 In February 2012, Gordon founded a national security-themed Super PAC, Protect America Today (PAT).During the 2012 presidential campaign, Gordon ran political ads in eight states for 16 federal candidates to "Save 1 million jobs," a reference to stopping further cuts to defense spending, including sequestration.Winning candidates backed by Gordon included Senator Dean Heller (R-NV), House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Representative Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), and Representative Steve Daines (R-MT).