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The ad that is the subject of today’s newsletter was never meant to be found by journalists. It is a micro-targeted, digital-only spot that is meant to fly under the radar. A couple of hours after Popular Information reached out for comment about the ad, it was taken offline.
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Jay Feely, a former NFL kicker and CBS Sports analyst who is running for Congress in Arizona, has made “protecting women’s sports” a central theme of his campaign. Yet Feely has expressed retrograde views about female athletes. He described girls who compete in sports as “emotional” and more interested in getting along with their teammates than winning. Feely also argued that the WNBA is “the most unlikable league in the history of American sports.”
President Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., has raised over $400 million — more than any other entity has ever had to spend on the midterm elections. Trump raised a significant chunk of this unprecedented sum from corporations or individuals that are seeking, or recently received, favors from the Trump administration.
