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New Democrat Network, 2004 Election Cycle
Open Secrets ^ | 9/24/3004

Posted on 09/24/2004 7:59:49 PM PDT by Former Military Chick

 

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New Democrat Network, 2004 Election Cycle
Formed: 1996 |

Web Site

Helps to elect centrist Democratic candidates that tend to hold liberal positions on social issues and conservative positions on economic and foreign policy issues. Uses a combination of express advocacy and issue advocacy to support selected candidates at the federal, state and local levels.

  Affiliated Personnel:

  • Simon Rosenberg, president and founder (former Clinton campaign aide)

    Donors:

  • In 2003, the Democratic Governor's Assn gave $200,000, and Aetna Inc and August Capital each contributed $100,000.

      527 Activity:
      Total Receipts: $7,172,693
      Total Expenditures: $6,970,070
       Note: This data is based on records released by the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, September 20, 2004.

      Events:

    Event Type

    Budget

    Date

    Candidate

    Position

    TV Ad

    Unknown

    7/28/2004

    George W. Bush (R)

    Negative

    Title: "Faces"; As images of faces flash rapidly on the screen an announcer states, “At this pace, we would need 23 days to show the 12 million Latinos without health insurance.” Criticizing President Bush’s opposition to the Democratic plan to insure 8 million Latinos, the NDN seeks to appeal to increasing numbers of Hispanic voters in November. “Faces” will be shown in both English and Spanish for one month in 13 media markets in the battleground states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, and Nevada.
     

    TV Ad

    Unknown

    7/28/2004

    George W. Bush (R)

    Negative

    Title: "Two Jobs"; A letter read by a Latino father dressing in his bedroom attacks President Bush’s opposition to raising the minimum wage to $7 an hour. The father complains that he is tired from a long day at work, but he cannot rest and must go to his second job to support his family. “Two Jobs” will be shown in both English and Spanish for one month in 13 media markets in the battleground states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, and Nevada.
     

    TV AD

    Unknown

    4/13/2004

    George W. Bush (R)

    Negative

    Title: “Reality Check”; The New Democrat Network released another ad aimed at the Latino community this week. The ad’s release comes on the heels of the Bush campaign’s first outreach to Hispanics. The ad states that Bush has made numerous promises to the community that he has not kept. According to the ad, 400,000 Latinos have lost their jobs and more have lost their healthcare. The ad is part of a larger effort by the Network to reach out to the Latino population.
     

    TV Ad

    Unknown

    4/5/2004

    George W. Bush (R)

    Negative

    The NDN has unleashed another group of ads targeted at Latinos in major swing states such as Arizona, Florida and Nevada. The series, which includes one radio and two television ads, seeks to persuade Latinos that the Democrats are the party offering hope for the future. One of the television ads boasts of past Democratic presidents who "fought for peace and prosperity for all." The other television spot shows a boy asking his grandmother what it means to be Democrat, to which she replies, "Only with Democrats will we have a better life."
     

    TV Ad

    $2.5 million initially, with $5 million estimated

    3/5/2004

    George W. Bush (R)

    Negative

    This ad is directed toward the Hispanic community, with a Spanish version running in New Mexico, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. It makes the claim that the Democrats know what the Latino community wants and needs, and that President Bush does not. The New Democratic Network has only $2.5 million of the $5 million to fund this ad, and is currently conducting fund-raisers.
     

    TV Ad

    NDN reportedly spent several hundred thousand dollars to run these ads.

    11/5/2003

    George W. Bush (R)

    Negative

    The two television issue ad campaigns were aired on Spanish-language channels in Orlando and Las Vegas. The ads attack Bush, claiming that he did not keep his promises to Hispanics. Spanish-speaking voters are asked tell their members of Congress to support the Democratic agenda.
     

    TV Ad

    NDN reportedly spent more than $200,000 to run the ads in Kentucky.

    10/28/2003

    Ernie Fletcher (R)

    Negative

    Ben Chandler (D)

    Positive

    The two spots target the Kentucky gubernatorial race, criticizing Rep. Ernie Fletcher's (R) voting record and supporting Attorney General Ben Chandler's (D) leadership. Ad produced by Squier Knapp Dunn.
     

    Figures are from media reports and the like, and may not reflect what 527 groups have reported to the Internal Revenue Service.



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KEYWORDS: 527s; kerry; newdemocratnetwork
I had done some slumming on the net, looking for similar links like FR, except for democrats. Did not see many.

I did find over 800 sites for "anti Bush" sites.

Kerry had less than 100.

After that I ran across this one, where they have some well yucky ad's. So many 527s how do they do it.

If hard to read check out the link attached.

1 posted on 09/24/2004 7:59:49 PM PDT by Former Military Chick
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To: Former Military Chick
Bush speaks to everyone the same. I like that. No special interest groups.
It seems the Kerry campaign is targeting races, not just all people as Americans, and that divides the nation. I think people are getting sick of that. Enough race baiting and division already.
2 posted on 09/24/2004 8:07:04 PM PDT by concerned about politics (Vote Republican - Vote morally correct!)
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To: Former Military Chick
PS...commercials like these tell Caucasians not to vote for Kerry. They don't matter. They're the wrong race.

Bush is "color blind." To him, all races are the same. He's a good man.

3 posted on 09/24/2004 8:10:30 PM PDT by concerned about politics (Vote Republican - Vote morally correct!)
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