3rd Distict DFL Candidate Jim Meffert's Campaign States Erik Paulsen a Stealth Michele Bachmann

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Paulsen manager scoffs as Paulsen dodges public debates with Meffert

EDINA, MN – Meffert campaign manager Alex Falconer made the following statement this morning after Paulsen campaign manager Tim Commers told the Star Tribune the idea that Paulsen is avoiding the voters is “ridiculous”:

“‘Ridiculous’ is how Erik Paulsen’s campaign manager responded when we called Paulsen out yesterday, after Paulsen flat out denied our request for open public debates in our district.

“The truth is that Erik Paulsen will do anything to avoid debating Jim Meffert in front of the voters. He knows his record of voting with Michele Bachmann and the extreme right wing over 93% of the time is far out of step with the views of the Third District. He knows he has everything to lose by talking about what he’s done since we sent him to Congress.

“In a classic career politician move, Paulsen agreed to one televised debate in order to avoid discussing his record in front of the voters. He thinks an hour on television, plus a couple of ads, should be good enough to get him reelected. And worse, he thinks he can get away with it. The voters deserve to know that their Congressman is trying to buy this seat without discussion of his Bachmann-like votes against Pell grants, small business loans, health care, and equal pay for women.”

“The only “ridiculous” part of this discussion is that Paulsen is dodging public debates and expecting voters not to mind. The voters are outraged, and they have every right to be. The Third District deserves public debates on the issues and Paulsen’s votes, and we are going to continue to push for them.”

Jim Meffert is a husband, father of three, and former President of the Minnesota PTA. Jim is running for Congress to fight for the families of Minnesota’s Third District. In Congress, Jim will make job creation priority number one, by investing in small businesses and jobs that can’t be sent overseas, health care that can’t be taken away from families, and quality schools that serve our kids and our communities. Jim will make Washington work for us again by standing up for Minnesota values. Jim is endorsed by the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, the AFL-CIO, UNITE HERE, SEIU, the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council, Education Minnesota, the Minnesota Nurses Association, Teamsters Local 120, Teamsters DRIVE, Int’l Union of Operating Engineers Local 49, Branch 9 of the National Association of Letter Carriers, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and local and state elected officials across the district.

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