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Revision as of 18:22, 14 June 2012
The Coalition for American Values is a Super PAC incorporated in November of 2011. Thus far, the group's activities have primarily focused on influencing the 2011-2012 Wisconsin Recall of Governor Scott Walker. According to their website, their stated goal is to "mobilize millions of Americans to come together to fight back and protect the values that make our country the greatest in the world." [1] The group is based in Illinois [2]
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Political Activities
The Coalition has constructed websites for two causes independent of the Wisconsin recall: an effort to Elect to the Plumber to Congress in Ohio and an (apparently unfinished) site called "White Noise" which defends Sand Mining in Wisconsin. "White Noise" praises the frac-sand mining industry for providing "Thousands of good paying jobs throughout the state" while overlooking the environmental damage caused by fracking.
They have produced ads for their campaign to elect Joe "the Plumber" Wurtzlebacher to Congress (viewable here) but it is unclear if they have ever aired on television.
Involvement in the 2011-2012 Wisconsin Recall
The Coalition for American Values registered on May 23rd to make independent expenditures in the 2012 recall in support of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Their application was less than 2 weeks before the recall began, and past the deadline of the final report on campaign spending before the recall.
The Coalition produced three ads, two 30-second spots and a 60 second spot. [3] While the ads do directly support Walker by telling the viewer to vote for him on June 5th, the primary target of the ads is the recall process itself, and they do not mention Walker's opponent, Tom Barret, by name. In the ads, actors attack the recall process for "tearing people apart". One actor insists that the recall is "not the Wisconsin way". The ads encourage viewers to vote for Walker in order to "end the recall madness"
Funding and Leadership
Contact
References
- ↑ Coalition for American Values: About Us, Coalitionforamericanvalues.org. Accessed June 13th, 2012
- ↑ Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Profile: Coalition for American Values. June 4th, 2012. Accessed June 13th, 2012
- ↑ Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Profile: Coalition for American Values. June 4th, 2012. Accessed June 13th, 2012
