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In late 2009 national money was being poured into nine districts, where Democrats who voted for their party's health care reform may be in trouble. The [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]], representing business, has spent at least $1.6 million in November.  Liberals shoot back against the Chamber and 60 Plus Association with ads targeting 12 Democrats and one Republican who supported health reform. Three liberal groups, [[Americans United for Change]] and the labor unions [[AFSCME]] and [[SEIU]] are teaming up for $1.75 million worth of counter-messaging on broadcast and cable TV in the districts of Reps. Berry, Cao, Connolly, Donnelly, Ellsworth, Hill, Hodes, Michaud, Murphy, Perriello, Pomeroy, Snyder and Titus.

In late 2009 national money was being poured into nine districts, where Democrats who voted for their party's health care reform may be in trouble. The [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]], representing business, has spent at least $1.6 million in November.  Liberals shoot back against the Chamber and 60 Plus Association with ads targeting 12 Democrats and one Republican who supported health reform. Three liberal groups, [[Americans United for Change]] and the labor unions [[AFSCME]] and [[SEIU]] are teaming up for $1.75 million worth of counter-messaging on broadcast and cable TV in the districts of Reps. Berry, Cao, Connolly, Donnelly, Ellsworth, Hill, Hodes, Michaud, Murphy, Perriello, Pomeroy, Snyder and Titus.

In mid-October the [[Democratic National Committee]], echoing charges debunked<ref>http://patdollard.com/2010/10/new-york-times-obama-and-team-are-lying-about-chamber-of-commerce-and-foreign-money/</ref> by the ''[[New York Times]],'' insinuated that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was using "foreign money" to fund ads criticizing Democrats. "Just this week," the president said in a speech supporting the re-election of Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, "we learned that one of the largest groups paying for these ads regularly takes in money from foreign corporations. So groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to influence American elections, and they won't tell you where the money for their ads comes from…. This is a threat to our democracy."  

In mid-October the [[Democratic National Committee]], echoing charges debunked<ref>http://patdollard.com/2010/10/new-york-times-obama-and-team-are-lying-about-chamber-of-commerce-and-foreign-money/</ref> by the ''[[New York Times]],'' insinuated that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was using "foreign money" to fund ads criticizing Democrats. The president said in a Maryland stump speech, "we learned that one of the largest groups paying for these ads regularly takes in money from foreign corporations. So groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to influence American elections, and they won't tell you where the money for their ads comes from…. This is a threat to our democracy."  

Commentator [[Charles Krauthammer]] called the unfounded attacks a baseless [[McCarthyism|McCarthyite]] smear,<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZm0qZnk5N0&feature=related</ref> while columinst Jacob Sullum wrote,

The president himself has recieved $543,219 from Swiss banking giant UBS AG<ref>http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00009638</ref> which was later fined a record $780 million for its part in helping the rich evade U.S. income taxes.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=6910350&page=1 </ref>Commentator [[Charles Krauthammer]] called the unfounded attacks on the Chamber of Commerce a baseless [[McCarthyism|McCarthyite]] smear,<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZm0qZnk5N0&feature=related</ref> while columinst Jacob Sullum wrote,

{{Cquote|[[Obama]]'s attempt to discredit his opponents by linking them to sinister outsiders reminds us that neither major party has a monopoly on [[xenophobia]]. To some extent, crying "foreigner" reflects the president's desperation in the face of the [[Democrat]]s' looming midterm losses.<ref>''[http://reason.com/archives/2010/10/13/logical-farce Logical Farce: Obama's wild attacks on "foreign money" reek of desperation,]''  

{{Cquote|[[Obama]]'s attempt to discredit his opponents by linking them to sinister outsiders reminds us that neither major party has a monopoly on [[xenophobia]]. To some extent, crying "foreigner" reflects the president's desperation in the face of the [[Democrat]]s' looming midterm losses.<ref>''[http://reason.com/archives/2010/10/13/logical-farce Logical Farce: Obama's wild attacks on "foreign money" reek of desperation,]''  

Jacob Sullum, Reason.com, October 13, 2010.</ref>}}

Jacob Sullum, Reason.com, October 13, 2010.</ref>}}