Glad that he did the digging. You know this isn’t the only one out there. So, we must keep on our toes.
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Judd Legum
@JuddLegum
1. Lead Left, a super PAC created on 4/24, purports to stand “against MAGA extremists.”

It has spent $3M+ in Democratic primaries.

But it’s funders and motivations have been secret.

Until now.

It’s a GOP dirty tricks operation.

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7:59 AM · May 27, 2026

Judd Legum
@JuddLegum
2. Popular Information found that Lead Left is linked to Caleb Crosby, a Republican operative. Crosby is the treasurer of the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), the primary super PAC of the House GOP.

Judd Legum
@JuddLegum
3. Lead Left’s spending has been unusual.

In Texas, Lead Left spent 900K supporting Maureen Galindo in the Democratic House primary. Galindo, a sex therapist, pledged to turn an ICE detention facility a “prison for American Zionists.”

Her campaign less than 11K. (She lost last night.)
7:59 AM · May 27, 2026

Judd Legum
@JuddLegum
4. Lead Left has also intervened in Dem primaries in swing House districts in Nebraska and PA.

It has gone to great lengths to conceal its identity and backers. It listed its address as a mailbox at a Staples on 2241 North Monroe Street in Tallahassee, Florida. Its treasurer has no online footprint
7:59 AM · May 27, 2026

Judd Legum
@JuddLegum
5. But of the roughly 48,500 political committees created since 2016, only two others share an address with Lead Left — the Staples at 2241 North Monroe Street in Tallahassee.

Both of those committees are connected to the Crosby Ottenhoff Group, the political compliance firm founded by Crosby.
7:59 AM · May 27, 2026

Judd Legum
@JuddLegum
6. One of the groups located at 2241 North Monroe Street was Fight Right Inc, the super PAC that spent over $14 million supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. The Treasurer for Fight Right Inc was Kaylen Melton, a CPA at Crosby Ottenhoff.

Judd Legum
@JuddLegum
7. The other group listed at 2241 North Monroe Street is Justice Truth, a super PAC that was also active during the 2024 cycle. The treasurer of the group is another GOP operative linked to Crosby Ottenhoff, Thomas Datwyler.
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