to members of Congress who contested the certification of the 2020 election results, following a backlash that included a new ad from the Lincoln Project.
“We understand the Pac decision to support select members of Congress who contested the results troubled some stakeholders,” the company said in a statement. “We are actively listening to our stakeholders and, at this time, we have decided to stop contributing to members of Congress who contested the certification of certain states in the 2020 election.”
The Lincoln Project debuted a new ad earlier on Thursday in which it targeted Toyota’s donations, part of a strategy to point out corporate donors to politicians who backed the challenge to the electoral vote results.
“Why would Toyota support politicians who try to overthrow the very system that’s been so profitable for them?” a narrator in the spot said,...
“We understand the Pac decision to support select members of Congress who contested the results troubled some stakeholders,” the company said in a statement. “We are actively listening to our stakeholders and, at this time, we have decided to stop contributing to members of Congress who contested the certification of certain states in the 2020 election.”
The Lincoln Project debuted a new ad earlier on Thursday in which it targeted Toyota’s donations, part of a strategy to point out corporate donors to politicians who backed the challenge to the electoral vote results.
“Why would Toyota support politicians who try to overthrow the very system that’s been so profitable for them?” a narrator in the spot said,...
- 7/8/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
In the current political climate, where nobody in any position of power seems to ever be held accountable for their actions, it’s hard to believe that not even three decades ago a political candidate could have their hopes dashed overnight over idle gossip. In The Front Runner, director Jason Reitman takes us back to the 1988 Us presidency primaries which saw one of the first scandals of its type put an end to a political career without any substantial evidence.
On paper, presidential candidate Gary Hart (Hugh Jackman) is exactly the kind of man the Democrats have been waiting for since JFK. He is smart, good-looking, and more importantly, genuinely motivated by wanting to help people. Considered by most observers to be the candidate most likely to beat his Republican counterpart, Hart soon finds himself in the middle of a scandal which was to mark a turning point in the...
On paper, presidential candidate Gary Hart (Hugh Jackman) is exactly the kind of man the Democrats have been waiting for since JFK. He is smart, good-looking, and more importantly, genuinely motivated by wanting to help people. Considered by most observers to be the candidate most likely to beat his Republican counterpart, Hart soon finds himself in the middle of a scandal which was to mark a turning point in the...
- 10/16/2018
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Fox News might not have been on the ballot during Tuesday's midterms, but the network came away a big winner. See video: City Slickers 3.0: Fox News’ Chris Wallace Cowboys Up With Karl Rove, Joe Trippi (Video) From 10 p.m. Et, when Fox's co-hosts Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly were up against broadcast network coverage of the elections, Fnc was the No. 1-rated news network in total viewers and the 25-54 demo, attracting 6,607,000 viewers and 1,825,000 25-54 demographic viewers. Second place went to CBS's broadcast co-anchored by Scott Pelley and Norah O'Donnell with 5,408,000 viewers and 1,548,000 demo viewers. Brian Williams...
- 11/5/2014
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
If Fox is really fair and balanced, where were the Indians last night? Also read: Bill O'Reilly and Karl Rove Will Not Be Gambling Together Anytime Soon Wearing a cowboy hat and bandana, Chris Wallace welcomed viewers with a cheery “Howdy partners!” as Megyn Kelly and Bret Baier tossed over to his panel with Karl Rove and Joe Trippi. “I know I look ridiculous, but by this time of the evening either you're drunk or you have a sense of humor,” Wallace said hopefully. Also read: Stephen Colbert: Does Karl Rove Have a Brain Injury? (Video) Turning to Rove,...
- 11/5/2014
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
Sean Hannity was fired up tonight by the Obama administration spending millions of taxpayer dollars on vacations and unnecessary federal programs, including a State Department program protecting transgendered people that costs $450,000. He contrasted this and Obama's reportedly costly trip to Africa with the cuts to things like White House tours the administration made in the wake of sequestration. Democratic strategist Joe Trippi disputed the numbers Hannity was throwing out, though he did admit that perhaps the optics of Obama's trip were not ideal.
- 6/18/2013
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
Sean Hannity and conservative panelist Bill Cunningham got into a shouting match tonight with Democrat Joe Trippi over just how incentivized the Obama administration was to crush Republicans in 2012. Cunningham claimed that the IRS targeting Tea Party groups halted their get out the vote efforts and giving Obama the advantage in states like Ohio, effectively making them working on behalf of Obama's reelection campaign.
- 5/16/2013
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
Days before President Barack Obama’s inauguration for a second term in office, Fox News Channel has signed Dennis Kucinich, one of his former opponents, to be a regular contributor.
Kucinich, a presidential candidate in 2004 and 2008 who ended 16 years in Congress two weeks ago, will make his debut as a Fox contributor on Thursday’s edition of The O’Reilly Factor, the network said Wednesday.
“I’ve always been impressed with Rep. Kucinich’s fearlessness and thoughtfulness about important issues,” Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes said. “His willingness to take a stand from his point of view makes him a...
Kucinich, a presidential candidate in 2004 and 2008 who ended 16 years in Congress two weeks ago, will make his debut as a Fox contributor on Thursday’s edition of The O’Reilly Factor, the network said Wednesday.
“I’ve always been impressed with Rep. Kucinich’s fearlessness and thoughtfulness about important issues,” Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes said. “His willingness to take a stand from his point of view makes him a...
- 1/17/2013
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside TV
On Friday, Fox News' Sean Hannity invited guests Joe Trippi and Fox News legal analyst Peter Johnson, Jr. onto his show to discuss emails indicating that the U.S. State Department turned down security requests made by officials at the U.S. consulate in Libya prior to the violent attacks that resulted in the deaths of ambassador Chris Stevens and three others. Hannity opined at the top of the segment that this email exchange -- in addition to other documents, including the late Ambassador's personal journal -- prove that the U.S. government failed to protect its own people and is now attempting to cover it up.
- 10/6/2012
- by Alex Alvarez
- Mediaite - TV
Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy invited former advisor to Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, Joe Trippi, on the program to discuss a possible shake up in the Obama White House. Trippi used oversized chess pieces with the images of White House cabinet secretaries and staffers to represent the current administration and moved those pieces around, presumably, as Obama would in a hypothetical second term.
- 5/8/2012
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
Filed under: Movie News
Last week, Joe Trippi Tweeted that he felt the Brad Pitt baseball movie 'Moneyball' was a better representation of Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign than this coming weekend's new release 'The Ides of March.' It was an interesting observation for a couple of reasons: Trippi was Dean's campaign manager during the former Vermont governor's failed election run in 2004 and -- more important -- 'The Ides of March' was partially inspired by the Dean campaign.
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Last week, Joe Trippi Tweeted that he felt the Brad Pitt baseball movie 'Moneyball' was a better representation of Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign than this coming weekend's new release 'The Ides of March.' It was an interesting observation for a couple of reasons: Trippi was Dean's campaign manager during the former Vermont governor's failed election run in 2004 and -- more important -- 'The Ides of March' was partially inspired by the Dean campaign.
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- 10/3/2011
- by Mike Ryan
- Moviefone
Weeks of prep, including beat by beat rehearsals for the multi-camera setup in their newly built Hollywood studio still can’t quite match the thrill of the first time. Today at 10 Am (Pt) / 1:00 Pm (Et), CBS News’ new weekly internet news show What’s Trending fires up its cameras for its big debut. Host and Ep Shira Lazar told us in our recent interview with her about the new that the high rigor her team is putting into getting it right is by design. “We wanted to do something that wasn’t just putting on a web cam or an unproduced live stream,” said Lazar. “We wanted to raise the bar and create a broadcast quality show online with the authenticity and interactivity of the web.” The debut today of the half-hour series will feature actress and Dancing With the Stars contestant Chelsea Kane and Streamy-nominated political commentator Cenk Uygur...
- 5/17/2011
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Time's choice of Mark Zuckerberg as Person of the Year is proving controversial, but Meghan McCain defends the pick and says he's the Henry Ford of our day.
Wednesday's announcement that Facebook co-founder, CEO and pop culture phenomenon, Mark Zuckerberg, was named Time magazine's illustrious Person of the Year has led to many in the media crying that the choice blasphemes the church that is the hallowed Person of the Year legacy. I was one of the people on Time's panel to nominate and argue over who was most deserving of the title. My two choices were the Tea Party and Mark Zuckerberg. The Time panel consisted of myself, Joe Trippi, Google's Marissa Miller (who petitioned hard for Steve Jobs to be considered for Person of the Year), Wyclef Jean, and the executive director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement Daisy Khan. Everyone chose both interesting and poignant candidates.
Wednesday's announcement that Facebook co-founder, CEO and pop culture phenomenon, Mark Zuckerberg, was named Time magazine's illustrious Person of the Year has led to many in the media crying that the choice blasphemes the church that is the hallowed Person of the Year legacy. I was one of the people on Time's panel to nominate and argue over who was most deserving of the title. My two choices were the Tea Party and Mark Zuckerberg. The Time panel consisted of myself, Joe Trippi, Google's Marissa Miller (who petitioned hard for Steve Jobs to be considered for Person of the Year), Wyclef Jean, and the executive director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement Daisy Khan. Everyone chose both interesting and poignant candidates.
- 12/16/2010
- by Meghan McCain
- The Daily Beast
The Good Wife has recently had guest appearances from Lou Dobbs and Joe Trippi playing themselves and both as clients of the firm. When there were reports that Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose was also going to be making a guest appearance this seemed like a run of the mill cameo story; the show is set in Chicago, a Bulls player would be the expected choice for a basketball cameo. Unfortunately this didn't pan out this way after Rose missed his flight from Chicago to New York (where the show is actually shot) and Rose missed his allotted filming time and his cameo had to be scrapped. The New York Post reported that Rose had refused to come out of his house when the car came to take him to the airport, Rose denies this and has since released a statement to explain his absence and to apologise to the...
- 11/9/2010
- by emma fraser
- TVovermind.com
Is it a coincidence that Hillary Clinton's first primary victories in more than a month happened after her buzzworthy appearances on "Saturday Night Live" and "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"?
Clinton's presidential campaign was all but written off after 11 straight primary losses, but her brief appearances on both shows, along with "SNL"'s sharp criticism of the press corps as being too light on Obama, has helped turn her campaign around and led to a greater scrutiny of her opponent.
"I think 'Saturday Night Live' will come up as a factor, large or small," NBC News anchor Brian Williams said on MSNBC on Wednesday. While no one's willing to say that Clinton's "SNL" appearance led to Clinton's victories in Texas and Ohio, it's clear that it had some kind of impact.
"We know something happened in the last three days of the campaign that put her over the top," said CNN political analyst Bill Schneider, who credits the "SNL" factor as one plausible explanation. Joe Trippi, former John Edwards campaign manager and now an analyst for CBS News, said Clinton's "SNL" and "Daily Show" moments extended well beyond TV and into the minds of primary voters.
"It's not just the millions who watch the shows," Trippi said.
Clinton's presidential campaign was all but written off after 11 straight primary losses, but her brief appearances on both shows, along with "SNL"'s sharp criticism of the press corps as being too light on Obama, has helped turn her campaign around and led to a greater scrutiny of her opponent.
"I think 'Saturday Night Live' will come up as a factor, large or small," NBC News anchor Brian Williams said on MSNBC on Wednesday. While no one's willing to say that Clinton's "SNL" appearance led to Clinton's victories in Texas and Ohio, it's clear that it had some kind of impact.
"We know something happened in the last three days of the campaign that put her over the top," said CNN political analyst Bill Schneider, who credits the "SNL" factor as one plausible explanation. Joe Trippi, former John Edwards campaign manager and now an analyst for CBS News, said Clinton's "SNL" and "Daily Show" moments extended well beyond TV and into the minds of primary voters.
"It's not just the millions who watch the shows," Trippi said.
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