Here it comes: Koch brothers group set to bash Obama
New York Times
Orlando --
Americans for Prosperity, the Tea Party organization backed by the Koch brothers, is set to begin a $25 million advertising assault aimed at President Obama, its largest effort to date.
The ads are clear evidence of how the financial muscle of a few wealthy donors is having a powerful impact on the airwaves in key swing states as they use super PACs and other groups not officially linked to the campaigns to make multimillion-dollar ad purchases as the general election campaign heats up.
Americans for Prosperity said the first of several ads would begin Wednesday in 11 battleground states, including Florida. The campaign will last for three weeks - extending through Labor Day weekend - and includes Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.
The first ad, titled "President Obama: A One-Term Proposition," hits the president over the rising national debt - an issue that conservative political groups like Americans for Prosperity and American Crossroads, which is run with the help of Karl Rove, believe is particularly powerful with swing voters.
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The group is a tax-exempt organization whose ads must be primarily issues-focused, although the efforts of such groups have faced increasing scrutiny by advocacy organizations who accuse them of treading into overtly political activities.
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