“American Issues Project”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The American Issues Project is a political action group organized as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, so that it can engage in limited amounts of civic campaigning, but cannot legally advocate for or against candidates.^[1]

During the United States presidential election, 2008, it became known for commercials linking Barack Obama to former Weather Underground founder William Ayers.^[2] The group has received substantial media attention.^[3]^[4] After Obama came into office, the group concentrated on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.^[5]

The AIP was co-founded by conservative political activists Tony Feather (also a co-founder of the conservative 527 group Progress for America) and Chris LaCivita.^[2]^[6]

Funding for AIP, which spent close to $3 million for the Ayers ads, is provided by Harold Simmons, who previously gave $3 million to fund Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and another $500,000 to Progress for America.^[7]

See also

References

1. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/us/politics/26donor.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink New York Times (October 26, 2008) "Swift Boat Financier Finds Efforts Are Muted"]
2. ^¹{{cite web|url= https://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2008/10/swift-boat-style-527-attacks-mccain-obama.html|date=2008-10-02|accessdate = 2008-10-29|title = Swift Boaters Start Your Engines|publisher = Mother Jones| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081104011634/https://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2008/10/swift-boat-style-527-attacks-mccain-obama.html| archivedate= 4 November 2008 | deadurl= no}}
3. ^{{cite web|url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/10/10/fec_complaint_filed_against_gr.html|date=2008-10-10|accessdate = 2008-10-29|title = FEC Complaint Filed Against Group That Ran Ayers Ad|publisher = The Washington Post}}
4. ^{{cite web|url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/10/obama_mccain_carry_negative_me.html?hpid=topnews|date=2008-10-06|accessdate = 2008-10-29|title = Without 527s, Candidates Must Carry Negative Message|publisher = The Washington Post}}
5. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19055.html|date= 2009-02-20|accessdate = 2009-02-20|title = VIDEO: Group counters stimulus with Jesus in TV ad|publisher = The Politico| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090221121035/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19055.html| archivedate= 21 February 2009 | deadurl= no}}
6. ^[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/13/AR2008091302270.html Washington Post (September 14, 2008) "Group With Swift Boat Alumni Readies Ads Attacking Obama"]
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/22/politics/politico/main4538433.shtml |date=2008-10-22 |accessdate=2008-10-29 |title=No Cavalry Coming For McCain |publisher=CBS News |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025063346/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/22/politics/politico/main4538433.shtml |archivedate=25 October 2008 |deadurl=no }}