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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMichael Avenatti's Next 2020 Move: His Own PAC
Fight PAC will support candidates with size and presence.
Ruby Cramer
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on August 24, 2018, at 3:05 p.m. ET
Michael Avenatti, the self-described potential 2020 contender and lawyer representing Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against Donald Trump, is launching his own federal PAC to support Democratic candidates with the size and the presence to really fight back and advocate from a position of strength as opposed to weakness.
The organization, formed Thursday, will be called Fight PAC, he said in an interview here in between meetings at the Democratic Partys annual summer meeting.
In the coming weeks, Avenatti said, he will begin making endorsements.
Fight PAC, which he noted will not take contributions from corporations, will also serve as a vessel for his continued political travel. This summer, the Stormy Daniels lawyer has racked up a list of visits to key primary states: Hes made two trips to Iowa, headlined a county picnic in New Hampshire, and keynoted a party dinner in Ohio.
Avenatti, 47, has become the Democratic media darling of the Trump administration. He appears almost daily on MSNBC. Democratic National Committee members here greeted him as a star. The political operative turned attorney presents himself as a candid, no-bullshit messenger in a party that lacks a clear public voice, he said.
While other potential candidates play coy when asked about 2020, Avenatti makes a point of stating in no uncertain terms that, yes, he is seriously considering a run. The prospect of an Avenatti campaign has been met by Democrats as both a feature of the post-2016 Trump spectacle and a possibility worth taking as seriously as any other ahead of a nominating contest that could draw a record number of candidates.
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LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)If it turns into anything after Nov 6, I might just be on board!!
Love the Av.
Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)He certainly has the tenacity to make a run....
PSPS
(13,598 posts)LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)What in his background would you consider a reality show?
He has more credentials than many many possible candidates. He hasnt taken one misstep. The GOOP cant muster any mud to fling at him.
Please illuminate.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Are you serious?
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)While in college and later in law school, Avenatti worked at The Research Group, a political opposition research and media firm run by Rahm Emanuel (later White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama, and Mayor of Chicago).[23][24] Avenatti worked on over 150 Democratic and Republican campaigns in 42 states while studying at George Washington University.[9]
Michael Avenatti provided to MSNBC a video which aired on the June 25, 2018 episode of The Rachel Maddow Show, a "secretly shot" video of a child in the custody of immigration officials who was separated from her mother. The video was leaked by a former employee whom Avenatti represents.[65] The leaked video was part of the response to the Trump administration family separation policy.
In 2003 his law school honored him by establishing the Michael J Avenatti Award for Pre-trial and Trial Advocacy.
In 2010 George Washington University awarded him with the Alumni Achievement Award, the highest recognition given by that university.
Thats just some of his stuff.
He has worked for Joe Biden.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)I havent said anything that isnt true.
And am getting a third degree while my question goes unanswered other than he appears on news shows a lot. At the news shows requests.
I remember Clinton going on Arsenio Hall to play sax.
PSPS
(13,598 posts)If he's serious about governing, let him start by running for congress or a local elected office. Otherwise, he's just another grifter looking to enhance his "celebrity brand." Yuck.