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'''BIPAC''' (Business Industry Political Action Committee) was formed in August 1963 by officials in the [[National Association of Manufacturers]] with seed funding from that organization.<ref name="brokers"/> With a goal of electing business-friendly candidates to the US Senate and House of Representatives, it gave money to 137 Republicans and 8 Democrats in the 1968 congressional races.<ref name="brokers">[http://books.google.com/books?id=-1cfAJVCyxsC ''Political brokers: money, organizations, power, and people'' by Judith G Smith, publisher Liveright, New York, 1972.] Chapter 5 "Business-Industry Political Action Committee" by Jonathan Cottin, discusses the origins of the group and its activities through 1970.</ref> The group is [[Nonpartisan|non-partisan]], but |
'''BIPAC''' (Business Industry Political Action Committee) was formed in August 1963 by officials in the [[National Association of Manufacturers]] with seed funding from that organization.<ref name="brokers"/> With a goal of electing business-friendly candidates to the US Senate and House of Representatives, it gave money to 137 Republicans and 8 Democrats in the 1968 congressional races.<ref name="brokers">[http://books.google.com/books?id=-1cfAJVCyxsC ''Political brokers: money, organizations, power, and people'' by Judith G Smith, publisher Liveright, New York, 1972.] Chapter 5 "Business-Industry Political Action Committee" by Jonathan Cottin, discusses the origins of the group and its activities through 1970.</ref> The group is [[Nonpartisan|non-partisan]], but has given much more support to Republicans than to Democrats in the 2010 Congressional races.<ref name="Business Communications in a Post-Partisan Era">[http://www.levick.com/index.php?action=show_item&item_id=26&type_name=newsletter&id=995] Business Communications in a Post-Partisan Era</ref><ref name="BIPAC Finalizes Candidate Endorsements">[http://www.bipac.net/page.asp?chk=jClXnU&content=news-release-100810&g=BIPAC_PUBLIC List of BIPAC's Candidate endorsements for 2010]</ref> |
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Mother Jones states that BIPAC "has been a powerful force in helping tilt elections for corporate-friendly candidates" in a longer article detailing BIPAC while [[CorpWatch]], mentions that BIPAC's primary activity is "to influence how the employees of its 400 member companies vote," in a small blurb.<ref name="All Checks, No Balances: Campaign Finance Sells Out">[http://motherjones.com/politics/2010/03/corporate-spending-elections-supreme-court] All Checks, No Balances: Campaign Finance Sells Out</ref><ref name="Citizens United v. America's Citizens: A Voter's Guide">[http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15635 CorpWatch.org article]</ref> |
Mother Jones states that BIPAC "has been a powerful force in helping tilt elections for corporate-friendly candidates" in a longer article detailing BIPAC while [[CorpWatch]], mentions that BIPAC's primary activity is "to influence how the employees of its 400 member companies vote," in a small blurb.<ref name="All Checks, No Balances: Campaign Finance Sells Out">[http://motherjones.com/politics/2010/03/corporate-spending-elections-supreme-court] All Checks, No Balances: Campaign Finance Sells Out</ref><ref name="Citizens United v. America's Citizens: A Voter's Guide">[http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15635 CorpWatch.org article]</ref> |
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BIPAC (Business Industry Political Action Committee) was formed in August 1963 by officials in the National Association of Manufacturers with seed funding from that organization.[1] With a goal of electing business-friendly candidates to the US Senate and House of Representatives, it gave money to 137 Republicans and 8 Democrats in the 1968 congressional races.[1] The group is non-partisan, but has given much more support to Republicans than to Democrats in the 2010 Congressional races.[2][3]
Mother Jones states that BIPAC "has been a powerful force in helping tilt elections for corporate-friendly candidates" in a longer article detailing BIPAC while CorpWatch, mentions that BIPAC's primary activity is "to influence how the employees of its 400 member companies vote," in a small blurb.[4][5]
Several distinct legal entities operate within the framework of BIPAC:
- The Business Institute for Political Analysis is the operations and administrative core of BIPAC which provides the bulk of BIPAC services and programs. The Institute is a membership organization that does not lobby Congress on issues.[6]
- The Action Fund is the political action committee of BIPAC as recognized by the Federal Election Commission. Contributions to the Action Fund can come from individuals and other PACs, but not from corporations.[6]
- BIPAC 's Prosperity Project (P2) helps businesses to promote pro-business politicians to their employees.[7]
BIPAC's affiliated state deployment partners (those who officially host the Prosperity Project grassroots initiative in each state) include affiliates of the National Association of Manufacturers and more than twenty state Chambers of Commerce.[7]
Before the Supreme Court's recent Citizens United ruling, businesses were allowed to circulate political information to their employees but not to campaign directly for specific candidates. In the wake of that decision, BIPAC recognizes that "the nature of the court ruling gives us a lot more places and activities for political communications than we had before."[4] BIPAC is in the process of "retooling its database to help companies 'communicate' with employees about specific candidates"[4]
References
- ^ a b Political brokers: money, organizations, power, and people by Judith G Smith, publisher Liveright, New York, 1972. Chapter 5 "Business-Industry Political Action Committee" by Jonathan Cottin, discusses the origins of the group and its activities through 1970.
- ^ [1] Business Communications in a Post-Partisan Era
- ^ List of BIPAC's Candidate endorsements for 2010
- ^ a b c [2] All Checks, No Balances: Campaign Finance Sells Out
- ^ CorpWatch.org article
- ^ a b Source Watch page on BIPAC
- ^ a b "Business Lobby: We Will Outgun Unions By 2010"