U.S. presidential election, 2004: Active Advocacy Groups
Active Advocacy Groups for the U.S. presidential election, 2004, also called political action committees, 527 committees, 501c3s, and 501c4s, include the following: [1]
- Alliance for Economic Justice
- America Coming Together (ACT)
- America Votes
- American Family Voices
- Americans for a Better Country
- Americans for Jobs, Health Care & Progressive Values
- Americans for Responsible Government
- Center for American Progress
- Citizens United
- Clergy Leadership Network
- Club for Growth, Inc.
- Coalition for the Future American Worker [2]
- Democracy for America
- Democratic Governors Association
- EMILY's List
- Environment 2004
- See Free Congress Foundation
- Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
- GOPAC, Inc.
- Grassfire.org Alliance
- Grassroots Democrats
- Leadership Forum
- League of Conservation Voters
- Legislative Education Action Drive
- Let Freedom Ring
- Log Cabin Republicans
- Media Fund
- MoveOn
- NAACP
- National Committee for a Responsible Senate
- National Education Association (NEA)
- New Democrat Network
- New House PAC
- Partnership for America's Families
- Progress for America
- Progressive Donor Network
- Republican Governors Association (#1 spender as of 3/10/04) [3]
- Safer World / Nuclear Threat Initiative
- Service Employees International Union
- Sierra Club Voter Education Fund
- Thunder Road Group
- Voices for Working Families
SourceWatch Resources
- bundling
- internet activism
- open debates
- Open Debates
- political action committee
- pre-emptive campaign strategy
- public polling industry
- soft money
- U.S. presidential election, 2004: Campaign Ad Issues
- U.S. presidential election, 2004: Campaign Ads
- U.S. presidential election, 2004: Campaign Quotes
- U.S. presidential election, 2004: The Culture War
- U.S. presidential election, 2004: Wedge Issues
External links
- Open Secrets: The Major Players. Active Advocacy Groups in the 2004 Election Cycle.
- Derek Willis and Aron Pilhofer, Silent Partners. How political non-profits work the system, Center for Public Integrity, September 25, 2003.
- Major 527 Organizations by Amount Spent and 2003-2004 527 Activity, Center for Public Integrity.