ICYMI: NPR Highlights CHC BOLD PAC’s “Groundbreaking” War Room Exposing MAGA Republicans

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February 20, 2024
Contact: Diana Castaneda
Diana@chcboldpac.com
ICYMI: NPR Highlights CHC BOLD PAC’s “Groundbreaking” War Room Exposing MAGA Republicans
BOLD PAC is at the forefront of Democrats’ Latino outreach strategy launching Our Lucha War Room
to boost candidates in key congressional races
In Case You Missed It: CHC BOLD PAC – the campaign arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus – was recently highlighted in NPR for being at the forefront of combating misinformation targeting Latino voters through the launch of its new vigorous offensive effort, “Our Lucha War Room.” The outlet also emphasizes how BOLD PAC is leading Democrats’ Latino outreach strategy by launching a “groundbreaking” war room using Spanish and Spanglish to boost candidates in key congressional races. The first of its kind rapid response war room is backed by a six-figure initial budget.
ROLL CALL:
Latina candidates plan abortion rights push
Daniela Altimari | January 2, 2024
Key Excerpts:
BOLD PAC Executive Director Victoria McGroary:
- BOLD PAC, the campaign arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, plans to “lean in very hard” on the issue [of reproductive rights] this cycle, said Victoria McGroary, the group’s executive director. “We know that we are on the right side of the argument,” she said. “We know that voters hate the Republican position and that it is key to our path to victory.”
- “We know that Latinos want all the options on the table,” McGroary said. “This is [true] even among individual voters who may be more conservative in their own lives. Ultimately, they believe that this is a decision reserved for them and the people that they care about. They do not, in any way, shape or form, want politicians making that decision for them.”
BOLD PAC Endorsed Candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL Senate):
- “It’s not only Democrats or independents — I have had conversations with Republican women [who say] that this is an issue that will bring them to the polls,” Florida Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell said. “They’re not going to allow politicians to be in their visit with their doctor or in their bedroom telling them what they can or cannot do.”
- “This is the kind of control and extremism that we see in Latin American regimes, not here in the United States of America,” Mucarsel-Powell said.
BOLD PAC Endorsed Candidate Allyson Muñiz Damikolas CA-40:
- “I think voters see this as a complex issue,” CA-40 candidate Allyson Muñiz Damikolas said. “And as a Latina, as someone who grew up in a Catholic family … I’m able to communicate this kind of complexity to voters in this district, and especially to women.”
BOLD PAC Endorsed Candidate Michelle Vallejo TX-15:
- “Nobody other than [a] woman and her health care providers should be the ones making that decision,” TX-15 candidate Michelle Vallejo said. “It’s not right for politicians like [Texas Gov.] Greg Abbott or Monica De La Cruz or [Texas Sen.] Ted Cruz to be involved in these very private decisions.”
- Vallejo is one of at least seven Latina Democrats running for Congress in 2024 who have made access to abortion a cornerstone of their campaign.
- Republican vulnerabilities on abortion were exposed last month, when a Texas woman named Kate Cox was barred from obtaining an abortion after discovering that her fetus had a fatal genetic disorder. “We’re not talking about hypotheticals anymore,” Vallejo said. “This is a very real issue that is directly putting women and families in danger.”
CHC BOLD PAC
BOLD PAC is the campaign arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and is dedicated to increasing diversity in the House and Senate by getting more Latinos and Latinas elected. In 2022, BOLD PAC elected the largest Democratic CHC in history, bringing nine new Latinos to the House, including four in seats that were picked up by House Democrats. This was the result of over $6 Million in direct investments for Latino candidates, the largest sum in the organization’s history. Additionally, BOLD PAC played an integral role in protecting the Democratic majority in the Senate by helping re-elect Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, the first and only Latina in the Senate.
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CHC BOLD PAC, the campaign arm of the Hispanic Caucus, was founded in 2001 to increase Latino representation in Congress. Since its founding, BOLD PAC has more than doubled the size of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
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