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Target boycotted for donating $150,000 to MN right-wing Republican Tom Emmer's campaign for governor
BY Meena Hartenstein
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Tuesday, August 3rd 2010, 7:23 PM

Mega-retailer Target has found itself in the bullseye of a customer uprising.

In the wake of the company's decision to donate $150,000 to a right-wing conservative's political campaign, former Target shoppers across the country are calling for a nation-wide boycott.

And the movement to protest the super-saver store is gaining buzz – and traction – on Facebook and Twitter, as a petition threatening a boycott of Target rebounds across the Internet.

“Target should stay out of politics, like I am gonna stay out of your store if you don't,” Facebook user Erlene Adair Harvey wrote on Target’s fan page.

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The company’s support of Emmer has drawn a firestorm of controversy for the candidate’s hard-line conservative views – he opposes same-sex marriage and abortion, and supports Arizona's efforts to pass the controversial S.B. 1070 immigration bill.

When news of Target's donation broke, Democratic political action organization MoveOn.org began to organize a national boycott against the store, creating a petition on its website that screamed, “Target, stop trying to buy elections!"

"The stakes are much higher than one candidate and one company,” writes MoveOn. “If we don't push back hard, this will just be the tip of the iceberg. Other corporations will learn that they can pour money into elections to buy the outcome they want. So we're sending a message to Target's CEO that we won't shop there if Target continues spending money on elections."

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The company’s support of Emmer has drawn a firestorm of controversy for the candidate’s hard-line conservative views – he opposes same-sex marriage and abortion, and supports Arizona's efforts to pass the controversial S.B. 1070 immigration bill.

When news of Target's donation broke, Democratic political action organization MoveOn.org began to organize a national boycott against the store, creating a petition on its website that screamed, “Target, stop trying to buy elections!"

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/08/03/2010-08-03_target_boycotted_for_donating_150000_to_mn_rightwing_republican_tom_emmers_campa.html#ixzz0xVT3DacZ

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