ABM Launches New Ad on Emmer’s Missed Votes
Saint Paul, MN – Alliance for a Better Minnesota
Action Fund
is launching its fourth ad this election cycle highlighting the voting
record of Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer. The ad is
focused on Emmer’s missing more than 140 legislative votes in 2010 alone
— more than 20 percent of total votes taken that year.
The ad features Minnesotans talking about what would happen to them if they missed one out of
five days of work — or 20 percent of their working days.
“We need a Governor who will show up and work on behalf of
Minnesotans,” said Denise
Cardinal, Executive Director of Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action
Fund. “Tom Emmer missed 20 percent of votes taken in 2010 — most of us
would get fired if we missed that much work.”
The television ad
is running statewide with more than $500,000 of time purchased for the next two weeks. Accompanying the ad is the website www.MissedVotes.com,
which features a running tally of the votes Emmer missed, along with a
space where people can submit what would happen to them if they missed
that much work. The best answers to the section will be shared with the
public on the site later on in the week.
More information
about Emmer’s record can be found at: http://TomEmmersMN.org.
A fact-check of the ad is included below, and can be downloaded at
http://www.abetterminnesota.
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ABM “Really?” Fact Check
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NARRATOR: What would happen if you missed one out of every five days of work for a year? Woman on Street Interview: I wouldn’t have a job. Man on Street Interview: You can bet I’d get fired Woman on Street Interview: My boss would kill me |
Graphic: Calendar showing missed votes On Screen: Woman on Street On Screen: Man on Street On Screen: Woman on Street |
Emmer Missed 142 of 621 Votes In The 2010 Legislative Session. [Minnesota House of Representatives, Recorded Roll Call Floor Votes, Accessed 06/03/2010] |
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Man on Street Interview: I’d be booted from my job. Woman on Street Interview: I’m sure I’d be fired. Farmer: I’d lose my farm Man on Street Interview: I would lose my job. Small Business Man on Street: I’d go out of business. |
On Screen: Man on Street On Screen: Woman on Street On Screen: Farmer On Screen: Man on Street On Screen: Man on Street |
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NARRATOR: Tom Emmer missed one out of every 5 votes in the State Legislature. 142 missed votes in 2010 alone. |
On Screen: Photo of Emmer over shot of State Capitol |
Emmer Missed 142 of 621 Votes In The 2010 Legislative Session. [Minnesota House of Representatives, Recorded Roll Call Floor Votes, Accessed 06/03/2010] |
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Votes on education, |
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On May 11, 2010, Emmer skipped all six votes on amendments to the K-12 policy and finance bill, as well as the vote on final passage. The bill created a scholarship for students that graduate early, created a foothold for broader alternative licensure programs, creates a regular evaluation process for teachers, cuts $737,000 from the state education department without making school cuts, and allows local governments to renew expiring school levies without going back to voters. [Minnesota House of Representatives, HF 3833, House Journal 12427, 12429, 12462, 12465, 12467, 12469, 12470] |
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veterans affairs, |
Veterans Affairs, |
Emmer Missed Five Votes on SF 2737, the Omnibus Agriculture and Veterans Policy Bill. Four of the votes came on April 27, 2010, and the fifth came May 10, 2010. [Minnesota House of Representatives, SF 2737 2010, House Journal 10480, 10483, 10486, 10489, 12039] |
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and jobs. |
Jobs |
Emmer Missed Two Votes on SF 2510, the Omnibus Employment And Economic Development Policy Bill. Both missed votes came on May 5, 2010. [Minnesota House of Representatives, SF 2510 2010, House Journal 11521, 11523] |
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NARRATOR: Now Tom Emmer wants to be Governor? Woman on Street: Really I think we need a Governor who will at least show up for work.
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Graphic: Tom Emmer Wants to Be Governor? On Screen: Woman on street Graphic: Paid Advertisement. Independently Prepared and Paid for By Alliance for A Better Minnesota |
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Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund is the political arm
of Alliance for a Better Minnesota and conducts state-based political
independent expenditures. ABMAF is funded by progressive donors and
institutions that want strong leadership for clean lakes, great schools,
safe infrastructure and civil rights in Minnesota.
