Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission, from one right wingnut PAC to another:

C190964 04/27/2020 Don’t Tread on MO PAC American Democracy Alliance 1100 Main Street Suite 2700 Kansas City MO 64105 4/25/2020 $120,000.00

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“Don’t Tread on MO PAC” couldn’t be more obvious. Well, alrighty then.

In 2019 the Don’t Tread on MO PAC received a starter contribution:

C180122 Chouteau PAC October Quarterly Report Don’t Tread on MO PO Box 26777 Kansas City MO 64196 08/21/2019 $500.00 Monetary

The address for Chouteau PAC (filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission)?:

MECID: C180122
1100 Main St Ste 2700
Kansas City MO, 64105

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Wait, that’s the same address.

And in 2019 Chouteau PAC received money from:

C180122 Chouteau PAC 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 American Democracy Alliance – Ridgely PAC 1100 Main Street Suite 2700 Kansas City MO 64105 08/15/2019 $15,000.00

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Yep, it’s the same address.

And who funds the American Democracy Alliance PAC?:

C171141 American Democracy Alliance – Ridgely PAC 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 Herzog Contracting Corporation 600 S. Riverside Road St Joseph MO 65407 06/17/2019 $50,000.00

C171141 American Democracy Alliance – Ridgely PAC 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 Herzog Railroad Services, Inc. 700 S. Riverside Road St Joseph MO 64507 06/17/2019 $50,000.00

C171141 American Democracy Alliance – Ridgely PAC 48 Hour Report of Contribution Received Over $5000 Herzog Technologies, Inc. 600 S. Riverside Road St Joseph MO 64507 06/17/2019 $50,000.00

That’s just so…grassrootsie and…populist?

Funding astroturf is so easy, when you have a lot of money.