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| − | '''VoteVets.org ''' is a [[left-wing]] [[United States of America|United States]] political action committee whose stated is to help elect | + | '''VoteVets.org ''' is a [[left-wing]] [[United States of America|United States]] political action committee whose stated goal is to help elect veterans of the Afghanistan and [[Iraq War]], as well as to hold public officials accountable for the words and actions in regards to servicemembers and veterans of the aforementioned wars. The organization participates in the [[Americans Against Escalation in Iraq]] [[coalition]]. <ref>http://www.noiraqescalation.org/about/</ref> They have endorsed eight candidates for office--both Democrats and Republicans. |
| − | + | During the 2006 mid-term elections, the group spent between $1.2 and $2 million trying to get [[liberal]] Democrats elected into office by going after numerous Republican politicans. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/cq/2007/05/11/cq_2709.html</ref> Senators targeted by the VoteVets.org campaign included: [[George Allen]], [[Rick Santorum]], [[Conrad Burns]], and [[Jim Talent]]. In mid-2008, VoteVets.org began airing ads attacking Vietnam veteran and former POW Senator [[John McCain]]. | |
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Revision as of 20:02, July 24, 2008
VoteVets.org is a left-wing United States political action committee whose stated goal is to help elect veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq War, as well as to hold public officials accountable for the words and actions in regards to servicemembers and veterans of the aforementioned wars. The organization participates in the Americans Against Escalation in Iraq coalition. [1] They have endorsed eight candidates for office--both Democrats and Republicans.
During the 2006 mid-term elections, the group spent between $1.2 and $2 million trying to get liberal Democrats elected into office by going after numerous Republican politicans. [2] Senators targeted by the VoteVets.org campaign included: George Allen, Rick Santorum, Conrad Burns, and Jim Talent. In mid-2008, VoteVets.org began airing ads attacking Vietnam veteran and former POW Senator John McCain.