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| − | {{cquote|[The] '''Shadow Party''' is a nationwide network of more than five-dozen unions, non-profit activist groups, and think tanks whose agendas are ideologically to the left, which are engaged in campaigning for the Democrats. Its activities include fundraising, get-out-the-vote drives, political advertising, opposition research, and media manipulation. The Shadow Party was conceived and organized principally by George Soros, Hillary Clinton and Harold | + | {{cquote|[The] '''Shadow Party''' is a nationwide [[liberal]] network of more than five-dozen unions, non-profit activist groups, and think tanks whose agendas are ideologically to the left, which are engaged in campaigning for the Democrats. Its activities include fundraising, get-out-the-vote drives, political advertising, opposition research, and media manipulation. The Shadow Party was conceived and organized principally by [[George Soros]], [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Harold Ickes]].<ref name="discover">[http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6706 Shadow Party] Discover The Networks</ref>}} |
Soros and his wife, Susan, contributed $13 million to the Shadow party cause in 2004<ref name="discover" />. | Soros and his wife, Susan, contributed $13 million to the Shadow party cause in 2004<ref name="discover" />. | ||
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{{cquote|The Shadow Party emerged from the dense thicket of campaign finance reforms engineered by Senators [[John McCain]] and [[Russ Feingold]]... This created an imperative that found its inevitable loophole [in soft money]... McCain-Feingold deprived the Democrats of their soft money, but the Shadow Party has provided an alternate channel for collecting unlimited contributions... under McCain-Feingold, they may no longer pass that money along to the [[Democratic]] Party, at least not directly. The solution? They give it to the Shadow Party instead<ref>[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=1C995DDB-9F7D-4EB7-83A2-5304F950EB41 The Shadow Party: Part I] Front Page Magazine, October 6, 20004</ref>}} | {{cquote|The Shadow Party emerged from the dense thicket of campaign finance reforms engineered by Senators [[John McCain]] and [[Russ Feingold]]... This created an imperative that found its inevitable loophole [in soft money]... McCain-Feingold deprived the Democrats of their soft money, but the Shadow Party has provided an alternate channel for collecting unlimited contributions... under McCain-Feingold, they may no longer pass that money along to the [[Democratic]] Party, at least not directly. The solution? They give it to the Shadow Party instead<ref>[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=1C995DDB-9F7D-4EB7-83A2-5304F950EB41 The Shadow Party: Part I] Front Page Magazine, October 6, 20004</ref>}} | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | * [[George Soros]] | ||
| + | * [[Media Matters]] | ||
| + | * [[Center for American Progress]] | ||
| + | * [[MoveOn]] | ||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Liberals]] | [[Category:Liberals]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:19, August 10, 2009
According to Discoverthenetworks.org:
| “ | [The] Shadow Party is a nationwide liberal network of more than five-dozen unions, non-profit activist groups, and think tanks whose agendas are ideologically to the left, which are engaged in campaigning for the Democrats. Its activities include fundraising, get-out-the-vote drives, political advertising, opposition research, and media manipulation. The Shadow Party was conceived and organized principally by George Soros, Hillary Clinton and Harold Ickes.[1] | ” |
Soros and his wife, Susan, contributed $13 million to the Shadow party cause in 2004[1].
According to Frontpagemag.com:
| “ | The Shadow Party emerged from the dense thicket of campaign finance reforms engineered by Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold... This created an imperative that found its inevitable loophole [in soft money]... McCain-Feingold deprived the Democrats of their soft money, but the Shadow Party has provided an alternate channel for collecting unlimited contributions... under McCain-Feingold, they may no longer pass that money along to the Democratic Party, at least not directly. The solution? They give it to the Shadow Party instead[2] | ” |
See Also
Books
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shadow Party Discover The Networks
- ↑ The Shadow Party: Part I Front Page Magazine, October 6, 20004
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