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King decries outside money "trying to buy" election, fundraises in D.C. the next day

Steve RobinsonBy Steve RobinsonSeptember 20, 2012No Comments2 Mins Read
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By Alexis Levinson

The Daily Caller

On Wednesday, independent Senate candidate Angus King’s campaign sent out a fundraising email decrying how Republican outside money was trying to buy the Maine seat he’s running for. On Thursday, King will be in Washington, D.C., raising money at a reception held by a prominent Democratic lobbyist.

In the fundraising email on Wednesday, King’s wife, Mary Herman, wrote: “the recent coordinated assault by outside Republican groups is making an assumption that ought to offend us all: They are literally trying to buy this election, and they couldn’t care less about Maine.”

King is referring to groups like the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which are running a barrage of ads attacking him to help boost Charlie Summers.

The tactic appears to be working: Public Policy Polling released a poll Wednesday that showed King’s once formidable lead dwindling. He now leads Summers by a mere eight points – 43 percent to 35 percent. Democrat Cynthia Dill was at 14 percent. Her candidacy has been largely eclipsed by King, who most people believe would caucus with Democrats if elected. King has refused to say which party he would vote with should he win – though the fact that he is attending a fundraiser hosted by a prominent Democrat is perhaps some indication of his preferences.

But according to an invitation obtained by The Daily Caller, King will attend a fundraiser hosted by Democratic lobbyist Patrick Murphy on Thursday, where the minimum donation is $500 for a “Supporter,” $1,000 for a “Friend,” and $2,500 for a “PAC” level donation.

The Summers campaign hit King for hypocrisy.

“This race will be about who shares the priorities and principles of working class Mainers, and while Angus is raising big money in D.C. from the same ‘dark clouds’ he condemns when he’s here in Maine, Charlie is visiting with seniors here who are concerned about the $2.5 billion in Medicare cuts for Maine in the President’s health care law,” said Drew Brandewie, Summers’ spokesman.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/09/20/king-decries-outside-money-trying-to-buy-election-fundraises-in-dc-the-next-day/#ixzz272HxEb2L

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  1. ghutch on September 21, 2012 7:29 AM

    Who knew there were old white rich men in the democrat party. He sure is not an Independent no mater how many time he says he is, just ask the Sussmans

  2. nkbay99 on September 21, 2012 8:38 AM

    Keep up the great work. Your columns should be titled “And the Truth Shall Set You Free”. It is only when people become aware of the real Angus King that they will understand who they’re voting for – a slick businessman and an even slicker Democrat politician.
    Please – get the word out.

  3. Jim_L on September 27, 2012 11:13 PM

    After Angus decries outside money, he hires Sam Waterston to do an ad for him . . . . Is Sam from Maine? Nope, And neither is Angus. He is a Virginia Carpetbagger that came here during the VietNam War to join a legal project. Unfortunately, he stayed.

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