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| − | '''Accountability Now''' is a liberal political action committee begun in the fall of 2008 [http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/07/announcing-the-accountability-now-2010-primary-project/] and more formally announced in February | + | '''Accountability Now''' is a liberal [[political action committee]] begun in the fall of 2008 [http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/07/announcing-the-accountability-now-2010-primary-project/] and more formally announced in February 2009. According to its website, "diverse and politically powerful groups have decided to support Accountability Now's efforts, such as [[MoveOn]], the [[Service Employees International Union]] (SEIU), [[Daily Kos]], [[ColorOfChange.org]], [[Democracy for America]], [[21st Century Democrats]] and [[BlogPAC]]. Accountability Now PAC will recruit, coordinate, and support primary challenges against vulnerable Congressional incumbents who have become more responsive to corporate America than to their constituents." <ref>"[http://accountabilitynowpac.com/about/ About]," Accountability Now website, accessed February 2009.</ref> |
| + | According to the ''New York Times'', "the formation of the group is another step in the evolution of the [[blogosphere]], which has proven effective at motivating party activists to give money and time to political campaigns, especially in local races. But it also illuminates a deepening wrinkle for [[President Obama]], whose attempt to build a broad governing coalition -- often by tempering some of his more liberal positions -- has already angered some of his supporters on the left. The new organization is in many ways the liberal equivalent of the [[Club for Growth]], a conservative group that has financed primary challenges against [[Republicans]] it deems insufficiently dedicated to tax cuts and small government." <ref>Jim Rutenberg, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/us/politics/27web-liberals.html Bloggers Create PAC to Recruit Liberal Candidates]," ''New York Times'', February 26, 2009.</ref> | ||
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* [[Glenn Greenwald]] | * [[Glenn Greenwald]] | ||
* [[Jane Hamsher]] | * [[Jane Hamsher]] | ||
* [[Matt Stoller]] | * [[Matt Stoller]] | ||
| + | ==Contact information== | ||
| + | Website: http://accountabilitynowpac.com<br> | ||
| + | Email: accnowpac AT gmail.com | ||
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| + | ===Related SourceWatch articles=== | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:44, 27 February 2009
Accountability Now is a liberal political action committee begun in the fall of 2008 [1] and more formally announced in February 2009. According to its website, "diverse and politically powerful groups have decided to support Accountability Now's efforts, such as MoveOn, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Daily Kos, ColorOfChange.org, Democracy for America, 21st Century Democrats and BlogPAC. Accountability Now PAC will recruit, coordinate, and support primary challenges against vulnerable Congressional incumbents who have become more responsive to corporate America than to their constituents." [1]
According to the New York Times, "the formation of the group is another step in the evolution of the blogosphere, which has proven effective at motivating party activists to give money and time to political campaigns, especially in local races. But it also illuminates a deepening wrinkle for President Obama, whose attempt to build a broad governing coalition -- often by tempering some of his more liberal positions -- has already angered some of his supporters on the left. The new organization is in many ways the liberal equivalent of the Club for Growth, a conservative group that has financed primary challenges against Republicans it deems insufficiently dedicated to tax cuts and small government." [2]
Contents
Supporters
Contact information
Website: http://accountabilitynowpac.com
Email: accnowpac AT gmail.com
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
References
- ↑ "About," Accountability Now website, accessed February 2009.
- ↑ Jim Rutenberg, "Bloggers Create PAC to Recruit Liberal Candidates," New York Times, February 26, 2009.
External resources
External articles
Articles and References
- Jane Hamsher, Announcing the Accountability Now 2010 Primary Project, FireDogLake.com, October 7, 2008.
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