bripat9643
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I always knew the Democrats were dirty lying scumbags. Here's the proof.
Tracking Politicians: How Democratic Operations Have Changed Elections - And How Republicans Plan To Catch Up
Tracking Politicians: How Democratic Operations Have Changed Elections - And How Republicans Plan To Catch Up
Tracking Politicians: How Democratic Operations Have Changed Elections - And How Republicans Plan To
In the summer of 2011, Jon Bruning, an up-and-coming Nebraska politician with all-American good looks, was on his way to becoming the states next U.S. senator.
But, in August, Brunings luck began to change. Nebraskas attorney general since 2003 found himself on a growing list of politicians who have said something offensive and had the misfortune to have it caught on camera. In Brunings case, he compared welfare recipients to raccoons.
In the audience was a tracker recording audio and video of the speech for an upstart political-research group called American Bridge 21st Century, a fledgling group out to collect dirt on Republican candidates and use it against them. American Bridge, a super PAC and affiliated 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization founded only a few months earlier by David Brock, who runs the media-watchdog group Media Matters, had caught its first big break. Thanks to American Bridge, Brunings first major introduction to Nebraska voters in his Senate race was this video, and the comments dogged his campaign for weeks.
In the summer of 2011, Jon Bruning, an up-and-coming Nebraska politician with all-American good looks, was on his way to becoming the states next U.S. senator.
But, in August, Brunings luck began to change. Nebraskas attorney general since 2003 found himself on a growing list of politicians who have said something offensive and had the misfortune to have it caught on camera. In Brunings case, he compared welfare recipients to raccoons.
In the audience was a tracker recording audio and video of the speech for an upstart political-research group called American Bridge 21st Century, a fledgling group out to collect dirt on Republican candidates and use it against them. American Bridge, a super PAC and affiliated 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization founded only a few months earlier by David Brock, who runs the media-watchdog group Media Matters, had caught its first big break. Thanks to American Bridge, Brunings first major introduction to Nebraska voters in his Senate race was this video, and the comments dogged his campaign for weeks.
