Announcing FactCheck.Org's Post-Election Conference : Cash Attack 2010

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C-SPAN has informed us they will be covering our event live tomorrow morning, on C-SPAN 3. Check local cable listings for the channel number. We get underway at 9am EST Monday, Dec. 13.

At our conference strategists from three of the top five outside spending groups from the 2010 House and Senate campaigns will discuss the thinking behind their attack ads – and the results. And among others, we will also hear from the head of the California Labor Federation, which ran a successful outside campaign for state governor.

2010 Outside Spending by Groups

1. American Crossroads / Crossroads GPS     $38,675, 723
2. U.S. Chamber of Commerce                     $32, 851, 997
3. American Action Network                          $26,088,031
     this produces a total for conservatives from just these three groups 
          of $97,615,751 (DG)
4. Service Employees International Union      $15,769,546
5. American Federation of State, County        $12,416,770
      and Municipal Emplyees (AFSCME)
   this produces a total for progressives from these two groups,
         for comparison, of $28,186,316 (DG)
The event will be held at the Holeman Lounge of the National Press Club at 14th and F Streets NW, Washington DC. It is sponsored by FactCheck.org, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The event is open to press and to the public. Should you be unable to watch or attend (or should C-CSPAN's plans change) we plan to post our own video of the event as soon afterward as possible.


We also will post a written transcript when it becomes available.

Check our conference web pages at: http://factcheck.org/cashattack/

Schedule
8:45-9:00 am Coffee and pastries
9:00-9:15 am Opening Remarks – Brooks Jackson, FactCheck.org
9:15-10:30 am Democratic/liberal panel
• Ilyse Hogue, Director of Political Advocacy and Communications, MoveOn.org
• Art Pulaski, executive secretary-treasurer, California Labor Federation
• Khalid Pitts, director of strategic campaigns, Service Employees International Union
10:30-10:45 am Break
10:45-12:00 pm Republican/conservative panel
• Carl Forti, political director, American Crossroads
• Brad Todd, media consultant and top advisor to the NRCC
• Rob Collins, president, American Action Network
12:00-12:15 pm Closing Remarks – Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director, Annenberg Public Policy Center
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I'm providing this information, in part, because the comparative donations of groups and unions has been a topic of discussion previously on Penigma.

That.........and of course, I love politifact.com and factcheck.org, on general principles, always, as sources for correct information in a misinformed and disinformed world.