Stop Her Now
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Stop Her Now was an internet-based 527 organization created by Republican political operative Arthur J. Finkelstein
with the stated goal of stopping Hillary Clinton's presidential ambitions by defeating her in the 2006 New York State Senate race. The group sought to raise funds primarily through its web site.
However, the web site garnered little money. Clinton's campaign crushed Jeanine Pirro
in the opinion polls leading up to the 2006 senatorial race, by margins of more than 2:1, and the State Republican Party abandoned its attempt to unseat her. Clinton eventually achieved her Senate re-election by a 36 percentage point margin.
After the 2006 election, it was rumored the PAC would change tactics in order to focus on Clinton's presidential ambitions instead, and it was relaunched in November of the same year.
The major donors (62 percent) to this PAC are energy trader T. Boone Pickens, who funded the Swift Boat campaign
in 2004 against John Kerry
as well as the Progress for America
Voter Fund PAC and the Straight Talk America
PAC, with homebuilder Bob Perry
, investor Harold Clark Simmons
, and Richard Collins, a Dallas County, Texas
newspaper publisher; totaling over $10 million. Since 1978, Pickens has funneled over $5.5 Million into various PACs.
Arthur J. Finkelstein
Arthur J. Finkelstein is a New York-based Republican Party consultant who has worked for conservative candidates in the United States, Canada, Israel and Eastern Europe over the past four decades. With his brother he runs a political consulting and lobbying firm based in Irvington, New York...
with the stated goal of stopping Hillary Clinton's presidential ambitions by defeating her in the 2006 New York State Senate race. The group sought to raise funds primarily through its web site.
However, the web site garnered little money. Clinton's campaign crushed Jeanine Pirro
Jeanine Pirro
Jeanine Ferris Pirro is a former prosecutor, judge, and elected official from the state of New York, who is currently a legal analyst and television personality. A Republican from Westchester County, Pirro served as a county court judge before serving as the elected District Attorney of...
in the opinion polls leading up to the 2006 senatorial race, by margins of more than 2:1, and the State Republican Party abandoned its attempt to unseat her. Clinton eventually achieved her Senate re-election by a 36 percentage point margin.
After the 2006 election, it was rumored the PAC would change tactics in order to focus on Clinton's presidential ambitions instead, and it was relaunched in November of the same year.
The major donors (62 percent) to this PAC are energy trader T. Boone Pickens, who funded the Swift Boat campaign
Swift Vets and POWs for Truth
Swift Vets and POWs for Truth, formerly known as the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth , was a political group of United States Swift boat veterans and former prisoners of war of the Vietnam War, formed during the 2004 presidential election campaign for the purpose of opposing John Kerry's candidacy...
in 2004 against John Kerry
John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
as well as the Progress for America
Progress For America
Progress for America and its affiliate Progress for America Voter Fund are national tax-exempt organizations in the United States. PFA was established in 2001 to support George W. Bush's "agenda for America"...
Voter Fund PAC and the Straight Talk America
Straight Talk America
Straight Talk America is a political action committee and intercampaign outreach vehicle created by Sen. John McCain. Originally formed during McCain’s 2000 bid for the Republican presidential nomination, it was revived again in 2005, and then retired in 2007 as he announced his formal bid for the...
PAC, with homebuilder Bob Perry
Bob J. Perry
Bobby Jack Perry , is a Houston, Texas homebuilder, owner of Perry Homes, and major contributor to a number of 527 groups, such as the Swift Vets and POWs for Truth and the Economic Freedom Fund....
, investor Harold Clark Simmons
Harold Clark Simmons
Harold Clark Simmons is an American businessman and billionaire whose banking expertise helped him develop the acquisition concept known as the leveraged buyout to acquire various corporations. He is the owner of Contran Corporation and of Valhi, Inc.,...
, and Richard Collins, a Dallas County, Texas
Dallas County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,218,899 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,523 people per square mile . There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi...
newspaper publisher; totaling over $10 million. Since 1978, Pickens has funneled over $5.5 Million into various PACs.