Check out Elliot Ackerman (of Americans Elect) on Hardball. He's a slippery character:

jenmito

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Sat Nov-26-11 03:24 PM
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Check out Elliot Ackerman (of Americans Elect) on Hardball. He's a slippery character:

Edited on Sat Nov-26-11 03:48 PM by jenmito

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/#45406374 He keeps dodging questions about who funds them among other questions.

ETA: Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild is on the Advisory Board. That should tell you all you need to know.

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Sat Nov-26-11 04:07 PM
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1. Isn't she the prominent Dem supporter who quite publically

went republican once Barack Obama became the official Democratic nominee for President in 2008?

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Sat Nov-26-11 04:18 PM
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3. Yup. And she was on MSNBC as a "Hillary Clinton Supporter" rather than a

"Democratic Party Supporter." She's a PUMA for sure.

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Sat Nov-26-11 04:18 PM
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2. NYT's Tom Friedman says it's financed with 'some serious hedge-fund money'

�Our goal is to open up what has been an anticompetitive process to people in the middle who are unsatisfied with the choices of the two parties,� said Kahlil Byrd, the C.E.O. of Americans Elect, speaking from its swank offices, financed with some serious hedge-fund money, a stone�s throw from the White House.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/opinion/sunday/24friedman.html

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jenmito

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Sat Nov-26-11 04:33 PM
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4. Also from your article:

"If President Obama wants to run with John Boehner on the Americans Elect platform that would be fine � provided they go through the process. (President Obama should dump the Democrats and run as an independent, which he is, at heart, anyway.)"

Yeah, this makes sense. :eyes: Chris Matthews asked Ackerman if there is anyone pro-choice in the running. He pointed out that Christie Todd-Whitman is pro-choice. He refused to answer. Chris said he doesn't want this to turn into a Ralph-Nader-type thing. I think he smells a rat. So do I.

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