Democracy for America Touts Credo Mobile as Progressive Telecom Choice
Democracy for America, a progressive political action committee based in Vermont, circulated an advertisement for self-styled progressive phone company Credo Mobile, attacking AT&T and Verizon for their political donations. Democracy for America Executive Director Charles Chamberlain has “carefully chosen my…
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phone company,” he said in the email sent Monday. “CREDO Mobile is America’s only progressive phone company. A percentage of every phone bill gets donated to progressive causes and organizations like Planned Parenthood and the ACLU. … And CREDO Action has been our partner in working to get money out of politics, fight to save Net Neutrality, and defeat the job-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership in the Senate to name just a few of our joint campaigns.” Credo has helped fund Demand Progress, Fight for the Future and Free Press throughout the past year. The email included an advertisement from Credo that focuses on the politics of telecom companies. It emphasizes the spending plans of the conservative Koch brothers -- high-profile political donors -- and described the blocking of a constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court ruling. “Who blocked the amendment? Nearly every Republican senator, including a group of 14 -- ironically just one more than the margin needed for passage -- who were elected with funding by AT&T and Verizon,” Credo said. “AT&T and Verizon fund politicians who support Citizens United. CREDO fights it. Overturn your phone company today.” Credo zeroed in on Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who “led the charge to defeat the amendment” and had “the help of $15,000 in campaign contributions from AT&T and $4,500 from Verizon,” Credo said. The email supplied a special code for Democracy for America members who want to sign up for Credo Mobile. Verizon and AT&T didn’t comment.