(Citizens for a New Louisiana) — For years, we have watched a strange and increasingly destructive phenomenon take hold inside Louisiana’s political landscape: a small but noisy faction that claims to be “more Republican than the Republican Party” consistently spends all of its time and energy attacking Conservative Republicans. During the Jesse Regan vs. Brach Myers special election, this behavior became impossible to ignore. By all accounts, Regan had already secured the bulk of the district’s conservative support, yet his campaign failed when he succumbed to the temptation to resort to deception.

Citizens for a New Louisiana was pressed into the uncomfortable role of umpire because the truth mattered more than anyone’s feelings. That’s what our readers and supporters have come to expect from us. It was unpleasant, but it gave the public a clearer view of the methods involved.

The same tactics and methods were also spotted in the Julie Quinn vs. Jean-Paul Coussan race for the Public Service Commission. Although we didn’t identify anything that rose to the level of knowingly false, outrage over Carbon Capture was the primary driving force. I actually had a short conversation with Quinn at the time about her proximity to actors who use manufactured outrage as their primary campaign tactic. The idea that someone can win an election based on smashing their same-party opponent has rarely ended well in Louisiana politics. Well, Quinn didn’t listen, and the rest is history.

Enter Blake Miguez’s Run for US Senate

Months later, the same pattern has resurfaced — only this time, the target is not a newcomer or an unknown quantity. It is Senator Blake Miguez (R 10/10), one of the most consistently conservative lawmakers in the state, as evidenced by his top marks on countless scorecards. The tactics being deployed against him are not merely familiar but identical.

There comes a moment when silence itself becomes complicity. However, rather than echo that famous (often cliché) quote usually attributed to Edmund Burke, let’s choose one from a more entertaining (although less erudite) source. As Popeye famously put it: “That’s all I can stands, an’ I can’t stands no more!”

What follows is an evidence-based account of a political operation that presents itself as “the Republican wing of the Republican Party,” yet behaves like a destabilizing force within the conservative movement. Appearing earlier but popularized around WWII, one name for such a group is a Fifth Column. A definition available online reads, “A fifth column refers to a group of people who secretly undermine a larger group or nation from within, often in support of an enemy.” My, but doesn’t that sound familiar?

With slogans like “The Republican Wing of the Republican Party,” the Fifth Column classification snaps right into place, like a once-missing but now-found puzzle piece. This latest tool is the purported “grassroots” PAC, LACAG, whose donors may be unaware that their funds are being used against Blake Miguez.

The Fake Text Machine Didn’t Stop — It Adapted

After consultant Eddie Lau’s arrest for orchestrating “knowingly false” fake political text messages — something we documented extensively and exclusively — many assumed the problem had been solved. But law enforcement sources confirmed what we suspected: Lau was not the only actor involved, just the only one arrested… so far.

These methods did not disappear along with Lau’s political participation. They merely evolved to be more opinion-oriented (which is generally considered protected “free speech”). Similar to the Regan–Myers race, the newest wave of texts against Blake Miguez arrived from numbers and names designed to look organic, local, and spontaneous. But, like scratching the film off a losing lottery ticket, the pattern it reveals is unmistakable.

The Weaponization of “RINO”: The Woke-Right’s Version of the Left’s “Racist”

For several years, the so-called hand-count clique has operated with a single organizing principle: attack Republicans, especially the ones working the hardest to make a difference. Savour that for a moment. They have even gone so far as to endorse Democrats — while continuing to insist that they alone represent “true conservatism.” Even so, people who genuinely consider themselves conservatives have provided this cast with a larger-than-expected following.

The tactic that seems to have an enchanting power over conservatives is nothing more than a linguistic trick. Simply by applying the “RINO” label to virtually any target, any tactic (no matter how unsavory) becomes permissible and sometimes even celebrated.

That’s because RINO works the same way the Left deploys terms like “racist,” “Nazi,” and “homophobe.” Once the smear is applied, the discussion ends. Guilt is assumed. The target becomes disposable. At our 2024 event featuring Dr. James Lindsay, he explained that certain “woke” political movements — Left and Right — operate according to what he calls Cluster B ideology:

When the truth won’t help you, lying becomes acceptable. The ends justify the means.

We saw it used against Brach Myers. We are now seeing the same tactic recycled against Blake Miguez.

The Strange Case of Shane Tubre

One text message attacking Senator Miguez came from someone identifying himself as “Shane Tubre,” a man not well known in conservative organizational circles, having only minor visibility at occasional political events. His text claimed Miguez was a “RINO,” declared that he (Tubre) was speaking as a concerned conservative, and sent his message to an extensive list of Republican voters.

A quick review of campaign finance filings shows the following:

• Shane Tubre of Bengal Transportation Services has contributed to several candidates, including U.S. Senate candidate John Fleming.
• He cited carbon capture — a recycled hot-button issue — as justification for attacking Miguez.
• He has also made over $14,000 in contributions to LACAG, one of Louisiana’s most aggressive pseudo-conservative activist groups.

Nothing in the public record proves Tubre intended to mislead anyone. However, his message serves as a convenient vehicle for the larger operation behind the scenes. That operation becomes visible when we follow the thread to the PAC whose name appears in the first attack text.

The 4THE56PAC Timeline: A PAC That Cannot Explain Itself

This is where the story becomes undeniable. The first text message against Blake Miguez proudly announced it was “Paid for by 4THE56PAC,” with the address PO Box 183, Hudson, WI 54016. Here is the documented timeline:

• June 4, 2025, 4THE56PAC files its Statement of Organization.
• June 18, 2025, the PAC is mysteriously terminated — only two weeks after its creation.
• August 7, 2025, A new FEC filing appears under a new committee number:
  4THE56PAC returns, but with a different physical address in Hudson, Wisconsin.
• August 13, 2025, the PAC reports a $1,162.50 expenditure to send a group of text messages attacking Blake Miguez.
• On August 26, 2025, the PAC paid Christopher Alexander $1,000 for “digital consulting,” according to its own FEC filing.
• On October 28, 2025, the PAC reports a $900 expenditure to once again oppose Blake Miguez for the U.S. Senate.

One interesting oversight is that the August attack text lists the wrong address—the P.O. Box belonging to the defunct PAC, not the newly reorganized one.

There Are Two Contributors So Far: But One Man Behind the Curtain

The FEC database shows something even more glaring:

There is only one known contributor to the first 4THE56PAC.

Not a coalition, a grassroots movement, or a community-funded effort. Just one man. And that one man is the same individual who leads the Louisiana Citizen Advocacy Group (LACAG) — J. Christopher Alexander. We know it’s not someone who happens to share the same name because his address matches, and he even lists his employer as LACAG.

The second iteration of 4THE56PAC has another single contributor.

This time, the PAC reported $3,500 in income from LACAG, the organization run by Alexander, for which he reported himself as employed.

Alexander’s history is well documented:

• His law license was indefinitely suspended in 2020 for fraud in open court.
• According to The Advocate, he falsified court documents and recruited fake witnesses.
• He later misrepresented himself as a practicing lawyer during his suspension, prompting additional discipline.

Despite this record, he has cultivated a following convinced that he is a conservative watchdog — even as his actions repeatedly undermine conservatives and benefit Democrats. And now, Alexander is the sole disclosed funder of the PAC attacking Blake Miguez, one of Louisiana’s most conservative legislators. Even more shocking is that Miguez is the top-ranked Louisiana Senator on Alexander’s own scorecard!

When Rumors Replace Reality

The accusations against Miguez do not stem from evidence. They come from a whisper network built on circular hearsay. It mirrors the famous line from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off:

“My best friend’s sister’s boyfriend’s brother’s girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who’s going with a girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night.”

This is how the smear machine operates:

• Someone “heard something.”
• Someone “was told” Miguez is compromised.
• Someone “saw a screenshot” or “heard from a friend” that he is a RINO.

There is no evidence (where have we seen this before?). No one even bothers to call Miguez to find out the truth; they just take Alexander’s word for it. It’s nothing more than emotional satisfaction wrapped in a rumor. Alexander is using an old trick, tapping into a confirmation bias — repeating something everyone already believes to be true: that all politicians are bad. It is politics by urban legend — and it works only because the target is a Republican slathered with a RINO label.

Other Legislators React

When the latest texts surfaced, Republican legislators across the state had nearly identical reactions:

“If they think Blake Miguez is a RINO, the rest of us have no chance.”

They’re right. Miguez has a 10/10 conservative rating on our scorecard. He boasts a 96% score and is in first place on LACAG’s own published scorecard. Yet, if we’re to believe Alexander’s behind-the-scenes work, Miguez is suddenly the villain. We know this isn’t an ideological disagreement because Miguez is rated 96%. What’s worse is that LACAG’s support base is probably oblivious that Alexander is behind these attacks.

The Cluster B Blueprint: Loyalty, Chaos, and Control

Political psychologists (and our friend, Dr. James Lindsay) describe this behavior as Cluster B patterning:

• Splitting: Today’s hero becomes tomorrow’s traitor.
• Triangulation: Turn allies against one another.
• Loyalty tests: Anyone who hesitates is the enemy.
• Narrative control: Facts are irrelevant; emotion decides truth.

This is not a conservative movement. It is a chaos engine. Under this model, consistency is impossible. Alexander’s LACAG publicly praises Miguez while privately attacking him. Their followers are expected to discover and reconcile the contradiction for themselves — because Alexander can’t have told them about it. Once again, this is not based on any outward political disagreement. It’s manipulation for the sake of control, plain and simple.

They Will Do It Again

Most troubling is that we still do not know how many followers of this movement understand what is happening, or how many are simply swept up in its emotional appeal of “doing good” by exposing RINOs. But one truth stands firm:

If they will do this to Blake Miguez, they can — and will — do it to anyone.

As Maya Angelou warned: “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”