Lobbying group representing more than 3 million businesses. Leans Right-center.
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Republican State Leadership Committee
Focused on electing conservative Republicans to state offices.
Americans United for Change
Democratic-leaning group originally formed in 2005 to oppose President George W. Bush’s Social Security proposal.
American Action Network
Founded by a former Republican senator and a former GOP House aide. Leans GOP/Right-center.
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Labor union representing 1.6 million employees including health care workers, corrections officers and sanitation workers. Leans Democratic.
Americans for Prosperity
Advocates for less government spending. Leans Republican/conservative.
American Crossroads
Conservative-leaning group founded with help from Karl Rove and former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie.
Adler Taxes the Truth
Democratic Rep. John Adler calls his GOP opponent an "irresponsible tax dodger" in a campaign flier. His claims are misleading.
Property taxes are a major political issue in New Jersey, which has the highest median tax burden in the country, according to The Tax Foundation. Its median property tax is $6,320 on a home, outpacing runner-up Connecticut by almost $2,000.
‘Fail to pay?’ Not really.
But did Jon Runyan, a former Philadelphia Eagles lineman,
Hayworth Distorts McCain’s Immigration Record — Again
In his second TV ad, Republican challenger J.D. Hayworth continues to distort Arizona Sen. John McCain’s record on immigration policy.
McCain ‘Made It Worse’?
The ad, which started to air July 29, opens with an announcer saying: "The illegal alien invasion, and John McCain made it worse." In rapid fire, the ad lists a few of the ways McCain supposedly made things worse, beginning with: "McCain wrote the amnesty bill." The words "Wrote the amnesty bill"
Should Murray Worry?
An attack ad from a Republican-leaning group accuses Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of abusing "families" and "children" — but provides no support for those claims. The group’s website even criticizes Murray for casting a vote in favor of expanding health insurance to millions of children — a vote also cast by the group’s own CEO, former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.
The ad by the American Action Network began airing July 13 in Washington state with an initial buy of more than $750,000.