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Like Unity08, Americans Elect Dishes out Iowa/New Hampshire Rhetoric that Doesn’t Wash.
Past as Prelude: Unity08 and the Story of Big Bad Iowa & New Hampshire In the 2008 election cycle, the presidential bid called Unity08 started off its appeal for an online presidential nomination election in which it would run an …
Posted in Alternative Parties, Americans Elect, Election 2008, Election 2012, Politics, unity08
Tagged americans elect, caucuses, empty, iowa, neutrality, new hampshire, participation, shell, south carolina, unity08
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Does Americans Elect owe its $20 Million Benefactors if it pays them Back?
If someone loaned you $20 million to start an enterprise, would you feel indebted to that person after you paid him or her back? What if the loan were interest-free? I’m asking this question because Americans Elect, the 501c4 corporation …
Posted in Alternative Parties, Americans Elect, Election 2012, Politics, Questions, unity08
Tagged 2012, americans elect, financing, hedge funds, lawsuit, loan, no interest, obligation, poll, president, unity08
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No Special Interest Funding for Americans Elect? New York Times reports “Serious Hedge-Fund Money”
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Americans Elect, a 501c4 corporation working to arrange the election of its own presidential ticket in 2012, has rolled out its publicity campaign today with a piece written by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. Friedman wrote his column after …
Posted in Alternative Parties, Americans Elect, Economy, Election 2012, Ethics, Media, Politics, Questions, unity08
Tagged americans elect, dodd-frank act, funding, headquarters, hedge fund, jim holbrook, kahlil byrd, melvin andrews, new york times, no labels, peter ackerman, pledge, regulation, special interest, thomas friedman, unity08, unity12 task force
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Americans Elect Funder and Chair Peter Ackerman Hires Son to run Rules Committee
For a connected chain of private political corporations, arranging presidential elections is a family affair. In the 2008 election season, when Unity08 organized to run its own ticket for President of the United States, co-founder Hamilton Jordan had his daughter …
Americans Elect files as political party in Florida
I am indebted to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for his discovery that Americans Elect has filed papers to gain recognition in the state of Florida as a political party. As of today, the 2012 presidential contending group does …
Another Unity08 Old Hand at Americans Elect: Roger Craver
As Americans Elect readies itself for a public launch in the Spring of 2011, some people may say to themselves, “Boy, this sounds more than little bit like the old Unity08.” There’s a reason for that: Americans Elect is a …
Posted in Alternative Parties, Americans Elect, Politics, unity08
Tagged americans elect, connections, roger craver, unity08
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Open Letter to Americans Elect: Questions and an Invitation to Dialogue
Having initiated contact with Americans Elect by phone and e-mail multiple times over the past months, and having received no reply, I’ve decided to write a formal letter. The following is a copy of a letter sent by certified mail …
Posted in Alternative Parties, Americans Elect, Election 2012, Politics, Questions, unity08
Tagged 2012, 501c4, americans elect, kahlil byrd, letter, meeting, open letter, peter ackerman, president, questions, white house
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Americans Elect Provides Second Revision of Goals, Dumping Poll-Based Decisionmaking
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When Unity08 transformed itself into the Unity12 Task Force this April, it described itself in terms nearly identical to those of Unity08: The goal of the Unity12 Task Force is to set the stage for an effort to nominate a …
Posted in Alternative Parties, Americans Elect, Election 2012, Politics, unity08
Tagged 2012, americans elect, election, goals, mission, president, revision, third party, unity08, unity12 task force, white house
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Wall St. and Lobbyist Shill Sam Waterston At Stewart Rally
The John Stewart Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear is featuring corporate spokesman Sam Waterston, who promoted the lobbyist power grab project of Unity08. What kind of “sanity” is he working to “restore”?
Posted in Activism, unity08
Tagged john stewart, lobbyists, rally, sam waterston, unity08, viacom
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Americans Elect: It’s a [bloody useless] Trademark Now
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In preparation for a launch of its mysterious not-a-party third-party presidential bid in the early months of 2011, Americans Elect has filed a trademark for the phrase “Americans Elect” as well as for a three-stars and two-bars logo design to …
Posted in Alternative Parties, Americans Elect, Election 2012, Politics, unity08
Tagged 2012, americans elect, common, design, election, key chain, phrase, president, trademark, unique, unity08
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Nick Troiano of Unity08: Americans Elect Will Launch at the Start of 2011
As the new 3rd quarter report of Americans Elect reveals, Nick Troiano has been hired as Communications Manager for the political corporation, the goal of which is to elect its own presidential and vice presidential candidates to the White House …
Posted in Alternative Parties, Americans Elect, Election 2012, Politics, unity08
Tagged americans elect, nicholas troiano, nick troiano, unity08
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With Americans Elect on the Sideline, Jokesters Hop on the Unity12 Memewagon
Americans Elect, the corporation with an aim of nominating its own candidates for President and Vice President of the United States in 2012, has remained silent for an unexpectedly long time. All of its activity, from declaring its existence as …
Posted in Alternative Parties, Americans Elect, Election 2012, Media, Politics, unity08
Tagged americans elect, balloon juice, basil marceaux, chris cillizza, david broder, hoax, meet the press, prank, unity08, unity12
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Before Going Public, Unity12 Task Force Starts Ballot Efforts in California
Editor’s note: the “Unity12 Task Force” has renamed itself Americans Elect for the 2012 election season, but the remainder of this article remains factual and relevant. The four websites associated with the Unity12 Task Force — unity12.com, unity12taskforce.com, americanselect.org and …
Maze of Websites Brings Unity12 Operation Back to GOP Consultant Jim Jonas
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Back in 2006, the Unity08 corporation formed to select its own candidates for President and Vice President of the United States. Unity08′s pitch: why not have a bipartisan team of one Republican and one Democrat working together in the White …
The Political News I’m Waiting For. What Are You Waiting For?
As the summer progresses, I find myself waiting with interest for the arrival of some pieces of news. Here’s what I’m waiting for: Section 527 quarterly financial reports. Most non-profit political organizations must file reports of their contributions and expenditures …
Posted in Americans Elect, Environment, Politics, Sex and Gender, unity08
Tagged Americans Elect, california, castro, climate, equality, marriage, news, prop 8, proposition 8, san francisco, section 527, temperature, unity08, upcoming, vaughn walker
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Unity12 Task Force Begins Registrations; Unity08 Was a Corporate Zombie
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Unity08, the organization that sought to have its own candidates for President and Vice President of the United States placed on the November 2008 ballot, filed organization papers as a corporation in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Records show that …
Posted in Alternative Parties, Americans Elect, Election 2012, Politics, unity08
Tagged Americans Elect, corporation, delinquent, domain names, registration, taxes, unity08, unity12 task force
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Meet the New Leaders of the Unity12 Task Force
As I noted yesterday, the political group Unity08 has reformed for the 2012 presidential election season as a Section 527 corporation named the Unity12 Task Force. The stated goal of this new corporation is to arrange for the nomination of …
Posted in Alternative Parties, Americans Elect, Election 2012, Politics, unity08
Tagged Americans Elect, unity08, unity12 task force
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