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Vets group spends $300K to attack McConnell
By Joe Gerth · Courier-Journal ·A progressive veterans' group began airing an ad Tuesday that attacks U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for opposing an amendment to veterans affairs legislation...
VoteVets wades into Alaska Senate race
The Hill ·A veterans advocacy group plans to launch a $675,000 ad campaign slamming Alaska Republican Senate candidate Dan Sullivan for backing a local mining project that critics believe could harm the state’s commercial fishing industry.
PACs aim to build congressional rivals' name recognition
Honolulu Star Advertiser ·"I think the role that VoteVets played in both races was big," Soltz said. "We wouldn't have touched them if we weren't confident that our candidates could win. I just think that in both these races, what was needed was name ID."
Veterans group plans field campaign on Braley's behalf
By Jason Noble · Des Moines Register ·oteVets, a national liberal advocacy group supporting Bruce Braley's candidacy for U.S. Senate this year, will spend $600,000 between now and Election Day on voter canvassing in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Davenport.
Takai triumphant over Kim, 5 others; will face Djou
By Gordon Pang · Honolulu Star Advertiser ·As the primary election neared, Takai got a boost when Votevets.org ran $175,000 in television commercials that described him as the natural successor to late U.S. Sens. Daniel K. Inouye and Spark Matsunaga, both decorated World War II veterans.
Ethanol is explosive for Cruz and Paul
By Alexander Bolton · The Hill ·VoteVets.org, a veterans advocacy group, hit Cruz with a full-page ad in The Des Moines Register when he visited in March, scrutinizing his position on ethanol.
Why a Veterans Group Doesn't Endorse All Veterans
By Jon Soltz, VoteVets.org · Huffington Post ·A lot of people ask me why the veterans group I head, VoteVets.org, only endorses some veterans running for office, and not all of them.
Veterans group will run ad backing Takai for Congress
By Gordon Y.K. Pang · Honolulu Star-Advertiser ·The 30-second TV ad, titled "Service," is slated to begin running Tuesday. It talks about the legendary all-Japanese-American 442nd Infantry Regiment and Hawaii members Daniel K. Inouye and Spark Matsunaga, both of whom later became U.S. senators.
Veterans fast vanishing from halls of Congress
Politico ·Only 20 percent of today’s lawmakers have served in the military, the lowest rate since World War II and a dramatic fall from over 70 percent in the 1970s.
VoteVets.org hits Republican Rep. Mike Coffman in TV spot
By Kurtis Lee · Denver Post ·VoteVets.org has been on the air for several days with an ad targeting Coffman — who is vying for a fourth-term — as standing with big oil companies and not Colorado veterans.