Going After Liberals And Your Funny Bone

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Club for Growth wraps serious messages in humorous spots

The Club for Growth delights in tripping up any candidate it deems too liberal—Republicans included.

Launched in 1999 by economic conservatives who want more “pro-growth Reaganites” in Congress, the group deals primarily in attack ads to weaken candidates it opposes. In 2002, the group said, 17 of the 19 candidates it attacked with ads lost their races. This year the group plans to spend $5 million, which it raised from 12,000 members.



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