American Bridge 21st Century is the progressive movement's largest super PAC, and it has a staff of Democratic superstars to prove it.
Clients like Greenfield Louisiana LLC, which stands accused of "Environmental racism" for a proposed building project that would destroy historical slave sites in Louisiana.
It's a lucrative gig for the American Bridge cohort, but one that could tarnish the super PAC's image as the premier force in "Democratic and progressive politics." Formed in 2011, American Bridge attacks Republicans over perceptions of racism or anti-environment policy positions through ads and opposition research.
Greenfield Louisiana has faced similar allegations from civil rights and conservation groups over a 238-acre grain terminal it wants to build on the banks of the Mississippi River, in the majority-black township of Wallace, La. According to lobbying records, Greenfield Louisiana LLC. recently hired ABI Associates to lobby on behalf of the terminal after critics objected to its proposed location and impact construction would have on residents.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation says it opposes the grain terminal because of its proximity to "a former burial plot for enslaved people." The Army Corps of Engineers reprimanded Greenfield Louisiana last month for falsely claiming that its grain terminal will have "No adverse effects" on black heritage sites in the area.
In addition to traditional lobbying, ABI Associates says it helps its clients by identifying "Impactful narratives" to tell a "Compelling story to policymakers, organizations, and media." The company relies on Anzalone, the Biden pollster, to "Find angles that sway thought-leaders to join you and lend their support," its website says.
Beychok has forged ties to the Democratic Party's top donors at American Bridge and worked closely in the 2020 cycle with Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, who once served as chairwoman of the American Bridge 21st Century Foundation.
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