VoteVets pegs Toomey to Ahmadinejad
By Ben Smith
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Politico.com
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PUBLISHED: September 30, 2010
The left-leaning group VoteVets says it's putting $500,000 behind canvassing efforts to distribute a flyer portraying Republican candidate Pat Toomey alongside Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The literature - ostensibly about oil dependency - also appears to be aimed at Jewish voters in the Pennsylvania Senate battleground, where outside groups have pushed support for Israel to the forefront of the race.
Paid for VoteVets Political Action Committee. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. VoteVets Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) organization which primarily focuses on nonpartisan education and advocacy on behalf veterans and their families. VoteVets Political Action Committee is a federal political committee which primarily helps elect Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran candidates and educates about veterans and military issues aimed at influencing the outcome of the next election.