Sohn's nomination has faced steadfast opposition from Senate Republicans, who have pointed to her past advocacy work and public remarks on topics including Fox News in casting the former Democratic FCC staffer as a 'partisan' and 'radical' activist.
WASHINGTON - Nearly two years into President Biden's term, he and Senate Democrats have yet to lock down a majority at the Federal Communications Commission amid a protracted fight over his pick for the agency, Gigi Sohn. Progressive groups and consumer advocates have lamented the delay as hamstringing efforts to restore open internet protections and expand broadband access.
That push to tank Sohn's nomination has been bolstered by conservative groups taking out hundreds of thousands of dollars in attack ads, according to a review by The Washington Post. The bulk of the spending has come from AAF, an opposition research group that has targeted dozens of Biden's nominees. The ads, some of which were still running as of last week, hammer Sohn over what they call her "extremist defund the police politics" and cite opposition to her nomination from the Fraternal Order of Police, a group made up of law enforcement officials.
Hauser said it's rare for a single commissioner or regulator to face this level of opposition, and he said the Facebook campaigns are likely just a fraction of the total money spent given that there are "many forms of spending which do not create a financial trail." The message arrives during a key stretch: Senate Democrats face a dwindling window to confirm Sohn before their session expires after the end of the year, and will need to overcome additional procedural hurdles next year if they do not.
The group, which did not return a request for comment, said the ads would run in key states whose senators could be crucial to Sohn's still-pending nomination, including West Virginia, Nevada and Arizona.
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