Wednesday, July 28, 2010
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s removal of a 60-year-old restriction on corporate political donations, companies are coming out in support of the Republican favorite for the Minnesota governor’s race.
Retailer Target has contributed $150,000 to MN Forward, a GOP-oriented campaign fund supported by other businesses like Best Buy, Polaris, Hubbard Broadcasting and Davisco Foods. MN Forward has been running TV ads supporting Republican Tom Emmer, a conservative who opposes gay marriage and praises Arizona’s strict immigration law.
Target’s support for Emmer contrasts with the company’s moderate image in Minnesota, where it has supported the Twin Cities Gay Pride Festival among its other outreach efforts.
-Noel Brinkerhoff
Target Corp. Spending Company Money on Candidates (by Martiga Lohn, Associated Press)
New Emmer Ad Funded by New Business Money (by Tom Scheck, Minnesota Public Radio)
Corporate Spending Fund Raises $700,000; Pro-Union Groups Respond (by Pat Doyle, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune)
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