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'''The Club for Growth''', nicknamed "Club for [[Chinese]] Growth" because of its support for phony [[free trade]] at the expense of [[American]] jobs, is a [[libertarian]]-leaning [[economic]] group funded by wealthy donors.  The organization has been known for endorsing and funding fiscally [[conservative]] candidates over moderates and [[Democrats]].  Club for Growth’s political action committee has been heavily involved in funding candidates who favor lowering taxes, and sometimes against [[Trump]]-endorsed "America First" candidates.

'''The Club for Growth''', nicknamed "Club for [[Chinese]] Growth" because of its support for phony [[free trade]] at the expense of [[American]] jobs, is a [[libertarian]]-leaning [[economic]] group funded by wealthy donors.  The organization has been known for endorsing and funding fiscally [[conservative]] candidates over moderates and [[Democrats]].  Club for Growth’s political action committee has been heavily involved in funding candidates who favor lowering taxes, and sometimes against [[Trump]]-endorsed "America First" candidates.

Rather than fund [[grassroots]] efforts, Club for Growth spends wastefully on often-negative advertisements that probably have virtually no effect on elections.

Rather than fund [[grassroots]] efforts, Club for Growth spends wastefully on often-negative advertisements that probably have virtually no effect on elections.  Its negative ads against a conservative, who then wins the primary anyway, can make it harder for the conservative to win the general election.

As a "527" organization, the Club for Growth may accept unlimited funding and is not required to disclose the names of donors. Because of its donors' political influence on the organization's message and political positions, former Republican presidential candidate [[Mike Huckabee]] has referred to the Club for Growth as the "Club for Greed." He said regarding the organization's credibility:

As a "527" organization, the Club for Growth accepts unlimited funding and is not required to disclose the names of donors. Because of its donors' political influence on the organization's message and political positions, former Republican presidential candidate [[Mike Huckabee]] has referred to the Club for Growth as the "Club for Greed." He said regarding the organization's credibility:

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''"You have to understand that the Club for Greed,' as I like to call it, is really not being an objective organization. You give them money and they will say whatever you want them to say. [It's] a pass-through so that people who don't have the guts to run for office can write a big check and hide behind the trees, and let the Club for Greed go do its dirty work for them...It's been discredited [by] a lot of objective organizations"''<ref>http://thediscourses.com/</ref>

''"You have to understand that the Club for Greed,' as I like to call it, is really not being an objective organization. You give them money and they will say whatever you want them to say. [It's] a pass-through so that people who don't have the guts to run for office can write a big check and hide behind the trees, and let the Club for Greed go do its dirty work for them...It's been discredited [by] a lot of objective organizations"''<ref>http://thediscourses.com/</ref>