Interest Group and Independent Expenditure Advertising Organized by Target

Independent Expenditure Ads Favoring or Opposing a Particular Candidate
general election...
AFL-CIO  ....>
  "Sure: Nurse"...ad on Bush (Oct. 27, 2000)
  "Teacher"...ad on Bush (Sept. 13, 2000)

American Family Voices....>
  "Convention"...ad on Bush (Aug. 4, 2000)

American Seniors, Inc.
  [title unknown]...ad on Gore (late Oct. 2000)
  "Wanda" ...ad on Gore (late Oct. 2000)

Americans for Job Security
  [title unknown]...ad on Gore (Nov. 2000)

"Aretino Industries"
  "Daisy II"...ad on Gore (Oct. 27, 2000)

Clean Air Trust    ....>
  "Smog"...ad on Bush (Milwaukee, Oct. 25-Nov. 6, 2000)

Handgun Control Inc.....>
  "Bush Record" (Martin Sheen ad)...ad on Bush (Sept. 28, 2000)
  "Don't Belong"...ad on Bush (Sept. 6, 2000)

Human Rights Campaign
  "HCPA"

NARAL  ....>
  "Think" ..."voting for Nader helps elect Bush" (Oct. 25, 2000)

NAACP National Voter Fund ....>
  "Byrd Vote-T.V." ...ad on Bush (Oct. 25, 2000)

People for the American Way
  "Priceless"...ad on Bush (Oct. 30, 2000)

Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Inc.   ...>
  "Disappointed Women"...ad on Bush (Oct. 2, 2000)
  "Real Doctor"...ad on Bush (Oct. 2, 2000)

Republican Leadership Coalition
  "Wanda"...ad on Gore (Aug. 25, 2000)

Republican Leadership Council   ....>
  "Ask Al"...ad on Gore (Oct. 27, 2000)

Sierra Club ....>
...ads on Bush
  Presidential Voter Guide--"Great Lakes" (MI, Oct. 2, 2000)
  Presidential Voter Guide--"MO Water and Sprawl" (MO, Oct. 2, 2000)
  Presidential Voter Guide--"PA Air and Water" (PA, Oct. 2, 2000)
  Presidential Voter Guide--"Wisconsin" (WI, Oct. 2, 2000)
  "Ignorado" (Spanish ad, CA, FL, IL, NM, Sept. 19, 2000)
  "Weighing In" (MI, PA, WA, WI, Aug. 11, 2000)

Radio
Ohio Citizen Action
  "Al Gore's Conscience" (OH, Oct. 30, 2000)
 

from the primaries...
Americans for Tax Reform    ....>
...ads on McCain
  "Inspiring" (NH, Jan. 2000)
  "McCain Finance"-revised (NH, late Dec.1999)

Handgun Control Inc....>
  "Look at Texas"...ad on Bush (seven states, May 4, 2000)

Hands Across New Jersey
   NH ad...ad on Bradley (late Jan. 2000)

NARAL  ....>
  "Power"...ad on Bush (May 2000)
  "Court"...ad on Bush (NH, DC cable, Sept. 30, 1999)
  "Hopeful"...ad on Bush (NH, Iowa, week of March 23, 1999)
  "Different"...ad on Dole (NH, Iowa, week of March 23, 1999)

National Right to Life ....>
  SC Radio Ads...ads on McCain (Jan. 10, Feb. 9, Feb.16, 2000)
  NH Radio Ads...ads on McCain (Jan. 19, 2000)

Planned Parenthood Action Fund   ...>
  "Compassion"...ad on Bush (July 12, 2000)

Republican Leadership Council    ....>
  "Bob Dole"...ad on Forbes (Jan. 2000)
  "Just the Facts"...ad on Forbes (Iowa, NH, Jan. 14, 2000)
  "Warning"...ad on Forbes (Iowa, NH, DC, Nov. 15, 1999)
  "The Great Debate" ...ad on Gore/Bradley (NH, Oct. 22, 1999)
  "Reality"...ad on Gore (CA, DC, April 5, 1999)

"Republicans for Clean Air"
  NY ad...ad on McCain (early March 2000)

Shape the Debate     ....>
  "Hypocrisy"...ad on Gore (CA, NY, March 28, 2000)

Sierra Club ....>
ads on Bush's environmental record
  "Just Say Please" (NV, June 1, 2000)
  "Texas Testimonials" (MI, MO, WI, OH, wk of May 22, 2000)
  "Texas Pollution" (CA, Feb. 24, 2000)
  "Texas Record" (NH, Jan. 4, 2000)
  "Tinker--Radio" (NH, Dec. 13, 1999)
  "Tinker-TV" (NH, Nov. 30, 1999)

Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care/American Health Care Association
  "Thank You-Hatch" (Iowa, Dec. 1999)


Interest Group Ads Seeking to Inject Specific Issues into the Debate
American Cancer Society
TV spot (NH, Jan. 2000)
    Radio spots (Iowa and NH, Jan. 2000)

Citizens for Better Medicare ....>
  60 second TV spot | 30 second TV spot (NH, late Jan. 2000)

Concerned Women for America and other groups
  "Second Thoughts" (during Republican and Democratic conventions)

A coalition of immigration control groups ran a multi-media (print, radio and TV) advertising campaign in early primary states.  The ads were produced by the Washington, DC firm of Davis & Co.; each of the groups ran its own mix of ads.  Examples:
Federation for American Immigration Reform
  "Exploding Population" (TV, Iowa, Jan. 2000)
Negative Population Growth, Inc.
  "83 Percent of Americans" (TV and radio, SC, Feb. 2000)
  "Amber Waves" (TV and radio, IA, Jan. 2000)
NumbersUSA.com
  "House of Cards" (TV, SC, Feb. 2000)

Iowans for Sensible Priorities
  Paul Newman
  Cookie Mom
  Nuke Winter
  Pie Chart
  F-22 vs Schools
  B-B Radio Ad
  "Fat Goose" Radio Ad

Iowa State Education Association
  Caucus Radio Ad (IA, Jan. 2000)

Iowa Corn Growers Association
  MTBE Ad (IA, Jan. 2000)