Target Corp. funds ad for Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate
The corporate money is beginning to roll in:
Ad supporting Tom Emmer funded by Target, Polaris, Hubbard Broadcasting, DaviscoMore here. Thanks to Project Vote Smart, there is an abundance of information on Tom Emmer's votes in the Minnesota House. And here are his interest group ratings. And his issue positions.
by Tom Scheck, Minnesota Public Radio
July 20, 2010
St. Paul, Minn. — A group funded by Minnesota corporations has begun running a TV ad praising Republican gubernatorial hopeful Tom Emmer. The ad is the latest effort by an independent group that hopes to influence elections.
The ad focuses on Emmer's commitment to Minnesota businesses.
"As a legislator, Emmer voted against job-killing taxes and for reduced government spending. Now he's running for governor, working to grow jobs, getting government out of the way," the ad stated in part.
The ad looks like one Emmer's campaign would run -- but it's not. In fact, Emmer isn't even allowed to communicate with the group that paid for the ad, called Minnesota Forward.
Minnesota Forward is an umbrella organization that's funded by Minnesota businesses including Target, Polaris, Hubbard Broadcasting and Davisco Foods. Because of a U.S Supreme Court ruling earlier this year, those businesses and other companies are now allowed to spend corporate money to influence elections.
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