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Carnahan Campaign Continues Downward Spiral

March 2, 2010

Democrats dismiss frivolous complaint filed to benefit Carnahan’s campaign

Down in the polls, behind in fundraising, burdened by an unpopular president, and facing a primary challenge, Robin Carnahan’s campaign today was issued its latest setback when the Democrat-led Congressional franking commission soundly rejected a Democrat complaint about her opponent’s official mailer.

Late last year, the Nancy Pelosi-led bipartisan Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards approved a mailer sent to the residents of the 7^th District outlining Roy Blunt’s opposition to job-destroying cap-and-trade legislation.  Missouri Democrats attempted to distract from Blunt’s position, which a majority of Missourians agree with, by filing a complaint over the mailer with the same commission that approved it.

“Robin Carnahan’s campaign keeps getting more and more desperate.  Now, even her fellow Democrats have delivered her a decisive blow—moving quickly to dismiss a complaint against her opponent,” said Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party.  “Missourians deserve to know the truth about Roy Blunt’s opposition to cap-and-tax legislation, but Democrats are trying to distract from their job-killing policies with frivolous complaints that are thrown out almost immediately.”

Roy Blunt and the rest of the Missouri Republican delegation oppose the devastating energy tax.  Robin Carnahan told The Associated Press she supports cap and tax, and she recently traveled to Seattle for a fundraiser with pro-cap-and-tax environmental extremists who are pouring money into Missouri to benefit her campaign.