ACLU to spend $25M on down-ballot races, with a focus on abortion rights

The American Civil Liberties Union will spend more than $25 million on down-ballot races across the country in this year's election, aiming to “go on offense” on issues like abortion rights. Officials with the civil liberties group said the planned investment, shared first with NBC News, is its largest ever for an election cycle. The ACLU plans to be involved in the U.S.

” Schifeling called the $25 million investment “groundbreaking” not only for its size — the ACLU's largest electoral investment had previously been about $16 million during the 2020 cycle — but also because the group created its first federal super PAC, the ACLU Voter Education Fund, to disburse the funds. “The organization is really, really good on defense, and now we’re also building up the ability to be really good on offense as well,” Schifeling said.

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