Citizens United released a poll today conducted by Wenzel Strategies showing Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli holding an eight point lead over Terry McAuliffe for Virginia’s race for Governor.  The poll was conducted via telephone survey of likely General Election voters from May 14 -15, included 800 respondents, and has a 3.44% margin of error. Read the Toplines here.  Read the Polling Memo here.  

Poll Results by Wenzel Strategies: 

Virginia Gubernatorial Election  

Ken Cuccinelli – 44%

Terry McAuliffe – 36%

Note Sure – 21% 

Washington, DC -- Citizens United President David N. Bossie issued the following statement in response to Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement his Department of Justice would investigate the Internal Revenue Service scandal. 

“In light of the recent news involving the Department of Justice subpoenaing the phones of the Associated Press, its imperative a special counsel investigate the ongoing IRS scandal. It shouldn't be too much to ask that a department currently involved in a major national scandal be investigating a scandal in another department.” said David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United.  “We are calling for an independent, special counsel to investigate the Internal Revenue Service as well as the Department of Justice Scandal. The fox cannot guard the hen house.” 

Washington, DC -- Citizens United President David N. Bossie issued the following statement in response to Democrat Leader Nancy Pelosi’s statement blaming the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision on the apparent IRS’s abuse of power against conservative organizations.   

“Nancy Pelosi and her liberal allies’ obsession with the Citizens United Supreme Court case has reached a new low with those on the Left attempting to blame the Citizens United case for the IRS using Nixonian tactics against conservative groups,” said David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United.  “It appears that the Left will stop at nothing in its quest to silence those who believe differently than them.  Nowhere in Pelosi’s statement released today does she call for a congressional investigation.  It is imperative that Congress and all other appropriate authorities investigate this issue and follow whatever road it leads down.  Using the IRS for political purposes is shameful and Nancy Pelosi and Democrats in Congress must join their Republican colleagues and get to the bottom of this apparent abuse of power.” 

Washington, DC -- Citizens United President David N. Bossie issued the following statement in response to today’s Washington Post report that the Internal Revenue Service started maliciously investigating conservative groups in response to the Citizens United  Supreme Court decision.   

“When President Obama criticized the United States Supreme Court decision in Citizens United vs. FEC during his 2010 State of the Union address because it reasserted robust First Amendment rights for all Americans - he set the tone for the rest of the federal government,” said David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United.  “As reported in the Washington Post, the IRS clearly saw the Citizens United case as a catalyst to go after conservative groups in the lead-up to President Obama’s reelection.  The Obama Administration’s obsession of win-at-all-costs has brought Chicago style politics to the IRS.  A full and complete congressional investigation must commence immediately and those who targeted fellow Americans for pure political purposes must be held accountable under the fullest extent of the law.”     
           

Washington, DC -- Citizens United President David N. Bossie issued the following statement in response to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing investigating the Benghazi terrorist attack. 
   

“Today was a step in the right direction, but as I feared more questions have arisen from the testimony given today and the need for a Select Committee is more evident than ever,” said David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United, who served as Chief of Investigator for the same House Oversight committee during the Clinton Administration scandals of the 1990s. 
  

“The reason to create a Select Committee is because it will have the authority and wide-ranging investigative ability to methodically call the following people to testify under oath: Scott Strickland and other diplomatic security agents who survived the attack; the other survivors, including those who flew to Benghazi from Tripoli with the late Glen Doherty; SOCAFRICA Commander Lt. Col. Gibson and other SOCAFRICA personnel; Lt. Col. Keith Phillips, the Defense attaché at the embassy in Libya; Cheryl Mills, Hillary Clinton’s Chief of Staff at the State Department; and other political appointees who testified previously to clarify their testimony. 
  
 
“As one can see, this investigation into the murder of four Americans is just beginning, and the Smith and Woods families along with 140 members of the House Republican Conference support a Select Committee.  After what transpired today at the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, it should be clear to Speaker John Boehner that the investigation into the Benghazi terrorist attack has crossed the threshold for a Select Committee.”  
  

Citizens United has launched a grassroots campaign in support of H. Res. 36 that has netted over 7,000 letters so far to urge the House to take up this important resolution and Citizens United’s members have made hundreds of calls to their representatives. 
  

Washington, DC -- Citizens United President David N. Bossie issued the following statement in response to the non-sanctioned progress report released today by the five House committee chairmen investigating the Benghazi terrorist attack. 
   

“Although I applaud the work that’s been done by the five committees to date, it has become abundantly clear with the release today of a forty-three page ‘interim progress report’ that there is much need for a select committee to get to the bottom of the Benghazi terrorist attack,” said David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United.  
  

“A serious investigation that would systematically hold accountable those responsible can only be done in a bipartisan manner through the authority of a select committee.  The Smith and Woods families along with 120 members of the House Republican Conference support this effort.  Speaker John Boehner should listen to the families and a majority of his caucus and act immediately by bringing H. Res. 36 to the floor of the House for a vote.”  
  

Citizens United has launched a grassroots campaign in support of H. Res. 36 that has netted over 5,000 letters so far to urge the House to take up this important resolution and Citizens United’s members have made hundreds of calls to their representatives. 
  

Washington, DC -- Citizens United President David N. Bossie issued the following statement calling on Speaker of the House John Boehner to honor the Hastert Rule and bring H. Res. 36 to the floor of the House of Representatives.  H. Res. 36 if passed would instruct Congress to appoint a select committee to investigate the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya that took the lives of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other brave Americans.  

“It is incumbent upon Speaker John Boehner to take the Benghazi select committee resolution to the House floor now that it has the support of the majority of the majority with 117 co-sponsors that run the ideological spectrum,” said David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United.  “Four Americans were murdered by terrorists over seven months ago and we still do not have any accountability because the various investigations by standing committees have been incomplete and unfocused.  The mother of Sean Smith and the father of Ty Woods support this important resolution and I want to commend Congressman Frank Wolf for his steadfast leadership in shepherding this resolution through the House to this point.”  

Citizens United has launched a grassroots campaign in support of H. Res. 36 that has netted over 5,000 letters so far to urge the House to take up this important resolution and Citizens United’s members have made hundreds of calls to their representatives. 

Washington, DC -- David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United issued the following statement on the passing of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: 

“Lady Thatcher fought alongside President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II to rid the world of Communism and succeeded.  Her will to never give in to the Communist threat enriched the lives of countless individuals and will never be forgotten.  She was a leader for the conservative movement not just in England but here in America as well.  She truly was an Iron Lady who now joins President Reagan and Pope John Paul II in heaven. May she eternally rest in peace.” -- David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United 

Washington, DC -- Citizens United President David N. Bossie issued the following statement in support of Congressman Tom Graves (R-GA) as the next Chairman of the Republican Study Committee.   

“The Republican Study Committee needs a proactive leader at this moment in time and Tom Graves is that leader,” said David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United.  “With our exploding $16 trillion debt crisis and the reelection of President Obama, the Republican Study Committee must hold the line on our conservative values and be a strong voice within the Republican Caucus.  I urge all members of the Republican Study Committee to elect Congressman Tom Graves to this important position.” 

Washington, DC – David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United Productions, today announced that Citizens United will be calling nearly 1 million households to promote the film “The Hope and The Change.” The calls will encourage people to view “The Hope and The Change” on Hulu.com.  Nearly 40 million unique viewers go to Hulu.com every month and “The Hope and The Change” is featured on the Election Time: Behind The Politics section of the site. The entire film may be viewed at http://www.hulu.com/#!watch/409925. 
 
“The Hope and The Change,” written and directed by award-winning Director Stephen K. Bannon (The Undefeated; Occupy Unmasked; Generation Zero) and produced by David N. Bossie (Occupy Unmasked; Our Sacred Honor; Generation Zero), examines the journey of forty Americans - Democrats and Independents - who supported and voted for President Obama four years ago.  The diverse cast encompasses a broad cross-section of America’s racial and socio-economic spectrum and comes from seven swing states that experts say will decide the 2012 presidential election. Viewers will see how their nation's economy and society has changed over the past four years under the policies of President Obama.  

The award-winning team of Producer David N. Bossie and Writer/Director Stephen K. Bannon traveled to Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia to search out these authentic American stories from citizens who have lost faith in their President.  President Obama campaigned in 2008 on “Hope” and “Change” and what these stories from Americans show is that they are disappointed in the direction of the country.