DCCC Targets 19 Republicans Over Spending Cuts, Ethics Issues

[ProSense]

DCCC Targets 19 Republicans Over Spending Cuts, Ethics Issues

Brian Beutler

The DCCC is already targeting 19 Republicans from marginal districts with local radio ads.

For the most part, the ads criticize the members for supporting GOP spending cut proposals. But they're also going after a couple of members -- Reps. David Rivera (R-FL) and Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) -- who remain under ethical clouds.

"Did you know Congressman David Rivera is under criminal investigation for receiving secret payments from his mother's company?" says a narrator in the Rivera ad. "Tell Rivera to come clean so he can finally get to work for us."

Fitzpatrick is under investigation for attending a fundraiser in the Capitol during the swearing in ceremony on day one of the 112th Congress.

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Members targeted:

Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA)
Rep. Charlie Bass (R-NH)
Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY)
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH)
Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-MN)
Rep. Robert Dold (R-IL)
Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI)
Rep. Blake Farenhold (R-TX)
Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-NY)
Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV)
Rep. Robert Hurt (R-VA)
Rep. Thad McCotter (R-MI)
Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-PA)
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA)
Rep. David Rivera (R-FL)
Rep. Jon Runyan (R-NJ)
Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Rep. Allen West (R-FL)

[Wilms]

1. You mean they ran out of Progressives to defeat?

And dang, who came up with the word "target"? It's a little off-color lately.

[ProSense]

2. Progressives made gains in the 2010 election

The blue dogs suffered massive losses.

The title is TPM's.

[mikekohr]

3. 63 Republicans are in districts that President Obama carried in 2008

President Obama will be be at the top of the ticket in 2012.
The electorate will be 24%-28% larger, 20% younger and 14% Browner.
All 63 are on thin ice.

"25 in 12"

[MahatmaOlbermann]

4. Do we really need to use violent words?

"Target"?

[Dokkie]

5. "Target" only has a violent

connotation if it has a bullseye beside it :)