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These ads ran in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Missouri and Michigan. According to the Brennan Center for Justice, American Family Voices spent $628,219 in August on advertisements criticizing George W. Bush.[1] A study by David Magleby of Brigham Young University found that 89 percent of respondents who saw the American Family Voices ad thought it was primarily aimed at persuading them to vote either for or against a candidate, while only 6 percent thought it was meant to promote an issue. [2] Only three of more than 700 respondents identified the sponsor of the advertisement. No one was able to identify the ultimate source of the funds for the ad.

The respondents could not identify the source, because the ads did not say that American Family Services’ main supporter was the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Nor is that information available on AFV's website. AFSCME is one of America's largest and most politically active labor unions, with 1.3 million members. AFSCME's political action committee gave about $2.4 million to federal candidates in this election; roughly 95 percent to Democrats. AFSCME gave $4.4 million in soft money in the 1999-2000 cycle. [3] Not only was this more than any other entity gave in that campaign, but it set a new record for soft-money contributions.[4] AFSCME sent 270 delegates to the Democratic National Convention.[5] AFSCME president Gerald McEntee chairs the AFL-CIO political committee.

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"I want to say a special thanks to Jerry McEntee," Clinton told the crowd. "He supported me when nobody else but my mother thought I had a chance. He's got a big heart, and if you were in a foxhole, you'd want him in there with you fighting for the future of your family. And I'm glad he's in there with me."