"The Nader Factor is
dedicated to building a dynamic grassroots community of former Nader
voters,
Nader supporters, progressive Democrats and others who are uniting to
change
the destructive White House policies." The Nader Factor website launched on May 19, 2004. On May 25, they launched their first advertising. In June representatives of the group met with Nader (June 3, 2004 letter). Shortly before the Republican National Convention they launched a tongue in cheek "Let Nader Speak to his Right-Wing Supporters" petition effort (Aug. 26, 2004 letter). National Progress Fund: David Jones (Jones earlier spearheaded Americans for Jobs, Health Care and Progressive Values, which ran controversial ads against Howard Dean in the Democratic primary). Others involved in the effort: Tricia Enright, who worked on the Dean campaign, served as President of the National Progress Fund, but later went on to work on the Kerry campaign in Pennsylvania; Wesley Clark supporters Chris Kofinis and John Hlinko; and Karl Frisch. |
|
(05/26/04) | "One
Question" :60 TV ad (FL, Sept. 30, 2004) "Bush-Nader, '04" :50 TV ad and print ad (WI, NM, Aug. 16, 2004) "Used" :60 radio ad (OR, WI, PA, FL, July 12, 2004) "Bob Schick" :30 TV ad (WI, NM, May 25, 2004) |
Americans for
Jobs Washington, DC |
|
$202,227 |
John
Koza
Sacramento, CA |
Investor,
Third
Millenium Capital |
$100,000 |
Sheet Metal
Workers Washington, DC |
$25,000 |
|
Painters
& Allied
Trades Washington, DC |
$25,000 |
|
Robert
Savoie
Metairie, LA |
President,
SEA
Associates |
$25,000 |
James Nance
Patrick AFB, FL |
Attorney |
$11,000 |
Coalition to
Defend
America |
$10,000 |
|
S. Daniel
Abraham West Palm Beach, FL |
President,
Slim Fast
Foods |
$10,000 |
The
Stop Nader
website launched
several days after the Nader Factor site; some of the links were not
active
however. "We are calling for Nader to drop out of the
race.
We urge you to join us by signing the Stop Nader Petition."
Democratic
Action Team: Communications
Director Michael K. Frisby. Bud Jackson, The Jackson Group.
Jason McIntosh. Former Congressman Bob Gammage (D-TX). |
|
(05/26/04) | "Don't Do This To Us Again" :30 TV ad (OR, May 31, 2004) |
United
Progressives for
Victory is a federal PAC announced June 2, 2004. "Our mobilizing
effort is designed to convince likely Nader supporters that the dangers
of a second Bush administration are too great for any of us to cast a
throwaway
protest vote in 2004... United Progressives for Victory will
serve
as a nationally coordinated network, sharing technical assistance,
information,
and other resources among coalitions of progressives in targeted
states." In July 2004 the group formed a companion Section 527 entity, Uniting People for Victory, "that will use resources for issue campaigns." A favored approach of United Progressives for Victory was the letter to voters; in the latter half of September and first half of October the group orchestrated at least eight such letters (WI, MN, CO, Peace Leaders, Leaders on Women's Issues, OR, WA, Health Care Advocates). United Progressives for Victory did some advertising in late October (Daily Iowan, Iowa State Daily, Minnesota Daily, Santa Fe New Mexican, Taos News, Isthmus Publishing Co./Madison, WI and Capitol Newspapers/Madison, WI). UP for Victory repeatedly emphasized that Nader is "the recipient of financial and political support from right-wing campaign donors." UP for Victory was headquartered at 1730 Rhode Island Ave, N.W. Suite 712, Washington, DC. Campaign Manager: Karen Mulhauser - Mulhauser & Associates. |
|
(06/08/04) |
Uniting People for Victory Washington, DC | |
$30,000 |
CWA
COPE Washington, DC |
$25,000 |
|
UFCW
Washington, DC |
$25,000 |
|
Max
Palevski Los Angeles, CA |
retired |
$25,000 |
John
Haas Villanova, PA |
retired |
$12,500 |
Robert
Shapiro Chicago, IL |
retired |
$10,000 |
Bernard L.
Schwartz New York, NY |
chairman, Loral |
$10,000 |
AFL-CIO
PAC Washington, DC |
$10,000 |
|
Jacobs &
Goodman Alamonte Springs, FL |
public attorneys |
$10,000 |