Politico reports:
The Young Guns Network, a group affiliated with two former aides to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, paid more than $100,000 in mail costs to help embattled Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, federal filings show.
The expenditure showed up in a 24-hour notice, and show the payout was $104,628 for โmailers,โ paid to a group called Creative Direct LLC.
A senior adviser to YG Network, Brad Dayspring, didnโt immediately respond to an email.
But the establishment has been rallying to Lugarโs side as he runs in a tight primary race against state treasurer Richard Mourdock.
UPDATE: Dayspring emails that the Lugar move was part of a new initiative the group announced a few days ago.
โThis week, the YG Network launched our Energy and Conservation Policy Network to promote center right solutions for a smart long-term energy strategy coupled with strong environmental stewardship. With the Indiana primary approaching, itโs a natural first playing field for the E&C effort, so the YG Network will be active in several races including this and Messer for Congress the 6th district.โ
This money is coming from the groupโs 501c4, and not its super PAC.
A GOP operative whoโs backing Mourdock emailed to say, โWeird that a group called the โYoung Gunsโ has endorsed Lugar โ when heโs not only been in Washington for 36 years but his opponent is endorsed by the NRA.โ






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