American Solutions for Winning the Future
Formation | 2007 |
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Dissolved | July 2011 |
Type | Atlanta, Georgia |
Founder | Newt Gingrich |
Website | www |
American Solutions for Winning the Future (often referred to as American Solutions) was a 527 organization created by former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Newt Gingrich. The group first received national attention for its 2008 effort, "Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less", focused on the issue of offshore drilling. The organization closed in July 2011.[1]
American Solutions was established by Gingrich in 2007.
Organization
In October 2010, American Solutions Director of Internet Strategy was named at
Initiatives
"Drill Here. Drill Now." is an American political slogan coined on May 20, 2008, by former speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich and the organization to advocate for increased use of America's domestic energy resources in a bid to lower the cost of oil.
The slogan inspired the title of Gingrich's 2008 book Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less: A Handbook for Slashing Gas Prices and Solving Our Energy Crisis.[8]
Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less
In 2008, American Solutions launched its Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less. campaign, which involved a television ad campaign featuring Gingrich and a petition to Congress in support of opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, and expanded offshore drilling. The petition stated "We ... the undersigned citizens of the United States, petition the U.S. Congress to act immediately to lower gasoline prices (and diesel and other fuel prices) by authorizing the exploration of proven energy reserves to reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources from unstable countries."[9][10] South Carolina Republican Party chairman Katon Dawson was the first state party chair to endorse the campaign.[11] The petition garnered over a million names and email addresses.[10]
Jobs Here. Jobs Now. Jobs First
In August 2009, American Solutions launched its "Jobs Here. Jobs Now. Jobs First" campaign, which promoted five major tax cuts: a two-year, 50 percent reduction in
No More Obamacare
On January 6, 2011, American Solutions launched NoMoreObamacare.com, a website encouraging congressional Republican lawmakers to defund and repeal the
Dissolution
Gingrich left the organization when he announced his forming an exploratory committee to run for president in March 2011, as required by law. The organization was dissolved in July 2011. Joe Gaylord, who took over after Gingrich's departure, stated: "We had difficulty raising money after Newt left."[1] During its four years it raised $52 million but spent nearly two-thirds of that on fundraising.[1] According to an August 2011 filing with the IRS, it raised $2.4 million in the first half of 2011, but spent $2.9 million.[16]
On September 14, 2011, the defunct organization's landlord, B.G.W. Limited Partnership, filed a complaint against American Solutions in the landlord-tenant division of
References
- ^ a b c Tumulty, Karen (August 26, 2011). "Newt Gingrich's former group, American Solutions, shutters its doors". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Kendra Narr, Former Gingrich 527 closes, Politico (August 26, 2011).
- ^ a b Kathryn McGarr & Kenneth P. Vogel, Newt's big cash haul: $8 million, Politico (July 31, 2009).
- ^ "Purdue to serve on Georgia Solutions Team". States News Service. September 27, 2007.
- ^ Grove, Lloyd (July 1, 2007). "Ever the Speaker". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 1, 2008.
- ^ "Silicon Valley Internet Strategist Named 'Top 10 Who are Changing the World of Internet and Politics'". PR Newswire. October 28, 2010.
- ^ Vogel, Kenneth P. (October 16, 2010). "Newt Gingrich's $4 million tops 2012 field". Politico.
- ISBN 978-1-59698-576-6
- ^ Drill Now As The Conservative MoveOn?, CBS News/The Politico (July 1, 2008).
- ^ a b Sarah Wheaton, Gingrich Weighs In on Drilling, New York Times (June 19, 2008).
- ^ Slade, David (July 10, 2008). "GOP head backs oil drilling" Archived 2008-11-12 at the Wayback Machine. Post and Courier (Charleston).
- ^ Reilly, Genevieve (June 14, 2010). "Gingrich won't rule out run for presidency in 2012". Stamford Advocate.
- ^ Gingrich, Newt (December 2, 2009). "The Obama 'Jobs Summit' Who In the White House Has Ever Created a Job?". Human Events. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ^ Conroy, Scott (January 6, 2011). "Gingrich Launches Healthcare Repeal Website". Real Clear Politics. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011.
- ^ "ObamaCare Repeal Passes the House". Human Events. January 19, 2011. Archived from the original on January 26, 2011.
- ^ Shear, Michael (August 26, 2011). "Gingrich Fund-Raising Group Shuts Down". The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ Benson, Clea "Gingrich’s Former Political Group Ordered to Pay Delinquent Rent", Bloomberg News, November 29, 2011