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is the original BNA clip for those who want it. Independent Expenditures Anti-Obama Group's Future Plans Unclear; Others Spending on Issue Ads for Hill Races The American Issues Project-- a "qualified nonprofit corporation," or QNC--that emerged into the spotlight in August with television ads blasting Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)--has no "concrete plans" for further action during the presidential campaign, according to the organization's president, Ed Martin. While the group's plans are uncertain, Martin told BNA in a recent phone interview that the American Issues Project would "be around for the long haul" and would not fold up shop after drawing attention with the anti-Obama ads. Martin said possible future avenues of activity could include "more generic" types of ads related to the issues that concern the group, such as national security. He also hinted that the group could still sponsor more messages related to the presidential race. The American Issues Project paid $2.8 million for over 7,000 airings of an ad linking Obama to a 1960s radical, William Ayers, and asking viewers if they "know enough to elect" the Democratic presidential candidate. The ads were aired in late August on local TV stations in four key battleground states in the presidential contest: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, the group said in a press release announcing that the ad campaign had wrapped up. QNC Rule Allows Advocacy The QNC designation allowed the American Issues Project to take advantage of a Federal Election Commission rule (11 CFR 114.10) permitting "independent expenditures" for direct advocacy for or against a candidate's election. However, the Obama campaign quickly and forcefully disputed the legitimacy of the newly revealed group's efforts. The campaign argued that the rule in question was intended to protect issue-based groups with only a minor interest in electoral politics. The American Issues Project, on the contrary, was an organization unveiled with the clear purpose of conducting a multi-million-dollar ad campaign to influence the presidential race, the Obama campaign charged. The American Issues Campaign has argued that it is a conservative organization mainly interested in such issues as national security, the economy, and family values. So far, only a relative handful of other QNCs have been active in the current election cycle, though another group in this category recently made its presence known through a Sept. 4 FEC filing. The conservative religious group Focus on the Family Action, headed by influential radio commentator James Dobson, filed a report with the FEC indicating that it was a QNC under campaign finance law. Focus on the Family disclosed that it was spending about $40,000 for a radio broadcast of a "2008 issues update" that supported Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Chamber, AFL-CIO Report Spending While the American Issues Project ad campaign was the most visible foray by an independent group into the presidential campaign, so far, other groups also have reported significant spending on broadcast ads appearing in congressional races, including key Senate races. These include major business and labor organizations, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and AFL-CIO, which are spending for ads airing in about a half-dozen races. Both the Chamber and the AFL-CIO have filed new reports with the FEC disclosing recent spending for "electioneering communications"--television or radio ads that mention a federal candidate in the weeks before an election. Ads that air within the period 60 days before the Nov. 4 general election or 30 before a primary are covered by provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, which restrict financing of such messages and require public disclosure. Recent reports from the Chamber, AFL-CIO and others reveal that they are taking advantage of an FEC rule (11 CFR 114.15) adopted late last year, in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life Inc. (WRTL). The WRTL decision and FEC rule established that corporations and unions have a constitutional right to pay for ads that mention candidates along with lobbying messages on legislative and policy issues. The Supreme Court's majority opinion in WRTL, authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, said the corporate and union financing ban could apply only to messages capable of no other reasonable interpretation than as an appeal to vote for or against a candidate. The FEC's 2007 rule implementing the WRTL decision fleshed out this concept by indicating that corporate and union financing of a particular message could still be regulated if the message refers to an election or to the "character" of a candidate. Otherwise, a message focusing on a legislative or policy matter and urging a candidate to take a particular position may be funded by a corporation or union, though the funding source must be reported, the FEC regulations said. States With Senate Races Targeted Citing the new rule, the Chamber has reported nearly $1.6 million in spending for TV ads in six states, focused on Senate races in Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Minnesota, as well as a House race in Wisconsin. The ads are part of a larger advocacy effort centered on the election--the Chamber has put a price tag of $20 million on the overall effort. But details of the Chamber's ad campaign and strategy are not being revealed, according to J.P. Fielder, a spokesman for the Chamber. Meanwhile, the AFL-CIO has reported to the FEC nearly $100,000 in spending for radio ads in just two states with Senate races--New Hampshire and Louisiana. These ads are part of a larger campaign by the labor federation involving six states with key Senate races, according to federation spokesman Steve Smith. The states are New Hampshire, Oregon, Louisiana, Maine, Kentucky, and Minnesota. AFL-CIO officials have suggested that the federation is preparing to spend over $50 million on election-related efforts, mostly centered on communication with union members and mobilization of voters rather that broadcasting messages to the general public. Both the Chamber and AFL-CIO ads appear similar in that they mention specific candidates in the context of advocacy for legislative or policy positions. For example, AFL-CIO ads criticize incumbent Republican senators for supporting President Bush's proposed budget cuts for health care, education, and job training. A Chamber ad, meanwhile, faults Democratic Senate candidates for backing legislation that would aid union organizing by dispensing with requirements for secret ballots when workers vote on whether to form a union. New Groups Sponsor Ads Other organizations reporting electioneering communications spending to the FEC are not as well known as the Chamber and AFL-CIO but have cited the same new FEC rules allowing corporate and union funding of their messages. These include such organizations as the American Future Fund, American Rights at Work, and the Alliance for a Better Minnesota, all of which have sponsored recent, hard-hitting television ads focused on Senate candidates' stance on particular issues. The ads do not ask for votes or explicitly discuss elections but instead generally ask the viewer to call the targeted candidate and ask him or her to vote or take a stand on the highlighted issue. Robert Lenhard, an attorney with the firm Covington & Burling, was chairman of the FEC last year when the regulations implementing the Supreme Court's WRTL decision were adopted. Lenhard said the FEC rulemaking was an attempt by the agency to follow the principles of Chief Justice Roberts' opinion allowing corporations and unions to fund electioneering communications. The regulations still do not allow companies and unions to pay for "express advocacy" messages that call for voters to elect or defeat favored candidates, he noted. QNCs Have Drawbacks Unlike the organizations reporting spending for electioneering communications, those like the American Issues Project and Focus on the Family, which cite the QNC exception to campaign finance rules, can potentially have a way to avoid the toughest restrictions of campaign finance rules. The FEC rule governing these groups was adopted to implement a 1986 Supreme Court opinion in FEC v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, which said an issue-based nonprofit corporation could advocate in elections under certain, narrow circumstances. Despite the potential advantages of this category, very few QNCs have registered with the FEC or reported major spending in the presidential race or congressional races. None has come close to the reported spending level of the American Issues Project or sponsored high-profile TV ads. Rather, money has gone for such efforts as direct mail, phone banks, door-to-door canvassing, or newspaper and online ads. Asked why there has not been more of a migration of campaign related spending to this category, campaign finance experts note that there are still important restrictions on QNCs. For example, tax laws restrict the campaign involvement non-profit corporations organized under Section 501(c)(4) of the tax code. Generally, an organization must spend no more than half its budget on politics to maintained the coveted 501(c)(4) designation. Also, QNCs have limited funding sources because they cannot keep the designation if they take money from for-profit companies or unions--a restriction that can severely limit financing of expensive broadcast ad campaigns.End of article graphic On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 5:09 PM, Tom Matzzie <[email protected]> wrote: > BNA is reporting that anti-Obama group American Issues Project "has no > concrete plans" for further action during the presidential campaign. This > raises an important question: did the aggressive response from the Obama > campaigns and independent groups work? > > See Election Law Blog report below. > > September 09, 2008 "Anti-Obama Group's Future Spending Unclear; Others > Spending on Issue Ads for Hill Races > > BNA Money & Politics Report offers this report<http://pubs.bna.com/ip/bna/mpr.nsf/eh/A0B7A5C7M3>which is a must-read for those following money in politics (pay > subscription). It begins by noting that American Issues Project, Inc "has no > 'concrete plans' for further action during the presidential campaign." It > then discusses QNC and WRTL-type activity in this election season. > Posted by Rick Hasen at September 9, 2008 09:03 AM > > http://electionlawblog.org/archives/011500.html > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group. To post to this group, send to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] E-mail [email protected] with questions or concerns This is a list of individuals. It is not affiliated with any group or organization. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---