Donnelly Watch editorial: Donnelly should return Wal-Mart $

[from the Donnelly Watch blog]

You may have heard or read about the accusations that Wal-Mart has
been lobbying its employees to vote Republican, in part because of
their opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that would
make it easier for workers to organize and is co-sponsored by Sen.
Barack Obama.
See:
the article here.

What you may not have heard is that our 2nd District Representative to
Congress, Joe Donnelly, has taken $5K from Wal-Mart towards his
re-election campaign. A column by Jack Colwell in today's South Bend
Tribune entitled "Donors put their bets on perceived winners" reports
that Donnelly is ahead of his Republican opponent, Luke Puckett in
total campaign receipts -- $1,580,631 to $203,850 a gap of more than
*7 times.* Colwell also reports that "Neither party at the national
level is likely to regard the district as a battleground this fall."
See:
the article here.

Now, why does Donnelly feel the need to take money from Wal-Mart, a
blatantly anti-union retailer that refuses to offer its employees
decent health care, has had numerous charges of discrimination, and
continues to act against the strengthening of labor laws and standards
in other countries?

Donnelly doesn't need this money. He should give it back and stand up
for "working families" here and abroad.

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