{"id":190775,"date":"2023-06-26T10:23:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T14:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=181109"},"modified":"2023-06-26T10:23:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:53:29","slug":"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\/","title":{"rendered":"Soros Scion to Lead Father&#8217;s Progressive Powerhouse, &#8216;More Political&#8217; Than Namesake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">5<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Larry Keane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most powerful forces in progressive politics announced he\u2019s stepping away and named his son as successor. The plan means there could be big changes coming to the organization behind some of the worst criminal prosecutors across the country \u2013 and not good changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Billionaire and the mega-backer of soft-on-crime politicians and prosecutors George Soros&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/06\/11\/george-soros-empire-son-alexander-00101469\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">announced<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;he\u2019s stepping aside from leading the Open Society Foundation, his nonprofit that spends $1.5 billion every year on Left-wing causes and politicians at every level. That includes big spending through Democracy PAC, Soros\u2019 political action committee that widely and unabashedly backs \u201ccriminal-justice-reform prosecutors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soros named his 37-year-old son, Alex, to man the ship, who could push for big changes within some of America\u2019s worst cities for crime, many of which are already known as criminal safe havens and for having antigun, anti-Second Amendment policies that only harm law-abiding Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great to catch up with Madame Vice President, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">@KamalaHarris<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/857S5lvuv6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">pic.twitter.com\/857S5lvuv6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alex Soros (@AlexanderSoros) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexanderSoros\/status\/1666129577255788544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">June 6, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-out-with-the-old\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\" data-level=\"2\">Out With the Old<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-in-with-the-new\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\" data-level=\"2\">In With the New<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-raise-the-stakes\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\" data-level=\"2\">Raise the Stakes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-out-with-the-old\">Out With the Old<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>George Soros has been on a progressive political spending spree, becoming one of the biggest donors to Democratic political candidates. During the 2022 election cycle, his political giving was north of $175 million and earned him the distinction as \u201cthe biggest disclosed Democratic donor in the 2022 election cycle,\u201d&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/12\/07\/george-soros-midterm-super-pac-00072797\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">according<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to POLITICO. Soros\u2019 political contributions were made personally, and through his Open Society Foundation and a \u201ccomplex network of nonprofits,\u201d&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/01\/04\/nonprofit-financed-by-billionaire-george-soros-donated-140-million-to-political-groups-in-2021.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">according<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to CNBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Federally, political donations included sizable contributions to Senate Majority PAC, the flagship Senate super PAC charged with keeping Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in charge of the upper chamber; the special election campaign of U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/crystal-clear-gunvote-choice-in-georgias-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">supporter<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;of strict gun control measures; and the House Majority PAC, the main House Democratic super PAC that tried to keep former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soros\u2019 political giving also benefitted the failed gubernatorial campaign of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/stacey-abrams-sells-a-gun-control-plan-that-georgias-not-buying\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\"><strong>Stacey Abrams<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;in Georgia, who&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/stacey-abrams-georgia-gunvote-hypocrisy\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\"><strong>unsuccessfully challenged<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;popular Gov. Brian Kemp. Abrams made strict gun control a major plank of her pitch to voters. Gov. Kemp made Second Amendment rights a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/gunvote-quick-shot-georgia-governor-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\"><strong>pillar of his campaign<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and delivered on signing into law Constitutional carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/will-americas-first-school-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">Dr. Dabbs \u2013 America\u2019s First School Shooting<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the elder Soros\u2019 long history of backing soft-on-crime prosecutors in some of the country\u2019s most dangerous cities is what his legacy could ultimately be. His political contributions benefitted Chicago\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/chicago-prosecutor-heading-for-the-hills-over-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\"><strong>Cook County Prosecutor Kim Foxx<\/strong><\/a>, who repeatedly went soft on some of Chicago\u2019s worst criminals over the past two years. That included&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/chicago-prosecutor-heading-for-the-hills-over-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\"><strong>creating an uproar<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;after refusing to charge several criminals after they exchanged gunfire between cars and a home with police officers nearby. One person was killed and five others were taken into custody. Despite the clear video evidence, Foxx did nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soros\u2019 operations also backed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/09\/bill-bratton-slams-da-alvin-bragg-blames-soros-for-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\"><strong>Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;election in New York City and helped initially elect now-recalled&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/soros-stiff-arms-chesa-boudin-after-san-francisco-voters-kick-him-to-curb\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin<\/a><\/strong>. Voters had enough of the soft-on-crime violence in San Francisco and booted him from office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also can\u2019t be dismissed that George Soros has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/examining-the-soros-connection-to-ags-supporting-mexicos-gun-manufacturer-lawsuit\/?hilite=soros\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\"><strong>deep ties<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to state attorneys general that backed Mexico\u2019s $10 billion lawsuit against firearm manufacturers. That case was&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/us-judge-dismisses-mexicos-10-bln-lawsuit-against-gun-makers-2022-09-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">dismissed<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;by a federal court but is being&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jurist.org\/news\/2023\/03\/mexico-appeals-dismissal-of-lawsuit-against-us-based-gun-manufacturers\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">appealed<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-with-the-new\">In With the New<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many considered Soros\u2019 52-year-old son Jonathan next in line. But George Soros jumped over, Jonathan, and instead named Alex captain. Alex made his agenda known immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m more political than my dad,\u201d he&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/06\/11\/liberal-philanthropist-george-soros-taps-more-political-son-to-take-over\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">told<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He used political \u201cwhataboutism\u201d to legitimize his heavy-handed approach to keep the money spigots flowing generously to promote candidates who fit his gun control, soft-on-crime beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs much as I would love to get money out of politics, as long as the other side is doing it, we will have to do it,\u201d he&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/06\/11\/george-soros-hands-empire-control-son-alex\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">said<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be a role with which he\u2019s not unfamiliar. Alex Soros ascended to the top of the family businesses coming from his role as executive director of Democracy Now PAC, the major Soros Democratic political super PAC,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/george-soros-heir-son-alexander-soros-e3c4ca13\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">according<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Washington Examiner&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/george-soros-alex-soros-successor-open-society-foundations\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">reported<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;on the younger Soros\u2019 recent rise in prominence among major Democratic political figures on the national level. Those include continued meetings with Senate Majority Leader Schumer, former Speaker Pelosi, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and, of course, holding several meetings at the White House with advisors for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-raise-the-stakes\">Raise the Stakes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The stakes for Second Amendment supporters across the country couldn\u2019t be higher as Alex Soros officially takes the leading role at Open Society Foundation and the many Soros-funded groups that play in politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the U.S. Senate, pro-gun control Democrats hold a slim 51-49 majority and have legislative control over floor proceedings. Senate seats in West Virginia and Montana could flip from Blue to Red and there are others that look favorable to flip as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the U.S. House of Representatives, pro-Second Amendment Republicans currently hold only a five-seat majority that will shrink to four seats when Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) steps down in September to be home with his wife through an ongoing health emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/testing-the-cascade-xt-cvas-precision-rifle\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\"> Testing the CASCADE XT, CVA\u2019s Precision Rifle<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the states, Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi all hold high-profile gubernatorial and attorney general elections that will have significant impacts on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans. Soros will undoubtedly be involved and throw his father\u2019s \u201ccriminal justice reform\u201d and \u201csoft-on-crime\u201d money in those races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Americans have overwhelmingly supported elected leaders who protected Second Amendment rights so far during the 2023 state legislative sessions as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/industry-achieving-success-fending-off-gun-control-in-statehouses\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\"><strong>Axios reported,<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;the younger Soros may end up in the company of Michael Bloomberg. After spending more than $1 billion in elections to buy more gun control recently, that antigun billionaire came up with&nbsp;<strong>\u201c<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/bloomberg-spent-1-billion-ads-races-losses-2020-11\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\"><strong>huge losses<\/strong><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Larry Keane&nbsp;<\/strong><em>is Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs and General Counsel for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\">National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a>, the firearms industry trade association.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\" title=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father's Progressive Powerhouse, 'More Political' Than Namesake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Soros has been on a progressive political spending spree, becoming one of the biggest donors to Democratic political candidates. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":181114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1803,240],"tags":[132,607,1802,311],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-190775","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news-wire","8":"category-this-week","9":"tag-buzz","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-news-wire","12":"tag-nssf"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Soros Scion to Lead Father&#039;s Progressive Powerhouse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"George Soros appointed Alex, not eldest son Jonathan, as successor, with Alex swiftly revealing his plans.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/soros-scion-to-lead-fathers-progressive-powerhouse-more-political-than-namesake\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Soros Scion to Lead Father&#039;s Progressive Powerhouse, &#039;More Political&#039; 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