Right-wing think tank’s 'policy wins' show growing influence on GOP officials: report

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Right-wing think tank’s 'policy wins' show growing influence on GOP officials: report

Back in 2011, during President Barack Obama's first term, Republican Tarren Bragdon — a Republican who formerly served in the Maine House of Representatives — founded the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA), a right-wing think tank, in Naples, Florida (his adopted home). FBA has grown increasingly influential in the GOP since then — so influential that, according to CNN reporters Daniel Medina and Bob Ortega, it can shape a politician…