Freedom's Watch skips over MN-01 with latest batch of robocalls

Conservative Washington DC based 501(c)4 lobbying organization Freedom's Watch is having to fill in the money gap for the NRCC; the latest volley is a robocall.

A friend sent us to a post naming the 30 House districts being hit by Freedom's Watch's calls. MN-01 isn't  on the list. This omission suggests that Congressman Walz is indeed an ex-GOP target.

The post begins:

Freedom's Watch is targetting 30 congressional districts held by Democrats with robocalls attacking Democrats record on military issues.. . . .

The districts are:

AZ-05,   AZ-08, CA-51, CA-11, CT-2, FL-16, GA-08, IL-08, KS-02, LA-06, MD-05, MD-08,   MS-01, NH-01, NV-01, NY-20, OH-18, PA-07, PA-10, PA-08, PA-12, TX-22, TX-23,   CT-05, KY-03, NH-02, PA-04, WI-08, NY-19, IL-14

With the exception of MD-08 (Rep. Van Hollen, the DCCC Chair), these are districts that many analysts think that the GOP can apply pressure and/or seats that the Dems took in 2006.

Want to make sure the robocalls stay away? Contribute to Tim Walz's re-election committee or sign up to volunteer here.

The names and districts from Roll Call:

The targeted Democrats are: Reps. Harry Mitchell (Ariz.), Gabrielle Giffords (Ariz.), Jerry McNerney (Calif.), Bob Filner (Calif.), Joe Courtney (Conn.), Christopher Murphy (Conn.), Tim Mahoney (Fla.), Jim Marshall (Ga.), Melissa Bean (Ill.), Bill Foster (Ill.), Nancy Boyda (Kan.), Dennis Moore (Kan.), Don Cazayoux (La.), Steny Hoyer (Md.), Chris Van Hollen (Md.), Travis Childers (Miss.), Carol Shea-Porter (N.H.), Paul Hodes (N.H.), Shelley Berkley (Nev.), John Hall (N.Y.), Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.), Zack Space (Ohio), Jason Altmire (Pa.), Joe Sestak (Pa.), Patrick Murphy (Pa.), Christopher Carney (Pa.), Paul Kanjorski (Pa.), John Murtha (Pa.), Nick Lampson (Texas), Ciro Rodriguez (Texas) and Steve Kagen (Wis.).

Comments

[MinnesotaCentral]

The economy spares no one … the Las Vegas Review Journal reports that Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson’s net worth had fallen by more than $16.6 billion for the year. Adelson reportedly was the source of the overwhelming majority of the Freedom Watch's funding as well as the guiding force behind its decisions. The group's dozens of staffers have been paid through the end of the year. After that, Freedom's Watch is likely to shut its doors permanently, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

We won’t miss ‘em.