Interest Group and Independent Expenditure Advertising
If you are aware of other advertising geared toward influencing the 2004 presidential campaign please e-mail action at gwu.edu.

organized alphabetically (or thematically) -
American Association of Health Plans. >>
    billboard-candidates/medical malpractice lawsuits - Elm Street, Manchester, NH (June 1, 2003)
 

AFGE
   "Veterans Only" :30 TV ad - NH (mid-Dec. 2003)  targets Bush
 

American Life League
    print ad on Al Sharpton, other candidates - Washington Times (Feb. 2003)
 

Americans for Economic Justice. >>
    "Ron" : 30 TV ad - Iowa (Nov. 2003)
 

Americans for Jobs, Health Care & Progressive Values. >>
   Three ads from Dec. 2003   target Dean
   NRA (early Dec. 2003)
   Osama bin Laden (mid-Dec. 2003)
   "Facts" (late Dec. 2003)
 

Americans for Health Care
-Iowa for Health Care
    "Pockets" :60 radio ad - Iowa (starting Nov. 13, 2003)
    "IA Poster" :30 TV ad - Iowa (starting Aug. 7, 2003)
-New Hampshire for Health Care
    "NH Poster" :30 TV ad - New Hampshire (starting Aug. 7, 2003)
    "Coffee Shop" :60 radio ad - New Hampshire (June 23-29, 2003)
 

Americans for Job Security
    print ad on John Edwards - Raleigh News & Observer (May 13, 2003) targets Edwards
 

Citizens United
    "Man of the People" :30 TV ad (March 2004)  targets Kerry
 

Club for Growth. >>
    "Back to Vermont" :30 TV ad - Des Moines, Iowa (starting Jan. 7, 2004) targets Dean
    "Tax Redux" :30 TV ad - Des Moines, Iowa and Manchester, NH (starting Dec. 4, 2003)  targets Dean
 

Committee for Justice
    :30 TV ad ref. John Edwards - South Carolina (Nov. 2003)   targets Edwards
 

Communications Workers of America
    print ad on the economy - The State (May 3, 2003)
 

Coalition for the Future American Worker
   :30 TV ad - Iowa (mid-Jan. 2004)
 

Every Child Matters Education Fund
    billboard - Manchester, NH (June 2003)
    print ads (latter part of 2003, early 2004)
 

League of Conservation Voters
    "One" :30 TV ad - New Mexico, Arizona (in advance of Feb. 3, 2004); Milwaukee, WI (starting Feb. 13, 2004)   supports Kerry
 

The Media Fund  targets Bush
   "Affordable Health Care"  :30 TV ad (April 2004)
   "Prescription Drugs"  :30 TV ad (April 2004)
   "It's About Priorities" :30 TV ad (early April 2004)
   "Tax Cuts for the Middle Class" :30 TV ad (late March 2004)
   "It's About Jobs" :30 TV ad (March 2004)
   "Remember the American Dream?" :30 TV ad (approx. March 11, 2004)
 

MoveOn.org Voter Fund     targets Bush
    "Worker" :30 TV ad (March 4, 2004)
"Bush in 30 Seconds" contest (submissions Nov. 24, 2003-Dec. 5, 2003; online voting Dec. 15-31, 2003)
   "Child's Pay" - ad run Jan. 17-21, 2004 coinciding with State of the Union Address
 

Nuclear Threat Initiative
    "[title?"] :30 TV ad - NH (Dec. 2003)
    "[title?"] :30 TV ad - NH (starting Dec. 10, 2003)
    "1.9 Million" :30 TV ad - Iowa and NH
 

Take Back America SEIU
  :30 TV ad - Iowa (mid-Jan. 2004)    supports Dean