Hard-Hitting Campaigns You Made Possible

From September to November 2006, we exposed some of Washington's worst pay-to-play politicians. Through TV and print ads, online videos, direct mail and phone calls, we informed more than one million voters about how their representatives were responsible for Iraq war profiteering, the Part D drug disaster, and outsourcing American jobs.

Here are those tough campaigns that we ran from September- November 2006 to expose some of Washington's worst pay-to-play politicians.

Internet Video Ads

Campaign for America's Future supporters contributed their time, money and personal stories to air this series of  video ads exposing the politicians responsible for Iraq war profiteering, the Part D drug disaster, and outsourcing American jobs.

Stop War Profiteering Now! Senators exposed in this ad: Jim Talent [1] (MO) Mike DeWine [2] (OH) Rick Santorum [3] (PA) George Allen [4] (VA)

Lower Our Drug Costs!  Senators exposed in this ad: Jim Talent [5] (MO) Mike DeWine [6] (OH) Rick Santorum [7] (PA) George Allen [8] (VA)

Stop American Job Losses!  Reps. exposed in this ad: Deborah Pryce [9] (OH) Don Sherwood [10] (PA) Curt Weldon [11] (PA)

The Results:

• The ads were pushed to more than 1.6 million of these lawmakers' own constituents through Google and other targeted online publicity.
• More than 10,000+ people watched the video ads in YouTube.

Print Ads

We also launched tough print ads and websites to expose lawmakers who sold out seniors by voting for the Part D drug disaster and donut hole.

Protect Seniors, Not Drug Companies [12]

Lawmakers exposed in this ad: Reps. Rob Simmons [13] (CT), Charles Taylor [14] (NC), Deborah Pryce [15] (OH), Don Sherwood [16] (PA), Curt Weldon [17] (PA) and Heather Wilson [18] (NM), and Sen. Mike DeWine [19] (OH).

The Results:

• These print ads were published in the lawmakers' home district newspapers, which had a combined readership of 1.4 million.

Mail & TV Ads

We targeted direct mail to the constituents of Reps. Don Sherwood [16] (PA) and Deborah Pryce [15] (OH) to expose their special interest ties and sell-out votes. The mailings arrived simultaneously with the launch of TV ads that reinforced the same message -- aired by our allies at Campaign Money Watch.

Direct Mail [20]

Don Sherwood Got His [21]

Big Oil and Deborah Pryce [22] [22]

The Results:

• Nearly 50,000 households received our hard-hitting mail pieces.
• The complementary TV ads were aired for hundreds of thousands viewers.

Phone Calls

We placed tens of thousands of phone calls to the constituents of Rep.'s Deborah Pryce and Don Sherwood to expose these Rep's sell-out votes on energy and prescription drugs.

The Results:

• Phone calls were made to nearly 50,000 of Rep. Pryce and Sherwood's constituents.