An organization co-founded by former top Bush-era White House aide Karl Rove has drawn a fresh complaint against it for pouring millions of dollars into attacks designed to defeat Democrats in the coming midterm elections. Crossroads Grassroots Political Strategies, an organization created by Rove and fellow longtime GOP strategist Ed Gillespie to influence the 2010 elections with huge expenditures of money, appears to be violating federal campaign law, two Washington watchdog group told the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in...
Monthly Archives: October 2010
News Corp Board Challenged to Disclose Political Spending
A nonprofit foundation is calling on the board of directors of the parent company of Fox News to fully disclose the company’s political spending to shareholders at the News Corp. shareholder meeting in New York City on Friday. Owned by Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., is a sprawling company which owns a number of media properties, including the Fox News cable outlet. Officials with the Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) issued their challenge in an Oct. 11 letter to Roderick Eddington,...
Celebrities Produce Video To Push Back Against Chamber, Rightwing Attacks
A progressive coalition enlisted two well-known Hollywood comedians to produce a humorous video aimed at rebutting the onslaught of election-season business and conservative attacks on the healthcare reform law enacted earlier this year. Jack Black and America Ferrera created a video lampooning groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Crossroads and the 60 Plus Association which are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into TV advertising ahead of next months midterm elections, according to the organization that helped...
Democrats Slam GOP ‘Young Guns’ For Their Treatment Of Women, Nazi Fan
Republican candidates running for the House as part of the GOP’s “Young Guns” have a widespread record of “contempt, violence towards women, and wildly extreme policies towards women,” according to the House campaign arm of the Democratic Party. Meanwhile, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) also notes Richard Iott, the Republican who reportedly dons Nazi uniforms, is a Young Guns member. The Young Guns program is a recruitment and training program for House Republicans affiliated with the GOP leadership....
Allegations Prove Foreigners Buying Elections Just As Obama Warned, Expert Says
Revelations that one of the most powerful lobbying groups is using foreign funds to influence U.S. elections proves President Obama was right in January when he warned of just such consequences to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, according to an analyst at a Washington watchdog organization. The Think Progress blog last week reported that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is using foreign money to fund millions of dollars in attack ads against Democrats in the weeks leading up...
Capitol Idea: Progressives, You Can Break The Republicans’ Spirit
Progressives and Democrats have been thinking — a lot — lately about the potential for Republicans to retake control of Congress, wondering what would happen were the GOP able to install Rep. John Boehner as the next speaker of the House. This is entirely expected and understandable, given the precarious political situation they’ve found themselves in, of late. But being a longtime fan of science fiction, I’m a big believer in things like “alternate histories” and “alternative timelines.” With...
Predictions Vary Widely Over Expected GOP Gains
Although five forecasters, or teams of forecasters, all predict Republicans will gain in the coming election, there is much disagreement over such how substantial those gains will be. A 30-seat spread between the low and high end of the seat change forecast range exists, with two forecasters giving an edge to Democrats maintaining their control of the House and three forecasters anticipating Republicans retaking the chamber. The forecasters offered their models and predictions for the House in the October...
Democrats: GOP False Attacks Aim To Distract From Its Support For Job Outsourcing
Republicans have launched false attacks alleging money from the federal stimulus program has gone to support China in an effort to cover up their own support for outsourcing American jobs, Democrats say. Republicans allege that funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, enacted shortly after President Obama took office last year, have gone to build windmills in China. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) quotes a TV ad produced by its Republican counterpart, the National Republican Campaign Committee...
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