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https://politicalvelcraft.org/soros-ii/
Having experienced this success in 2000, Soros moved to exploit the
power of 527s on a much larger scale during the 2004 election cycle.
Toward that end, he was a key force in the creation of the so-called “Shadow Party” in 2003. This term refers to a nationwide network of unions, non-profit activist groups, and think tanks whose agendas are ideologically to theleft, and which are engaged in campaigning for the Democrats. This network’s activities include fundraising, get-out-the-vote drives, political advertising, opposition research, and media manipulation.
“The Shadow Party is the real power driving the Democrat machine. It is a network of radicals dedicated to transforming our constitutional
republic into a socialist hive. The leader of these radicals is …
George Soros. He has essentially privatized the Democratic Party,
bringing it under his personal control. The Shadow Party is the
instrument through which he exerts that control…. It works by
siphoning off hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign contributions
that would have gone to the Democratic Party in normal times and
putting those contributions at the personal disposal of Mr. Soros. He
then uses that money to buy influence and loyalty where he sees fit. In
2003, Soros set up a network of privately-owned groups which acts as a SHADOW OR MIRROR IMAGE OF THE PARTY. It performs all the functions we would normally expect the real Democratic Party to perform, such as shaping the Party platform, fielding candidates, running campaigns, and so forth. However, it performs these functions under the private supervision of Mr. Soros and his associates. The Shadow Party derives its power from its ability to raise huge sums of money. By controlling the Democrat purse strings, the Shadow Party can make or break any Democrat candidate by deciding whether or not to fund him. During the 2004 election cycle, the Shadow Party raised more than $300 million for Democrat candidates, prompting one of its operatives, MoveOn PAC director Eli Pariser, to declare, ‘Now it’s our party. We bought it, we own it.…'”
Asserting that America needed “a regime change” to oust Bush, Soros
declared that derailing the President’s reelection bid in 2004 “is the
central focus of my life … a matter of life and death.” “America under
Bush,” he said, “is a danger to the world, and I’m willing to put my
money where my mouth is.”
When Soros targets a country for “regime change,” he begins by creating a shadow government — a fully formed government-in-exile, ready to assume power when the opportunity arises. The Shadow Party he has built in America greatly resembles those he has created in other countries prior to instigating a coup.
The leader of these radicals is … George Soros. He has essentially privatized the Democratic Party, bringing it under his personal control. The Shadow Party is the instrument through which he exerts that control. … It works by siphoning off hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign contributions that would have gone to the Democratic Party in normal times and putting those contributions at the personal disposal of Mr. Soros. He then uses that money to buy influence and loyalty where he sees fit.
In 2004 Soros spent some $26 million of his own money in an effort to drive Bush from office. THAT SUM INCLUDED A $5 MILLION DONATION TO MOVEON.ORG, a $10 million grant to a Democratic Party 2004 GET-OUT-THE-VOTE INITIATIVE CALLED AMERICA COMING TOGETHER, and $3 million to the CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS (CAP), A THINK-TANK HEADED BY FORMER CLINTON CHIEF-OF-STAFF JOHN PODESTA.
(Soros himself was instrumental in establishing CAP in 2003 as “a
nonpartisan research and educational institute” aimed at “developing a
long-term vision of a progressive America.”)
Though Soros and his Shadow Party failed to bring about “regime change” in 2004, the vast network of interrelated Shadow Party groups would prove to be key players in the 2006 midterm elections that saw Democrats seize control of Congress. Of particular significance was Democracy Alliance, a non-tax-exempt nonprofit entity registered in the District of Columbia, which Soros had founded in 2005, and whose long-term objective was to develop a funding clearinghouse for leftist groups.