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Bill Berkowitz reports, "a number of right wing groups have been contending for the unofficial designation of the conservative version of MoveOn.org, the liberal grassroots lobbying organization. These days, Freedom's Watch appears to have a leg up on them all. ... 'Freedom's Watch is raking in huge donations from a few donors, a model that other federally sanctioned campaign groups cannot follow, because donation sizes are limited by law,' John Stauber, executive director of the Center for Media and Democracy, told IPS. 'And like MoveOn, Freedom's Watch intends to augment that approach with a grass-roots fundraising model that energizes a base of supporters as it brings in money. ... Freedom's Watch is being quite transparent about its motives in running anti-immigrant ads. It's all about hot button issues that will turn out the Republican base and defeat Democrats. ... Ari Fleischer and his cohorts are all about winning, by any means necessary.' "
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