Unfocused? Adrift? What Makes You Say That?
FactCheck.org tells us that
A liberal, labor-funded group calling itself Americans United for Change (previously Americans United to Preserve Social Security) is running a $1-million national advertising campaign that makes some dubious claims and tries to imply more than it can prove.
Talk about rebranding! They used to be in favor of preserving the status quo, but now they’re united for change!
CQ.com wote a few days ago that this is the group’s third name change in a year …
The group was known last year as Americans United to Protect Social Security. But when the Social Security fight ended, it changed its name to Emergency Campaign for America’s Priorities and fought Republican-backed budget cuts with less success. Now the group calls itself simply Americans United.
Sounds like a fourth name is in order: Liberal Lobbyists Seeking Income.
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We knew there was a reason we instinctively didn’t like this group: the Executive Director used to be Barbara Boxer’s chief of staff.
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