Tag Archives: Americans for Prosperity

Things Go Better with . . . Koch?

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

For the past few years, the liberati have been on the Koch brothers like Brown on Williamson. And, apparently, that’s hurt the billionaire industrialists’ feelings. So they’ve launched a $15 million feel-good campaign designed to burnish their image. As part … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Americans for Prosperity, Defending the American Dream Summit, Forward Focused, Jane Mayer, Koch, liberati, like Brown on Williamson, Saad Syed, Tea Party, The New Yorker, The Weekly Standard, WeAreKoch.com | 2 Comments

What Can the Koch Bros. Do for (Scott) Brown?

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Americans for Prosperity, the big-bucks boyos bankrolled by billionaires David and Charles Koch, is in for a dollar already this election cycle. The independent expenditure group, which spent over $36 million on federal elections in 2012, has just launched a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Americans for Prosperity, Jeanne Shaheen, Kay Hagan, Koch Bros., Mary Landrieu, New Hampshire, OpenSecrets.org, Politico Playbook, Scott Brown | 13 Comments

Let The Wild Obamacare Rumpus Begin! (Fact Checker Edition)

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff just noted, there are dueling TV spots out now in the battle of the budget-busting Obamacare. One is for the Obama front Organizing for Action, the other for the Koch brothers front Americans for Prosperity. Glenn … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Americans for Prosperity, Fact Checker, Glenn Kessler, Koch brothers, ObamaCare, Organizing for Action, Pinocchio Test, Washington Post | 1 Comment

Let The Wild Obamacare Rumpus Begin!

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The air war over Obamacare has officially begun, with TV spots pro and con popping up all over the place. Via Monday’s MSNBC First Read: The fight to define health care’s implementation: After the Supreme Court upheld the health-care law … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allbritton, Americans for Prosperity, Columbus, First Read, MSNBC, New York Times, ObamaCare, Ohio, Organizing for America, Virginia, WBNS, WJLN | 2 Comments

Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar Rumpus Begin! (Poetry And Pros Edition)

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Michael Scherer waxes lyrical at Time’s Swampland blog: AFP Brings Poetry To Political Boob Tube Politicians are supposed to campaign in poetry and govern in prose. But political advertising this cycle has been, for the most part, a bunch of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Americans for Prosperity, Free the Files, Michael Scherer, mystery donors, Political Ad Sleuth, Pro Publica, Sunlight Foundation, Swampland, TechPresident, The Dinner Table, Time | Leave a comment

Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar Rumpus Begin! (Super ValPAC Edition)

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The post-Labor Day political ad blitz is now officially underway, with Super PACs and political party groups taking the lead (but with the presidential candidates not far behind). A sampling from the current crop: • Gary Bauer: Obama Agenda Is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American Crossroads, Americans for Prosperity, Barack Obama, Bettina Inclan, Buzzfeed, Campaign for American Values, Director of Hispanic Outreach, Forward, Gary Bauer, gay marriage, Huffington Post, Karl Rove, Koch brothers, Politico Playbook, Republican National Committee, RNC, shotgun wedding, The Breakup | Leave a comment

Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar Rumpus Begin! (Oh, Canada Healthcare! Edition)

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Americans for Prosperity, the Super PAC funded by the Koch brothers (who represent the ATM wing of the Republican Party), has just launched a $6.2 million ad buy in 11 states, according to Politico’s Playbook. The TV spot “features Canadian … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Americans for Prosperity, ATM wing of the Republican Party, CBS News, Greed Agenda, Harry Reid, Koch brothers, Patriot Majority USA, Politico Playbook | 2 Comments

Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar Rumpus Begin! (Early Money Is Like, Yeesh! Edition)

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The dog days of August have taken on a whole new meaning this election year. Political ad spending (a.k.a. attack advertising) has already reached Brobdingnagian levels usually reserved for the waning days of a campaign. From MSNBC’s First Read: Last … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Americans for Prosperity, Brobdingnagian, Claire McCaskill, Crossroads GPS, Early Money Is Like Yeesh!, First Read, Missouri, MSNBC, New York Times, U.S. Chamber of Commerce | Leave a comment

Let The $4 Billion . . . Or $6 Billion . . . Or $9.8 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Everyone In The Pool Edition)

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

It’s an embarrassment of – not pandas – but TV spots in the presidential bakeoff betwen Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Call the roll (via ABC’s The Note): OBAMA ADS: ROMNEY’S OUTSOURCING, FEE HIKES. From ABC’s Devin Dwyer: President Obama’s campaign … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC News, Americans for Prosperity, Concerned Women for America, CWA, Koch brothers, Obama for America, Playbook, Politico, Restore Our Future, The Note | 1 Comment

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Koch Bros. Whack Obama Edition)

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From our Hitting On All Solyndra’s desk: The Obama administration’s half-billion-dollar loan to solar company Solyndra is not only the subject of an independent federal review, it’s also the subject of a new $2.4 million ad campaign. From MSNBC’s First … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Americans for Prosperity, Bush (The Younger) administration, Charles Koch, David Koch, Fox News, Koch Industries, MSNBC First Read, Obama administration, Solyndra, ThinkProgress | 2 Comments