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MN GOP RESEARCH BRIEFING: “WHO ARE AMERICANS UNITED FOR CHANGE”
By Michael Brodkorb | July 9, 2007
This is another outstanding research briefing from the Republican Party of Minnesota.
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WHO ARE AMERICANS UNITED FOR CHANGE?
A Shadowy Liberal Front Group Who Won't Disclose Its Donors
Americans United For Change Unveils New Attack Ad Sixteen Months Before Election
"As The Senate Takes Up That Divisive Issue This Week, A National Antiwar Group Called Americans United For Change Is Launching A Weeklong, $100,000-Plus Television Ad Campaign In Minnesota…" (Kevin Diaz, “Coleman Is Target On Eve Of War Votes,” Star Tribune, 7/8/07)
Americans United For Change: Uniting Union Bosses & DC Special Interests
"[S]enate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) And House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Want [Americans United To Protect Social Security] To Expand Its Scope. It Will Now Be Known Simply As Americans United." (Alexander Bolton, "Labor Group Is Reshaped For Campaign," The Hill, 12/13/05)
- "A Coalition Of Labor Leaders, Progressive Activists And Top Congressional Democrats Have [Transformed American’s United] Into A Permanent, Multimillion-Dollar Entity Pushing A Broader Liberal Agenda In The 2006 Midterms." (Paul Kane, "Labor, MoveOn Fund New Group," Roll Call, 12/13/05)
Original Unions Involved In AU Were AFSCME, NEA, AFT, AFL-CIO, And SEIU. (Paul Kane, “Labor, MoveOn Fund New Group,” Roll Call, 12/13/05)
- "Americans United … Is Being Spearheaded By The American Federation Of State, County And Municipal Employees, The AFL-CIO, And Two Liberal Advocacy Groups, The Campaign For America’s Future And USAction. Another 200-Odd Interest Groups Are Also Supporting The Effort." (Chris Cillizza, "Coalition To Battle Social Security Plan," Roll Call, 2/17/05)
"While The Group Will Not Have To Disclose Any Of Its Donors Because Of Its Nonprofit Status, The Primary Funders For Americans United Will Include MoveOn.Org And A Host Of Big Unions …" (Paul Kane, "Labor, MoveOn Fund New Group," Roll Call, 12/13/05)
Non-Partisan Factcheck.Org Called "Time For A Change" Ads "Dubious," Said It Made Serious "Distortions"
Non-Partisan Factcheck.Org: "A liberal, labor-funded group calling itself Americans United for Change … is running a $1-million national advertising campaign that makes some dubious claims and tries to imply more than it can prove." (Brooks Jackson, "New Group, Old Habits," Factcheck.Org, 1/27/06)
- Non-Partisan Factcheck.Org: "[T]he ad makes misleading statements about President Bush's record on Medicare, invites viewers to blame the president for high gasoline prices without offering any relevant evidence, and suggests that Bush's appointment of Michael D. Brown to head [FEMA] had something to do with the crimes of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, which isn't true." Factcheck.Org, 1/27/06) (Brooks Jackson, "New Group, Old Habits," Factcheck.Org, 1/27/06)
- Non-Partisan Factcheck.Org: "Another distortion in the ad is a statement that 'the President gives away billions to the drug companies … while cutting healthcare for our seniors.' In fact, Bush signed the biggest expansion of Medicare since its enactment, adding a prescription drug benefit that took [in January 2006]." (Brooks Jackson, "New Group, Old Habits," Factcheck.Org, 1/27/06)
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July 9th, 2007 at 7:11 PM
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July 12th, 2007 at 11:23 AM
[...] Americans United for Change is noting but a shadowy front group for national liberals and union bosses. Click here for the Republican Party of Minnesota’s research briefing on Americans United for Change. [...]
July 12th, 2007 at 5:04 PM
[...] Americans United for Change is noting but a shadowy front group for national liberals and union bosses. Click here for the Republican Party of Minnesota’s research briefing on Americans United for Change. [...]