The Lincoln Project received adoring media coverage in 2020 for its fanatical ads targeting Senate Republicans, but it failed in its stated goal of ousting senators Susan Collins (Maine), Thom Tillis (N.C.), Joni Ernst (Iowa), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), and others.

The group of former GOP operatives raised $67 million in its effort to destroy all Republicans this cycle, and its founders enjoyed numerous media profiles and MSNBC appearances.