Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The American Leadership Project (ALP) is an unincorporated association organized under section 527 of the IRS code formed in February 2008 in order to highlight issues of importance to the American middle class, such the economy, jobs, the rising cost of health care, and the mortgage crisis. The ALP intended to communicate issue-specific messages during the 2008 Democratic presidential primary elections and presently for the general election. The ALP does not coordinate with any candidate or any candidate’s committee. The ALP's messages were used preceding primary elections in the states of Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. The ads had been pro-Hillary Clinton and anti-Barack Obama. Since the conclusion of the Primary season, with Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee and John McCain as the Republican candidate, the organization has run several ads against McCain.As of March 5, the group had raised US$1.2 million, including a one million dollar contribution from AFSCME, a labor union backing Clinton.Their first television advertisement stated, "If speeches could create jobs, we wouldn't be facing a recession," mirroring Clinton, who has argued that Obama's eloquence would not lead to real policy change.. }
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- American_Leadership_Project abstract "The American Leadership Project (ALP) is an unincorporated association organized under section 527 of the IRS code formed in February 2008 in order to highlight issues of importance to the American middle class, such the economy, jobs, the rising cost of health care, and the mortgage crisis. The ALP intended to communicate issue-specific messages during the 2008 Democratic presidential primary elections and presently for the general election. The ALP does not coordinate with any candidate or any candidate’s committee. The ALP's messages were used preceding primary elections in the states of Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. The ads had been pro-Hillary Clinton and anti-Barack Obama. Since the conclusion of the Primary season, with Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee and John McCain as the Republican candidate, the organization has run several ads against McCain.As of March 5, the group had raised US$1.2 million, including a one million dollar contribution from AFSCME, a labor union backing Clinton.Their first television advertisement stated, "If speeches could create jobs, we wouldn't be facing a recession," mirroring Clinton, who has argued that Obama's eloquence would not lead to real policy change.".