[EL] Crossroads Issue Ad

[Steve Klein]

"I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I
understand to be embraced within [the functional equivalent of express
advocacy]; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But
I know it when I see it, and the motion picture involved in this case is
not that."

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Steve Gold <steve at actblue.com> wrote:

> Perhaps I should have specified, a challenger not holding public office.
> Is that not new?  I'm less well-informed about attack ads than many, so
> perhaps I simply missed it.  I'm also not aware of an issue ad that lists
> the phone number of a campaign headquarters (which seems like a really bad
> idea if you expect anyone to call it).
>
>
> --
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>
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Jon Roland <jon.roland at constitution.org>wrote:
>
>> **
>> On 11/29/2011 09:47 AM, Steve Gold wrote:
>>
>> Is this something we should expect to see more of from non-profits?
>>
>> We already see much of this and have for a long time. Nothing new.
>>
>> Why not simply come out and say, don't vote for Warren?
>>
>> Good question. It points out the irrationality of campaign finance
>> legislation (aside from it being unconstitutional).
>>
>> -- Jon
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