When Mark Kennedy Attacks…

09/27/2006

Dear Editor,

Help us fight back against Mark Kennedy’s negative attacks—make a contribution today!

On September 10th, an article in the Washington Post described Washington Republican plans to “spend the vast majority of their sizable financial war chest over the final 60 days of the campaign attacking Democratic House and Senate candidates over personal issues and local controversies.”

Given Mark Kennedy’s track record of running ads called “fiercely negative” and “mean spirited,” we shouldn’t be surprised that he has jumped at the chance to follow the strategies launched in the smoke-filled backrooms at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington and become the first Minnesota Senate candidate to go negative in 2006.

Well, if they think a petty personal attack is going to stop us from telling the truth about what Mark Kennedy’s been up to in Washington and talking about the issues that matter in this election, they’ve got another think coming.

Help Amy fight back against Mark Kennedy’s attacks. Contribute today!

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Instead of a high-minded debate on the issues that matter to Minnesotans, Mark Kennedy is trying to drag this campaign down and distract from his record—but we’re not going to let him.

We know that Minnesotans following this Senate race want to hear about how the candidates will fight for the values that define the people of our state. We know that if we bring Amy’s message of opportunity through hard work, fair play, and responsibility to these voters, it will overwhelm the mud that our opponent is slinging and present a clear choice to the voters: Minnesota values, or slash and burn personal attacks dictated by DC-insiders.

Help us respond to these absurd attacks on Amy’s character with a message focused on the issues and ideas that matter. Contribute to our campaign today!

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Given what we know about Mark Kennedy, it should be no surprise that he has wholeheartedly adopted such Washington beltway-style tactics. Kennedy is pushing these intensely negative ads to try to distract Minnesotans from his own record in Congress of putting the wishes of George Bush, the Republican leadership and Washington’s most powerful special interests ahead of the people of Minnesota.

The bottom line is that Mark Kennedy knows he can’t run on his record so he is doing what he always does—launching fiercely negative slash and burn personal attacks. When faced with the insurmountable obstacle of people who have no interest in sending another Bush yes-man to Washington, Kennedy simply follows the DC-insider playbook and attacks to distract.

We need to keep the focus of this race on Amy’s message of change in Washington. Click here to give us the resources we need to fight back against Mark Kennedy’s attacks!

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These attack ads are only going to convince the people of this state that they have had enough of this Washington insider. People are ready for a candidate like Amy Klobuchar, someone offering a new direction and the ability to stand up and get something done in Washington. Mark Kennedy has shown, once again, that he has nothing to offer but more of the same.

Please contribute today so that we can fight back, and refocus this race on the issues that matter to Minnesota.

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Sincerely,

Ben Goldfarb
Campaign Manager
Klobuchar for Minnesota