Pro-Clinton 527 Set Up to Tarnish Obama in Ohio

[babylonsister]

New Pro-Clinton 527 to Ding Obama in Ohio

February 20, 2008 9:33 AM

ABC News has learned that a group of Democratic politicos have set up a new independent 527 organization called the American Leadership Project (ALP) with the express purpose of helping Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, beat Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, in Ohio, and possibly Texas and Pennsylvania as well.

Free from campaign finance rules, ALP will not be legally permitted to coordinate with the Clinton campaign, but it is clearly intended to help her.

The group is targeting through TV ads, mail, and phone communications white women under 50 in the Ohio area -- specifically Cleveland, Columbus, Youngstown, Charleston (WV), Wheeling- Steubenville, Zanesville, and Parkersburg (WV).

White men will also be a focus, and if there are any excess funds Latinos in Texas and middle class families in Pennsylvania will also be targeted.

ALP has developed three ads aimed at tarnishing Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, as a talker and not a doer -- the ads are called “If speeches could solve problems" -- and they will contrast Obama and Clinton on issues of importance to middle class voters, such as the economy, health care, and the mortgage crisis.

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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/02/new-pro-clinton.html

[Kolesar]

1. My issues-activist group uses that very same provision to do issues advocacy that actually supports

...a candidate. We just keep the candidate's name out of the material to keep a "non profit advocate" status for the group. But we promote the issue the candidate is trying to campaign on.

[eShirl]

2. too bad they aren't using their efforts to make a positive case for Hillary

that speaks volumes, imo

[still_one]

3. The negativity has helped the Clinton campaign so much hasn't it?

This won't work either

One of the reasons the Clinton camp is where they are is because of that negativity

[babylonsister]

4. Sadly, that's all they have left, looks like. She's ambitious, I'll give

her that, even if she ruins reputations, like hers and her husband's.

[still_one]

6. This doesn't represent ambition, this is winning at all costs no matter who gets hurt

The public is seeing right through it

[rox63]

5. More of the same old politics of personal destruction

This represents change how? :sarcasm:

It didn't work in SC or WI. What makes her think it will work anywhere else?