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News Friday, Aug 2 2013

American Bridge Launches English/Spanish Websites Linking GOP To Steve King

Aug 02, 2013

American Bridge today launched AllSteveKingsMen.com and vocesintolerantes.com (in Spanish), research-based websites demonstrating that Rep. Steve King is the GOP’s leader on immigration reform.

Earlier this week, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) demonstrated just how clueless he is by attempting to fundraise off offensive remarks he made comparing immigrants to dogs (and foolishly linking to American Bridge tracking footage to do so). This was what he deemed an appropriate response to a more recent controversy in which he claimed “For everyone who’s a valedictorian, there’s another 100 out there who weigh 130 pounds–and they’ve got calves the size of cantaloupes because they’re hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.” Those remarks prompted Speaker John Boehner to argue that King’s comment “does not reflect the values of the American people or the Republican Party.”

Unfortunately, Boehner is only half-correct. While the American people are deeply opposed to the bigotry espoused by King, the Republican caucus is solidly aligned with King’s worldview. Last week, American Bridge released a report showing that when the House votes on immigration legislation, the majority of King’s Republican colleagues follow his lead 9 out of 10 times. And today, American Bridge launched AllSteveKingsMen.com to show voters that the Republican Party has plenty of followers of King’s extreme anti-immigrant rhetoric.

“Some Republicans may have hoped to turn to Marco Rubio as the face of the party’s immigration reform efforts, but it is Steve King who voters see when they turn on the TV,” said Rodell Mollineau, President of American Bridge. “If Republicans are serious about appealing to new voters, they need to pass immigration reform instead of following the voting patterns and extreme rhetoric of Steve King.”

AllSteveKingsMen.com features more than 25 prominent Republicans and office holders who have used offensive rhetoric along the lines of Steve King’s in discussing immigration, including VA Attorney General and 2013 Gov. candidate Ken Cuccinelli, Rep. Gary Miller (CA), Rep. Joe Heck (NV), Rep. Paul Broun (GA), and former Rep. Tom Tancredo.

Simultaneously, the website’s launch is accompanied by the launch of a Spanish version of the site, available at vocesintolerantes.com. This is American Bridge’s first Spanish-language product.

Last year, in the wake of Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin’s infamous “legitimate rape” comments, American Bridge launched a similar site reminding voters that It’s Not Just Akin.


Published: Aug 2, 2013

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