Citizens For Strength And Security Unveiled
Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) might be curious who is funding an attack ad blaming her for job losses, especially now when she's increasingly in danger losing her own job.
All the ad said was "Paid for by Citizens for Strength and Security." Turns out the citizens are unions.
According to a new government filing, the group's ad was funded by the Service Employees International Union ($220,000), the Communications Workers of America ($200,000) and the Patriot Majority Fund ($280,000). Patriot Majority itself is funded mainly by labor unions.
Patriot Majority is, like Citizens for Strength and Security, a 527 organization run by a Democratic operative with ads targeting Senate races. Why not just merge?
-- Will Evans
3:05 PM ET | 10- 7-2008 | permalink
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