The Alliance for a Better Minnesota reports spending $2.8 million running advertising on Google, Facebook and TV criticizing Republican Tom Emmer. The latest campaign finance report shows ABM received $2.9 million since the start of the year and spent $2.9 million.
The group received contributions Win MN, the Campaign 2010 Fund. Those groups received funds from wealthy DFL donors like Alida Messinger (Democrat Mark Dayton's ex-wife) and Vance Opperman and several labor unions like SEIU, Education MN and the Minnesota Nurses. The Human Rights Campaign also gave 110k to those groups.
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