Demmer targets Walz in first round of radio ads

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GOP candidate Randy Demmer has released three radio ads in the First Congressional District targeting second-term Democratic Rep. Tim Walz. In the first two ads, Demmer attacks Walz for voting for health care reform and for supporting cap-and-trade. The final ad is a piece that touts Demmer’s Republican credentials. The campaign follows a television ad released by Walz last week which features his work on veterans issues.

The Walz campaign criticized Demmer’s ads.

“Representative Demmer’s false, negative attacks ads are just one more example that he is a typical politician who is always interested in partisan politics, but never interested in solving problems,” said Walz’ campaign spokesperson Sara Severs. “Voters in southern Minnesota deserve to hear Representative Demmer’s ideas. Instead, after four terms in the state legislature, he is insulting their intelligence by parroting Republican party talking points and using cookie cutter ads.”