Conway — the husband of Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to Trump — and several of the new project's advisory-council members outlined their mission in a New York Times op-ed article on Tuesday titled "We Are Republicans, and We Want Trump Defeated." "Patriotism and the survival of our nation in the face of the crimes, corruption and corrosive nature of Donald Trump are a higher calling than mere politics," they wrote, adding, "That's why we are announcing the Lincoln Project, an effort to highlight our country's story and values, and its people's sacrifices and obligations."

https://www.businessinsider.com/george-conway-other-republicans-launch-effort-defeat-trump-in-2020-2019-12

John Haltiwanger
Dec 17, 2019, 10:10 AM

George Conway and a group of fellow anti-Trump conservatives are launching a super PAC with the explicit purpose of blocking President Donald Trump's reelection in 2020.

The super PAC, dubbed "the Lincoln Project," has already raised over $1 million, CNBC reported.

Conway — the husband of Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to Trump — and several of the new project's advisory-council members outlined their mission in a New York Times op-ed article on Tuesday titled "We Are Republicans, and We Want Trump Defeated."

"Patriotism and the survival of our nation in the face of the crimes, corruption and corrosive nature of Donald Trump are a higher calling than mere politics," they wrote, adding, "That's why we are announcing the Lincoln Project, an effort to highlight our country's story and values, and its people's sacrifices and obligations."

They said that over the next 11 months their efforts "will be dedicated to defeating President Trump and Trumpism at the ballot box and to elect those patriots who will hold the line."

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George Conway, a conservative lawyer, has been an unabashed critic of Trump despite his wife's senior position in the White House.

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