The GOP's Answer To MoveOn
I almost forgot about Freedom Watch. It shows how effective they have been. When a group of former White House aides formed a political advocacy group called Freedom’s Watch last summer, its initial wave of ads featured battered Iraq war veterans pleading for support for President Bush’s “surge” of troops. Last month, the theme changed […]
I almost forgot about Freedom Watch. It shows how effective they have been.
When a group of former White House aides formed a political advocacy group called Freedom’s Watch last summer, its initial wave of ads featured battered Iraq war veterans pleading for support for President Bush’s “surge” of troops.
Last month, the theme changed dramatically as the same group splashed dark, grainy images of illegal immigrants across television screens in northern Ohio, attacking a Democratic candidate’s position on the divisive domestic issue.
Freedom’s Watch has loudly announced that there will be no limits to what it might do. From its $15 million summer ad campaign defending the Iraq strategy to its six-figure effort in the House special election in Ohio, the group has put Democrats on notice that its agenda will go far beyond the conservative principles of its largest financial backers.
I wonder if they will face the same scrutiny from the media that MoveOn gets? I highly doubt it. Of course every online action the GOP tries to take ends up falling flat.