Tuesday: Stop secret corporate ads in Seattle

MoveOn members in Seattle are holding a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, at 12:00 PM to expose the hundreds of thousands of dollars that right-wing groups are spending on ads to deceive voters in Washington. Can you make it?

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$10 million in one week?!

That’s the amount of money that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is spending right now to attack members of Congress who supported health care reform.¹

And they have help. Across the country, we’re seeing deceptive campaign ads from harmless-sounding groups like “American Crossroads” and “Americans for Job Security.” These right-wing corporate front groups are pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into winning back Congress for Republicans.

Too many voters in Washington are seeing the ads but aren’t hearing the truth—so we need to get the word out about who is behind the avalanche of right-wing attack ads.

On Tuesday in Seattle, local MoveOn members will release a new report that details how much money these national groups are spending on swing races in Washington.

Can you come show your support at a brief press conference in Seattle on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, at 12:00 PM?

http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=108991&id=23970-17809870-55iDD8x&t=3We’ve put together this report because no one else has compiled district- and state-level data on this deluge of corporate cash. We need to get this message out to the media and to swing voters in Washington—before it’s too late.

It’s a busy season for many folks—but coming out to this event is a great way to help fight corporate influence. This is the first big electoral season in the wake of Citizens’ United—and it’s crucial that we speak out together against out-of-control special interests throwing their weight around. Hope you can make it on Tuesday.

Thanks for all you do.

–Ilyse, Amy, Duncan, Eli, and the rest of the team

Source:1. “US Chamber spends more than $10 million on ads.” The Washington Post, Oct. 7, 2010

http://www.moveon.org/r?r=91877&id=23970-17809870-55iDD8x&t=4