‘Our Retribution Tour’: A Crypto-Inspired Green Energy PAC Is Reportedly Collecting One Republican Scalp After Another
A crypto-inspired green energy PAC called Invest in Tomorrow Coalition is reportedly taking credit for the primary defeat of Republican Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee. The PAC is said to be targeting anti-renewable energy Republicans and using right-wing rhetoric to achieve its goals. The group's strategy is seen as borrowed from the world of crypto, with its top backer being crypto zillionaire Chris Larsen.
- ▪Invest in Tomorrow Coalition is a political action committee that supports renewable energy and targets anti-renewable energy Republicans.
- ▪The PAC took credit for the primary defeat of Republican Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee, who was a big opponent of renewables.
- ▪The group's top backer is crypto zillionaire Chris Larsen, and its strategy is seen as borrowed from the world of crypto.
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If renewable energy is a political issue that’s close to your heart, you might not care all that much that Trump-endorsed Republican Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee just got brutally primaried by Tennessee’s ex-agriculture commissioner Charlie Hatcher, meaning Hatcher—another Republican—will almost certainly head to Washington after November’s election.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000796223","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"politics","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"politics","TAGS":"green-energy,solar,super-pacs","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); But it’s the why and how…
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