8. Both Real Change PAC and Progressive Champions PAC recently filed form F99, changing their filing frequency from quarterly to monthly. When they did so, FEC metadata shows both forms were submitted using Crimson Filer, “the premiere compliance filing software for Republicans.”
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6. Notably, Gary Palmer co-founded the Alabama Policy Institute in 1989 and served as the organization’s president from its founding until he ran for Congress in 2014. When he left, Palmer turned over the reins to Caleb Crosby.
Crosby, who ran the org until 2023, is currently treasurer of the CLF.
5. Both Real Change PAC and Progressive Champions PAC list Bryant Bank, a small Alabama bank, as their bank of record. According to FEC records, Bryant Bank has only been used by a few committees connected to Alabama. The most prominent customer of Bryant Bank is Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL).
4. The FEC’s detailed e-filing records, available through the agency’s API, reveal that Real Change PAC and Progressive Champions PAC were created five minutes apart — Real Change PAC on May 11 at 5:35 PM and Progressive Champions PAC on May 11 at 5:40 PM.
3. Popular Information previously reported that Real Change PAC, another sham progressive PAC, sent a message to supporters from a cavalryllc.com email address — the domain of a GOP comms shop and top vendor of the CLF, the House Republican super PAC.