In September 2007, it applied to the Federal Election Commission to be formally recognized as a campaign committee, and the following year, their request was unanimously approved.

[5] In the 2008 election cycle, the committee announced its plans to focus on opposing senators who continued to support funding for the Iraq War.

[5][7] Upon their receipt of this recognition, party officials declined to explain their entire strategy for the 2008 election cycle, but indicated that they would give special emphasis to challenging senators who continued to support US military intervention in Iraq.

[1] In a statement on its new website, the committee elaborated on this focus, writing that "As its first act after receiving FEC recognition, the GSCC called upon all U.S.

"[8] In October 2010, the party announced that its senatorial campaign committee was disbursing the first round of funds to that year's candidates.