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Presidential Coalition
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The Presidential Coalition - SourceWatch
Presidential Coalition LLC is a Republican front group that registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a Section 527 political action committee on June 30, 2005. It is affiliated with Citizens United. David N. Bossie is listed as president and manager.[1]
In the 2005-2006 election cycle, The Presidential Coalition raised $707,485 in contributions and expended $7,256,082.[2] From January 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, the PAC reported $322,637 in contributions and $3,733,433 in expenditures.[3]
Contents
- 1Purpose
- 2Swiftboating Hillary Clinton
- 3Donatelli Group and the Swift Boat connection
- 4Expenditures
- 5Presidential Coalition Donors Mailing Lists
- 6Virginia State Board of Elections
- 7Contact information
- 8Resources and articles
Purpose
According to its IRS filing information, the PAC was "Organized to directly or indirectly accept contributions and/or make expenditures to influence the selection, nomination, election or appointment of individuals to federal, state or local public office, or office in a political organization." Michael Boos is listed as contact person.[4]
Swiftboating Hillary Clinton
On January 20, 2007, Robert Novak, columnist with the Chicago Sun-Times, wrote in Townhall.com:[5][6]
"People on Republican mailing lists this week received an appeal for funds from Dick Morris, President Bill Clinton's political strategist in 1995-1996, asking for a contribution of between $25 and $100 or more to finance a film documentary critical of Sen. Hillary Clinton.
"Signing the letter as 'Former Clinton Adviser,' Morris wrote: 'If you liked how the Swift Boat Veterans turned the tide against John Kerry, you understand how a top Clinton aide can turn the tables and stop a Clinton-style liberal from becoming the next president of the United States.'"Morris' appeal was made through the Presidential Coalition, run by conservative activist Dave Bossie. The letter described Morris as dedicated to electing presidents like Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. Since 1996, Morris has been an author, columnist and television commentator."
Donatelli Group and the Swift Boat connection
The web address for the Coalition's donation page is that for DonationReport.com[7], plus an extension code for the Coalition.
The connection for the DonationReport.com[8] website arrives at a Login page[9]—requiring both a User ID and Password—which belongs to eDonation.com, a member of The Donatelli Group, a fundraising company that has raised campaign funds for the Republican National Committee, Republican National Convention, Bush-Cheney '04 Inc., John McCain, the NRA[10], and an exhaustive list of Republican members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as other political organizations.[11]
The Donatelli Group, using its "primary segment" Campaign Solutions[12], is associated with Creative Response Concepts, the public relations firm that advised Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the "organization that accused Kerry of inflating his Vietnam War record" during the 2004 presidential campaign.[13]
The Donatelli Group, which produced the RNC website [14], also created the SWIFTBOATVETSFORTRUTH.ORG website July 30, 2004, with Connell Donatelli Inc.[15] (a.k.a. The Donatelli Group) as Registrant. Connell Donatelli Inc. was also listed as both Administrator and the Tech Organization for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth website.[16]
Expenditures
Citizens United/Citizens United Foundation
Expenditure records show The Presidential Coalition making disbursements for rent and payroll to Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation.[17][18]
Caging
Expenditure records for February through June 2006 show The Presidential Coalition making disbursements to the Washington Intelligence Bureau, 4128 Pepsi Place, Chantilly, Virginia 20151, for "Caging".[19][20]
Federal Election Commission reports
- January 27, 2006: "The Presidential Coalition LLC (DC) reported raising $63,700 and spending $935,231 in the last six months of 2005. Major expenses included $492,790 to IAG (WV)[21] for survey/polling; $174,073 to Infocision (OH)[22][23] for telemarketing; and $210,323 to UFS (OH)[24] for postage/direct mail. David N. Bossie is president and manager of the 527 group. The group registered on 6/30/05, but does not indicate where it got the other $871,153 used to pay expenses. Citizens United is listed as an affiliated organization."[25]
- April 19, 2006: "The Presidential Coalition LLC reported raising $108,147 and spending $1,588,073 in the first quarter. The group paid IAG (WV) $650,974 for surveys and polling. They paid Infocision $258,551 for fundraising. They paid UFS (OH) $362,981 for postage and direct mail."[26]
- July 18, 2006: "David Bossie’s Presidential Coalition reported raising $147,390 and spending $1,210,129. They paid IAG (WV) $385,375 for polling; Uniontown Fullfillment Services (OH) $296,972 for mail and postage; Infocision Management Corp (OH) $154,464 for telemarketing. They also paid $5,000 to the Libby Legal Defense Trust."[27]
- October 16, 2006: "David Bossie’s Presidential Coalition, a Section 527 group, reported raising $175,945 and spending $1,194,051 during the third quarter. They paid Issue Advocacy Group (WV) $493,200 for survey/polling work. They paid Infocision Management Corp (OH) $157,108 for fundraising."[28]
Presidential Coalition Donors Mailing Lists
NextMark offers the Presidential Coalition Donors Mailing Lists (List ID #180129) to the consumer market, with a "5,000 NAME MINIMUM ORDER".[29]
Virginia State Board of Elections
"The Presidential Coalition LLC is an Out-of-State PAC that filed registration papers with the State Board of Elections in April [12] 2007 with the stated purpose of 'Conservative public policy.'" David N. Bossie of Ashton, Maryland, is listed as Treasurer.[30]
Contact information
1006 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Washington, DC, 20003
Phone: 800 942-1970
FAX: 202 547-5421 E-mail: michaelboos AT citizensunited.org
Web: http://www.goppresident.org/index.html
Resources and articles
Related SourceWatch articles
References
- ↑ "527 Activity," Money In Politics Databases, Political Money Line, April 19, 2006.
- ↑ "Soft Money in the 2006 Election and the Outlook for 2008: The Changing Nonprofits Landscape: Federal 527 Organizations Raising or Spending $200,000 or More in 2005-06," The Campaign Finance Institute, downloaded February 12, 2007.
- ↑ Federal 527 Organizations Jan. 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006, Campaign Finance Institute.
- ↑ The Presidential Coalition, LLC. "527" Political Organization Filing Information: Contribution and Expenditure Details, CampaignMoney.com.
- ↑ "Pelosi Power Play?" Townhall.com, January 20, 2007.
- ↑ Robert Novak, "Pelosi goes over the heads of energy, environmental committee chiefs," Chicago Sun-Times (FindArticles.com), January 21, 2007. Scroll down to "Dick Morris' appeal".
- ↑ DonationReport.com, The Presidential Coalition, accessed June 27, 2007.
- ↑ DonationReport.com website.
- ↑ Login page, DonationReport.com.
- ↑ Erin McPike, "Two Republican Web Giants Form Connell Donatelli Inc.," CampaignLine.com, August 20, 2004.
- ↑ Client list for CampaignSolutions.com.
- ↑ eDonations.com.
- ↑ Deb Reichmann, "Activists Priming for Supreme Court Battle," Associated Press (Committee for Justice), June 9, 2005.
- ↑ "Information on the RNC Organizers," One People's Project, August 29, 2004.
- ↑ Connell Donatelli Inc. website.
- ↑ "Re: Bush, O'Neill, Swifties and Purple Heart Band-aids," Mailgate, September 11, 2004.
- ↑ The Presidential Coalition, LLC. "527" Political Organization Filing Information: Expenditure Details, CampaignMoney.com (page 1).
- ↑ The Presidential Coalition, LLC. "527" Political Organization Filing Information: Expenditure Details, CampaignMoney.com (page 2).
- ↑ The Presidential Coalition, LLC. "527" Political Organization Filing Information: Expenditure Details, CampaignMoney.com (page 1).
- ↑ The Presidential Coalition, LLC. "527" Political Organization Filing Information: Expenditure Details, CampaignMoney.com (page 2).
- ↑ Issue Advocacy Group (IAG), 3350 Woodville Drive, Huntington, WV 25701
- ↑ InfoCision Management Corporation, 325 Springside Drive, Akron, OH 44333
- ↑ InfoCision Management Corporation website.
- ↑ Uniontown Fullfillment Services (UFS), 3455 Forrest Lake Drive, Uniontown, OH 44865
- ↑ "527 Activity," Money In Politics Databases, Political Money Line, April 19, 2006.
- ↑ "New Section 527 Filings," Money In Politics Databases, Political Money Line, April 19, 2006.
- ↑ "Section 527 Activity," Money In Politics Databases, Political Money Line, July 18, 2006.
- ↑ "Section 527 Activity," Money In Politics Databases, Political Money Line, October 16, 2006.
- ↑ Presidential Coalition Donors Mailing List, lists.NextMark.com.
- ↑ Donor Profile: Presidential Coalition LLC, VPAP.org.
External articles
- "Dick Morris to make Anti-Hillary Clinton Doc," MetroPost.com, January 20, 2007.
- "Dick Morris reportedly planning to 'Swift Boat' Sen. Clinton," Media Matters for America, January 21, 2007.
- Mark Liberman, "What's the (native) language?" Language Log, January 21, 2007.
- "Let the False Flag Attacks Begin," BreakForNews.com/The Next Level Forum, January 22, 2007.
- "Dick Morris: Biggest Nothing Tries To Stay In The News," DebateBothSides.com, January 22, 2007.
- Mark Liberman, "Native language? Plagiarism," Language Log, January 22, 2007.
- Zeno, "A GOP scam?" Halfway There Blogspot, January 22, 2007.
- Mark Liberman, "Text Laundering," Language Log, January 23, 2007.
- Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, "To Conceal Donors, Some Political Groups Look to the Tax Code," Washington Post, April 17, 2007.
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a political organization run by David Bossie, President Trump's former deputy campaign manager, has raised millions of dollars by saying it's supporting Trump-aligned conservative candidates — but has spent only a tiny fraction of that money supporting candidates.
Instead, federal records suggest the Presidential Coalition has spent nearly all its money — raised mostly from small-dollar donations — on more fundraising, as well as administrative costs, which include Bossie's salary, according to a new report produced by the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) in collaboration with Axios.
- The group's mailers and ads, obtained by Axios and reviewed by CLC, a campaign finance watchdog, repeatedly stress Bossie's relationship to Trump. Contributions to the organization increased after Trump's presidential victory and then skyrocketed in 2018.
- [nice grapf on viz scam eg 1006 penn ave]
- raphic: Harry Stevens/Axios
A senior Trump administration official told Axios: "The problem the president is going to have with this is 1) he does not like when people are perceived to be profiting off of him, and 2) these are not max out donors. This is money that many likely think is going towards the president's re-election effort when it is not. So effectively every dollar groups like Bossie's and similar groups raise is a dollar the campaign does not."
- Despite no longer working for the Trump campaign, Bossie is still close to the president. Bossie flew with him on Air Force One in March to a rally in Michigan.
- The Trump campaign declined to comment.
Why it matters: "There is a cottage industry of groups targeting vulnerable communities with self-serving borderline scams," CLC writes in its analysis. "What sets the Presidential Coalition apart is that it is explicitly — and successfully — capitalizing on Bossie's connection with the president of the United States."
- In response, Bossie called our story "fake news brought to you by a collaboration of the biased liberal media and unabashed left-wing activists."
- In a long statement, he charged that CLC cannot fairly assess his organization because the group has a "conflict of interest" because it "is a highly vocal and fierce critic of the landmark Citizens United v. FEC case." (Bossie runs Citizens United.) You can read Bossie's full statement here.
- Bossie also said the analysis "totally ignores the legitimate staff, infrastructure and other political activity costs associated with the organization’s work," adding that "it is expensive to raise substantial amounts in small donor contributions using direct mail, digital, and telemarketing."
Details: Onits website, The Presidential Coalition says it has been "dedicated to identifying and supporting conservative candidates running for office at the state and local levels of government" since its founding in 2005.
- The group's fundraising appeals also urge supporters to "grow the Republican 'farm team'" and "train and prepare conservative candidates to run and win in local elections."
But based on the 527 organization's IRS data, just $425,442 (or 3%) of the $15.4 million it spent during 2017 and 2018 went to direct political activity, which CLC defines as "direct donations to candidates or political committees, and a small number of state-level candidate ads."
- "There is no question that the money spent on programming is well below anything someone in the industry would consider a legitimate amount," said Walter Lukens, CEO of the Lukens Company, a direct response marketing agency.
At least $445,972 was spent on apparent book purchases. Copies of the Presidential Coalition's direct mailers — which Axios obtained and shared with CLC — show the organization offered people who donated above a certain amount (usually $45) a copy of one of Bossie's books, "Trump's Enemies."
- Bossie's response on the books: "In 2018, TPC spent a small amount on Trump's Enemies. The bulk of the book premiums, however, where [sic] for copies of Trump's America, which was authored by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. TPC members are very excited to receive these books and DVDs."
Data: Campaign Legal Center's analysis based on Presidential Coalition's forms 8872 from the IRS; Chart: Harry Stevens/Axios
The rest of the money appears to have been spent on more fundraising for the Presidential Coalition, largely via direct mail and telemarketing, expenses to support those activities (such as postage and donor list cultivation), payments to other groups run by Bossie, and administrative expenses.
- Compare that to the Republican Governors Association, another 527 organization supporting state-level Republican candidates, which spent about 80% of its funds on campaign contributions and political advertising over the same period.
Meanwhile, more than $650,000 of the Presidential Coalition’s 2017–2018 spending went to two affiliated organizations also run by Bossie, Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation — 1.5 times as much as the group spent on direct political activity.
- Those payments included personal salaries for Bossie: In 2017, Bossie earned a $105,541 salary from the Presidential Coalition.
- The remaining expenditures went to overhead and administrative costs.
The bottom line: There's a vast difference between what the Presidential Coalition is telling its donors and how it actually spends their money. And as the CLC writes, "Not only do these dubious practices mislead and potentially even prey upon vulnerable populations, but they also drain resources away from more effective political groups" — including Trump's campaign.
Go deeper: Elderly Bossie donors say they thought they were helping Trump
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Trump campaign rebukes ‘dishonest fundraising groups,’ in veiled swipe at former top aide David Bossie
Felicia Sonmez and
Josh Dawsey
May 7, 2019 at 2:28 p.m. PDT
President Trump’s campaign has issued a stinging rebuke of a group run by a former top campaign aide that has been accused of misleading donors about how it is using their money.
The statement by Trump’s campaign Tuesday makes no mention of the president’s former deputy campaign manager, David N. Bossie. But people close to Trump told The Washington Post that it is specifically aimed at Bossie and the organization he founded in 2005, Presidential Coalition.
“President Trump’s campaign condemns any organization that deceptively uses the President’s name, likeness, trademarks, or branding and confuses voters,” Trump’s campaign said in the message, which was titled “Trump Campaign Statement on Dishonest Fundraising Groups.”
The statement includes an appeal to the “appropriate authorities” to “investigate all alleged scam groups for potential illegal activities.”
“There is no excuse for any group, including ones run by people who claim to be part of our ‘coalition,’ to suggest they directly support President Trump’s re-election or any other candidates, when in fact their actions show they are interested in filling their own pockets with money from innocent Americans’ paychecks, and sadly, retirements,” the Trump campaign said.
Bossie did not immediately respond to a phone call seeking comment.
A joint report published by the Campaign Legal Center and Axios on Sunday detailed the alleged discrepancy between what Bossie’s group tells its mostly small-dollar, elderly donors and how it actually spends their money.
Despite its stated goal of supporting conservative candidates who back Trump, just 3 percent of the $15.4 million that Presidential Coalition spent in 2017 and 2018 went toward direct political activity, according to the report.
The bulk of Presidential Coalition’s spending went toward fundraising, administrative costs — including Bossie’s salary — and the apparent purchase of books written by Bossie that the organization offered to donors, the CLC said.
“Not only do these dubious practices mislead and potentially even prey upon vulnerable populations, but they also drain resources away from more effective political groups,” the CLC said in its analysis. It added that Presidential Coalition’s activities “fall into a legal grey area.”
Trump was given the report by a White House aide on Monday and was livid after reading it, according to a person close to the president.
In a previous statement to Axios, Bossie called the report “fake news brought to you by a collaboration of the biased liberal media and unabashed left-wing activists.”
Bossie, who works out of a third-floor office in a building near the Capitol, has regularly told people that he is out to help Trump. At the same time, he has clashed with campaign and White House officials, accusing others close to the president of having ill intentions and joking that he is a “survivor” of the president’s campaign.
According to current and former advisers, Trump has told aides in the past that he hopes they go out and make money after working for him — but resents people making money off him if he is not benefiting.
A person close to Trump’s campaign said the president is also displeased with a conservative super PAC, the Keeping America Great PAC, headed by Corey A. Stewart.
The Republican firebrand, who fell short in his bid to unseat Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) last year, was Virginia co-chairman of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign until he was fired after participating in a protest in front of the Republican National Committee.
Stewart told The Washington Post on Tuesday that no one from the White House or the Trump campaign had voiced dissatisfaction to him since he took the reins of the super PAC in March.
“We’re very clear that we’re a pro-Trump super PAC,” he said. “We’re going to be supporting the president and his allies in the upcoming 2020 elections. And we are separate from the president and his campaign.”
In its statement Tuesday, the Trump campaign said four fundraising groups are authorized by the president or the RNC: Donald J. Trump for President, the RNC, the Trump Make America Great Again Committee and Trump Victory. The latter two are joint efforts between Trump’s campaign and the RNC.
Trump’s campaign also took the unusual step of noting that there is “one approved outside non-campaign group, America First Action, which is run by allies of the President and is a trusted supporter of President Trump’s policies and agendas.”
Candidate committees have traditionally sought to avoid taking actions that could be construed as promoting super PACs, independent groups that are allowed to raise unlimited funds but are prohibited from coordinating directly with campaigns.
Trump has repeatedly promised to “drain the swamp” and had previously denounced the chase for high-dollar backers, although he has since come to embrace the big-money world.
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