Hi,
For a retailer that prides itself on being socially responsible, Target is throwing its money behind some troubling political causes. That makes them our first “Outrage of the Week”—our way of shining a light on the worst cases of companies distorting our political process under the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling.
Just last month, we learned that Target donated $150,000 to a group supporting right-wing candidate Tom Emmer for Governor of Minnesota. Emmer is a fierce opponent of same-sex marriage and a big booster of Arizona’s new immigration laws. In the past, he even introduced a law that would result in sex offenders being chemically castrated.
On Tuesday, our office teamed up with MoveOn.org to protest Target’s election spending right in front of the retailer’s flagship store in Brooklyn. We had a simple message: hands off our democracy.
Target is one of the first corporations to spend money on elections following Citizens United ruling, and unless we send them a strong message, it won’t be the last.
Take action to keep companies like Target from tampering with our elections:
- Forward your friends our video about the campaign to hold Target accountable or post it on your Facebook page.
- Join our Facebook group “Fix Citizens United: Disclose Political Spending!” and invite your friends.
- Join Public Advocate de Blasio and endorse MoveOn.org’s Fight Washington Corruption pledge.
Stay tuned for our next Outrage of the Week.
Thank you,
Matt Wing
Communications Director
Office of the Public Advocate
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