BREAKING: Independent PAC Launches Campaign Ads in Support of Independents
By Matt Metzner | 05/17/2012 | California, Congressional, Elections 2012, Maine, Open Primaries | 8 Comments
Credit: www.icPurple.org
An organization calling itself “icPurple” (www.ICPurple.org) has launched a campaign with television commercials in support of credible nonpartisan candidates in California and Maine. The commercials depict a group of kids painting and yelling at each other that “blue is better” and “red is better.” Among the kids, one stands out and mixes the two colors to produce purple. The spot finishes with a plea to voter to vote for the independent candidate if “you are tired of partisan politics.”
From the icPurple.org website:
icPurple is an ever-growing movement of American voters who are tired of our government’s paralysis at the hands of petty partisan and personal bickering. We hope to get our politicians back into the business of solving problems by coalescing America’s ‘silent majority’ to insist that their representatives at the local, state, and national level return us to an era of pragmatic, problem-solving government behavior. We are citizens from every race, every gender, every income level, and all walks of life.
The list of candidates includes:
- Nathan Fletcher, independent candidate for Mayor of San Diego (More on Fletcher from IVN here)
- Linda Parks, independent candidate for Congress, California’s 26th Congressional District (More on Parks from IVN here)
- Chad Condit, independent candidate for Congress, California’s 10th Congressional District (More on Condit from IVN here)
- Chad Walsh, independent candidate for Assembly, California’s 28th Assembly District (More on Walsh from IVN here)
- Angus King, independent candidate for US Senate, Maine (More on King from IVN here)
The website says that they are looking for other candidates “that have a demonstrated track record in leadership and are unaffiliated with either of the Republican or Democratic parties.”
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Richard Rider
05.17.2012
It appears that this “movement” is really just a thinly disguised effort to support Nathan Fletcher for mayor of San Diego. Nathan, a Republican until March when the local GOP endorsed another mayoral candidate, promptly found “independent” religion and left the party — three weeks after vigorously seeking the party’s endorsement.
Ironically, previously he HAD been endorsed in his successful run for state Assembly, and was well thought of within the party until he callously turned his back on hundreds of GOP donors.
The rest of the “independents” listed on the website seem to be an afterthought — cover for what is really a stealth pro-Fletcher movement supported by either the local city labor unions, or by the business people who see city government as their ATM machine for construction contracts — or perhaps by both (Nathan Fletcher is quite supportive of both groups).
Richard Rider
05.17.2012
A review of the IVN Regular Contributors names and bios verifies that this is a left of center San Diego coalition backing Fletcher’s campaign for mayor. I suspect the supporters of the DE FACTO San Diego Downtown Businessmen’s Subsidy Association (SDDBSA) — my name for the “rent seekers” looking to use government to earn for them what they can’t earn in the marketplace.
Duane Dichiara
05.17.2012
So who is paying for this? They talk about open good government but when you go to the website there are NO individuals listed. Not one. I guess this is more of the same. Will they disclose their donors?
UnionNational Partyofusa
05.17.2012
YES!
Kevin Hannaford
05.17.2012
what the heck is the Union National party?
Independent Voter
05.18.2012
Duane Dichiara good question. As a long-time Republican consultant you could probably find out and let us know?
Laurel Hendricks
05.19.2012
Can I just share for all the folks in CA……Ron Paul is not out of the race……we have until the 21st to get everyone registered as a GOP and mark the ballot to get him elected……TX and CA are huge delegate states……..we cannot give up yet. If we give up, then they win.
J. Clifford
05.24.2012
Here’s what we need to know, and what ICPurple isn’t telling us: WHO are the leaders of this organization, and where is its money coming from? Without disclosure and transparency, why should we trust this organization?