Public Campaign Action Fund - Ads

Press on Schaffer Ad

Katie Schlieper — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:40:18 -0500

The ad Public Campaign Action Fund's Campaign Money Watch project released yesterday on Colorado Senate candidate Bob Schaffer's connections to Jack Abramoff and campaign contributions from factory owners in the Northern Mariana Islands got some attention from Colorado press, including the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post. Apparently, Schaffer's campaign manager is a little steamed.

Power to...the Special Interests?

Adam Smith — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:22:58 -0500

Public Campaign Action Fund has released the following online advertisement regarding the disaster of electric utility deregulation in Maryland and its correlation with campaign contributions to elected officials in the state.

Cubin Won't Run Again

Katie Schlieper — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:03:57 -0500

Rep. Barbara Cubin (R-WY), dogged in her previous election by questions about her ties to lobbyists and Jack Abramoff (her campaign took money from him and from Tom DeLay's PAC) and of course by the famous "slap incident"where she threatened to slap her opponent has decided not to seek re-election.

Mitch and the Kids

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:25:44 -0500

What comes first for Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) -- health insurance for kids, or profit margins for HMOs and Big Tobacco? Our new web ad asks the question.

Win for McConnell Ad

Katie Schlieper — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:24:35 -0500

Last week Insight Communications, a cable company, refused to air our ad about Sen. Mitch McConnell. We responded with a petition campaign against this censorship and Insight relented: our ad will air this week! Thanks to all who signed the petition or contacted Insight. Here's a sample of the press coverage on the incident.

Ad Gets Censored

Katie Schlieper — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:17:26 -0500

Yesterday we released this ad about Mitch McConnell and his ties to big money special interests. At the 11th hour last night a cable company Insight Communications, with ties to McConnell, pulled the ad from their rotation without cause or notice. Smells like censorship to us...

McConnell: My Troops for an Mp3 Player!

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:36:25 -0500

Sen. Mitch McConnell backed a company that wanted $8.3 million to send mp3 players to Afghan tribesmen, while the lobbyist for the company helped line up $120,000 in campaign contributions for McConnell from his clients. Then McConnell voted -- twice -- against giving our troops abroad better body armor. We think it's time to tell this incredible story, and hold McConnell accountable, so we're rolling out a new ad today in Kentucky to do just that.

The Man

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:25:28 -0500

Declare Yourself (a young voter registration group) has a new PSA out, "The Man". In it, two big campaign donors (one sporting a popped collar and the other looking alarmingly like James Taylor) express their outrage when a younger, less monied individual just "goes and votes" without playing the big money game. Good argument for the ties between big money domination and voter apathy. Also a good argument against pleated white chinos.

Pombo's Got Problems

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:51:50 -0500

Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA), fighting a tougher-than-anticipated re-election battle, is getting hammered on his ties to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, as this analysis of our new ad and the activities of another group shows the growing demand for answers about Pombo's relationship with the influence-peddler and his involvement with Abramoff's Marianas Islands activity.

Watching in Wyoming

Katie Schlieper — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:08:06 -0500

What's making the list of top-rated, most watched news videos on You Tube this week? The ad our Campaign Money Watch project has launched in Wyoming about Rep. Barb Cubin's ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff.