Campaign for Primary Accountability
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|leader_name = Leo Linbeck III, Eric O'Keefe
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The Campaign for Primary Accountability is a nonpartisan Super PAC created in 2011. Founded by Leo Linbeck III and Eric O'Keefe, the group's goal is to defeat longtime and unpopular incumbents of both the Republican Party and Democratic Party.{{cite news|last=Gonzales|first=Nathan|title=What Happened to the Campaign for Primary Accountability?|url=http://blogs.rollcall.com/rothenblog/what-happened-to-the-campaign-for-primary-accountability/|accessdate=5 January 2014|newspaper=Roll Call|date=6 December 2013}}
History
In 2012, the group's efforts to unseat incumbents in congressional primaries were featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today.{{cite news|last=Kane|first=Paul|title=One super PAC takes aim at incumbents of any party|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/one-super-pac-takes-aim-at-incumbents-of-any-party/2012/03/07/gIQAhOfwxR_story.html|accessdate=5 January 2014|newspaper=Washington Post|date=7 March 2012}}{{cite news|last=Steinhauer|first=Jennifer|title='Super PAC' Increasing Congress's Sense of Insecurity|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/us/politics/anti-incumbent-super-pac-adds-to-congresss-insecurity.html?_r=0|accessdate=5 January 2014|newspaper=New York Times|date=8 March 2012|author2=Weisman, Jonathan}}{{cite news|last=Mundy|first=Alicia|title=New 'Super PAC' Takes Aim at Incumbents|url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303812904577289691325976590|accessdate=5 January 2014|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=2012-03-18|author2=Belkin, Douglas}}{{cite news|last=Schouten|first=Fredreka|title=Super PAC targets congressional incumbents|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-02-10/super-pac-targets-congressional-incumbents-primary/53064894/1|accessdate=29 October 2014|newspaper=USA Today|date=2012-02-13|author2=Korte, Gregory}}