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It's a new political influence organization on the left, and according to the Washington Post, it's modeled itself on the Club For Growth -- it intends to hold Democrats responsible for upholding liberal principles such as protectionism, the same way the Club holds Republicans responsible for conservative ideals such as free trade.

They The group, which includes a political action committee called Working For Us and a nonprofit entity named They Work For Us, carries the backing of people like Steve Rosenthal, a past political director at the AFL-CIO, Tom Matzzie, the Washington director of Moveon.org and -- most intriguingly -- blogger icon Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, founder of the influential Daily Kos Web site.

Working For Us is modeled explicitly on the Club For Growth, an independent organization that over the last several election cycles has transformed itself into an electoral force by endorsing fiscally conservative candidates in contested primaries and then pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into districts to help those candidates win.

Here's what my DC lawyer/lobbyist friend knows who the new organization's first targets are going to be:

Democratic senator Max Baucus and congressman Charlie Rangel are the twin gatekeepers of free trade, one of the most important policies enabling individuals and companies to build such a prosperous economy. Some of their fellow Democrats want to cajole and intimidate Baucus, especially on trade issues.

Baucus and Rangel tend to be ?yes, but? supporters of free trade. Most of the time they are mostly for it but with conditions to placate certain political factions on the center-left (not the far left). It?s sadly time to get out the book on speaking ?triangulation.?

Check it out on the Working For Us website

...Max Baucus, as Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, will play a key role in the legislation to re-authorize fast-track before it expires in June.

Today, They Work for Us, an independent 501(c)(4) organization, launched a radio ad campaign in Montana targeting Baucus on fast-track...

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