FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 7, 2010
Contact: Dr. Ken Winneg, kwinneg@asc.upenn.edu,
215-898-2641
We have some new
panelists to announce for our conference next Monday on outside
political advertising in the 2010 elections.
Rob Collins, president of American Action Network, will be one
of our three conservative panelists. AAN reported spending $26
million attacking Democratic candidates and supporting
Republicans. And Brandon Davis, political director for the
Service Employees International Union, will be part of our
liberal panel. SEIU reported spending nearly $17 million on the
other side. Both groups were among the top five independent
groups as measured by outside
spending reported to the Federal Election Commission.
Collins and Davis will join previously announced panelists,
replacing two who withdrew due to unforeseen scheduling
difficulties.
Please RSVP to Dr. Ken Winneg if you
plan to attend.
Schedule of Events
December 13, 2010
National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington DC
Holeman Lounge, 13th floor
8:45-9:00 am Coffee and pastries
9:00-9:05 am Welcome – Brooks Jackson, FactCheck.org
9:05-9:15 am Opening remarks – Dr. Ken Winneg, Annenberg Public
Policy Center
9:15-10:30 am Democratic/Liberal Panel
• Illyse Hogue, political director, MoveOn.org
• Art Pulaski, executive secretary-treasurer, California Labor
Federation
• Brandon Davis, political director, 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 National
Republican Congressional Committee
• Rob Collins, president, American Action Network
12:00-12:15 pm Closing Remarks – Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson,
director, Annenberg Public Policy Center
For additional details, see our Cash Attack web pages,
where we will also be posting news releases, video, photos and
transcripts relating to the event.
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Ken Winneg,
Ph.D.
Managing
Director of Survey Research
Annenberg
Public Policy Center
University of
Pennsylvania
202 S. 36th
Street
Philadelphia,
PA 19104-3806
215-898-2641
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215-573-7116
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www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org