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'''The Club for Growth''' is a controversial organization consisting of 9,000 [[Americans]]<ref> [http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=9345#1 People For The American Way,"Club for Growth - Activities"]</ref>. The organization has been known for endorsing and funding fiscally [[conservative]] candidates over moderates and [[Democrats]]. Club for Growth’s political action committee was heavily involved in funding candidates favoring lower taxes in the 2002, 2004, and the 2006 primary and general elections.
'''The Club for Growth''' is a controversial organization consisting of 9,000 [[Americans]]<ref> [http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=9345#1 People For The American Way,"Club for Growth - Activities"]</ref>. The organization has been known for endorsing and funding fiscally [[conservative]] candidates over moderates and [[Democrats]]. Club for Growth’s political action committee was heavily involved in funding candidates who favored lowering taxes in the 2002, 2004, and 2006 primary and general elections.
As a "527" organization, the Club for Growth may accept unlimited funding without disclosing the names of donors. This policy has turned the organization into a partisan attack machine for its top donors. Because of its donors' political influence on the organization's attacks, conservative presidential candidate [[Mike Huckabee]] has referred to the Club for Growth as the 'Club for Greed'. He said regarding the organization's credibility:
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==Goals==
==Goals==
According to the organizations website [http://www.clubforgrowth.org/about.php], its goals are:
According to the organizations website [http://www.clubforgrowth.org/about.php], its goals are:
*Making the [[Bush]] tax cuts permanent
*Making the [[Bush]] tax cuts permanent