The American Leadership Project, a California based 527 lead by a pair of folks the CA-blogosphere knows something about, Roger Salazar and Jason Kinney, is alive again. It had been quiet after posting after some half-hearted attempts at media buys in Ohio and Indiana.
Well, they birthed 2 new ads, one for Montana and one for Puerto Rico. Not sure on the ad buy for these, but for context, in Ohio they had some ads up on YouTube for weeks and only got them on the air for the last couple days. (h/t TPM)
The California Majority Report-infused “American Leadership Project,” the pro-Hillary Clinton 527 that apparently thinks they can take credit for the Texas primary victory because they ran one ad the day before the election, has a new ad up in Indiana aimed at no-information voters:
Really, we’re going down the “Obama has no substance” road? REALLY?
Come closer, Jason Kinney. Here’s Barack Obama’s website. There’s an entire section with his position on issues! There are white papers galore! And he’s even explained those proposals in speeches! And in newspapers! And leading economists preferred them! Imagine that! You don’t have to rely on opinion editorialists (that’s who the ad quotes) anymore!
(By the way, if you want to use David Ignatius’ boneheaded intellect as a selling point, go ahead. Really makes you look smart.)
The Obama campaign has just announced they’ve filed an FEC complaint against the American Leadership Project, the 527 group founded by some big Hillary Clinton donors and pro-Hillary unions, on the grounds that they have failed to properly register as a political committee and to obey spending and donation limits in their founding mission of spending on behalf of Hillary Clinton.
“The group isn’t making any bones about their purpose here,” said Obama campaign chief counsel Bob Bauer on a conference call with reporters, “which makes their legal position hopelessly defective.”
You’re all making California proud. Go get ’em!
UPDATE: Superdelegate and Congresswoman Lois Capps, of CA-23, just endorsed Obama. The Illinois Senator won CA-23 in the primary.
