StemPAC in the News
Selected media coverage of StemPAC:
- Wired: "Pressure from embryonic stem-cell research advocates has increased recently, with political action committee StemPAC launching a television commercial criticizing Frist for holding up the legislation." (8/04/2005)
- CNN: "[Frist's] announcement came the same week that a group of supporters for the research, StemPAC, began a in New Hampshire, site of the first 2008 presidential primary, criticizing Frist for not scheduling a vote on the issue." (7/29/2005)
- Reuters : "StemPAC stopped airing an anti-Frist television ad in the key presidential primary state of New Hampshire." (7/29/2005)
- Hotline: "I Went To New Hampshire And All I Got Were Complaints On The Airwaves: StemPAC will launch its TV ad targeting Frist tomorrow, 7/29, on WMUR in NH and on cable. The ad, produced by Dem media consultant Bud Jackson, is a "rolling buy" with an initial run of 5 days. It encourages viewers to contact Frist and tell him to "stop outsourcing jobs, exporting our nation's leading scientists and to support stem cell research." (7/28/2005)
- Politics1: "P2008 & STEM CELL RESEARCH: StemPAC -- leading group advocating authorization of expanded stem cell research -- is now targeting US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN)...Here's the interesting twist: the group is only seeking to air the TV spots in New Hampshire, as Frist is a likely 2008 White House candidate.
- Fox News : "StemPAC, a group supporting such research, this week launched a television ad in New Hampshire criticizing Frist for not scheduling a vote on the issue. Frist added on Friday that he expected debate and a vote when the Senate returns from vacation in the fall."
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