One. There are already some liberal think tanks and foundations - like Brookings, the Rand (usually), the Ford, Rockefellar and Carnegie foundations and many others. I guess they are not liberal enough for the new Dean-wing running the party.
Two. It won't make any difference. Lying with the data/research is no different than lying on the oped page and sooner or later the amount of money you spend spinning the lies brings diminishing returns.
Three. You can expect 99% of the money to be spent on learning better ways to present the lies of the left and and ways to try harder to hide the fact that they are lies.
One thing that has changed is the presence of the 'blogosphere', and the rapid deconstruction (nee Fisking) of much of their rhetoric. The MSM has been blindsided by this phenomenon, and their dwindling viewship and increasing reliance of people getting their news from the web.
I don't think the libs 'feel tanks' will do too well, because of the bloggers influence.
Their lies get deconstructed almost as fast as they are presented.
New think tanks? The libs already have People for the American Way, the 20th Century Fund, The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, Economic Policy Institute, Center for Law and Politics, and in addition to those you mentioned you have the so-called human rights Organizations, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Washington Office for Latin America. Then there is a plethora of academic and legal organizations.
The money collected is actually for other things: the elitist gazilloionaires believe they should run the country, and their out to try.
Don't forget all the universities that are doing "progressive" research.
The fact that they are bringing all of these resources to bear and are still getting nowhere should tell them something.
nah. Most of the money is going to get snorted up some guy's nose...