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| − | No Labels says they are not for any one party, a grassroots operation. Yet, all of their leadership is connected with the D.C. beltway. One of their first campaign | + | No Labels says they are not for any one party, a grassroots operation. Yet, all of their leadership is connected with the D.C. beltway. One of their first campaign efforts will be to re-elect RINO [[Olympia Snowe]]. In doing so, they're targeting Tea Party candidates for defeat. <ref>[http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2011/08/05/no-labels-field-director-reveals-plan-to-intervene-in-maine-senate-primary-in-2012/ No Labels Field Director Reveals Plan to Intervene in Maine Senate Primary in 2012, IrregularTimes.com, September 5, 2011]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:29, September 27, 2011
No Labels is a registered as a 501(c)(4) non-profit political organization that tries to influence the politics of moderation, not siding with Democrats or Republicans parties. It is a another attempt to create a grassroots organization to challenge the success of the Tea Party movement. The group was founded in 2010 by Nancy Jacobson and is supported by MSNBC's hosts Dylan Rattinger and Joe Scarborough, David Gergen, David Frum and others in the media. In politics, No labels is supported by Democrats Kirsten Gillibrand, Joe Manchin, Debbie Stabenow, Antonio Villaraigosa, also Michael Bloomberg. RINO's are supporters as well; Charlie Crist, Mike Castle.
In August of 2011, No labels got a boost from the CEO of Starbuck's. He championed the group through his protest campaign that seeks to stop giving donations to D.C. until gridlock is removed.
Controversy
No Labels says they are not for any one party, a grassroots operation. Yet, all of their leadership is connected with the D.C. beltway. One of their first campaign efforts will be to re-elect RINO Olympia Snowe. In doing so, they're targeting Tea Party candidates for defeat. [1]