[unixfox]

Chances are VERY high that a scumbag named George Soros had a stake in this.

[newnhdad]

VA is the test state. It started in 2002 after Bush won VA but lost most of the suburbs. They hunkered down and devise strategies in the 2001 campaign in VA but it was mostly muted because of the events in September. They test messaging schemes, themes and fund-raising methods before rolling them out in red states.
Back in 2017, they rolled out dozens of shadowy groups that existed long enough to air a few misleading ads, send out a few mailers and then they fold-up.
This is what they did in 2018 but most of the orgs are still open for the 2020 push.
These orgs take cash from Soros and his ilk, they distribute it to campaigns and the run ads with the rest. They do this with hundreds of organizations nationwide. They usually dole it all out before election day which is why California money turns up in the Arlington dog-catcher’s race.