Morning Jolt: Does Anyone Still Care about the Lincoln Project?

On the menu today: Was anyone asking for a five-part docuseries about the Lincoln Project? Whether you want one or not, Showtime unveiled the trailer yesterday. So fine, let's talk about the Lincoln Project — its scandals, its bad decisions, its hypocrisy, how it embodies a lot of what it denounces, how it deserves no credit for Joe Biden's 2020 victory, and how it is most useful as a cautionary tale for other ambitious minds in politics.

Let's Talk about the Lincoln Project

Yesterday, Showtime unveiled the trailer for a five-part docuseries about the Lincoln Project, the anti-Trump super PAC formed in late 2019 by Stuart Stevens, Steve Schmidt, George Conway, John Weaver, Rick Wilson, and a handful of others.

Let's give credit where it's due. The lines "We're going to have to have a talk about John," "Why were we trying to cover it up if it didn't matter?" and "I started to get suspicious about, where did the money go?" indicate that the series will at least spend some time on the major controversies surrounding the group: John Weaver's pattern of sexually pursuing and harassing young men ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY September 29 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY September 29 2022 Does Anyone Still Care about the Lincoln Project? On the menu today: Was anyone asking for a five-part docuseries about the Lincoln Project? Whether you want one or not, Showtime unveiled the trailer yesterday. So fine, let's talk about the Lincoln Project — its scandals, its bad decisions, its hypocrisy, how it embodies a lot of what it denounces, how it deserves no credit for Joe Biden's 2020 victory, and how it is most useful as a cautionary tale for other ambitious minds in politics. Let's Talk about the Lincoln Project Yesterday, Showtime unveiled the trailer for a five-part docuseries about the Lincoln Project, the anti-Trump super PAC formed in late 2019 by Stuart Stevens, Steve Schmidt, George Conway, John Weaver, Rick Wilson, and a handful of others. Let's give credit where it's due. The lines "We're going to have to have a talk about John," "Why were we trying to cover it up if it didn't matter?" and "I started to get suspicious about, where did the money go?" indicate that the series will at least spend some time on the major controversies surrounding the group: John Weaver's pattern of sexually pursuing and harassing young men ...   READ MORE

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