Former Romney strategist joins anti-Trump Lincoln Project

The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump Republican super PAC, announced Thursday that it is welcoming Stuart Stevens, a former strategist for Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-Utah) 2012 presidential campaign, to its team. 

“When The Lincoln Project launched, the founding members warned of the danger presented by Donald Trump, and now the worst has happened: today there are over 100,000 American deaths, many of them preventable and unnecessary had a competent, mentally stable president been leading America,” Stevens said in a statement. 

“It’s an honor to join The Lincoln Project, and I hope in some small way I might make a contribution to their efforts to restore honor and dignity to the White House,” he added.

When asked by The Washington Post if he could recruit Romney, who is more critical of President Trump than the rest of his caucus, Stevens said: “No. Can’t imagine.” 

In addition to Romney, Stevens worked on the presidential campaigns of Bob Dole and former President George W. Bush. He’s also worked on Senate and congressional campaigns, such as that of Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).

The Lincoln Project, led in part by George Conway, the husband of White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, has run a slew of attack ads against Trump. The group has raised $2.5 million in this cycle.

On Tuesday the group released a new ad targeting Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic as the U.S. surpasses 100,000 deaths from the virus.