Kevin McCarthy-aligned group targets Maine Democrat

Published October 12, 2021 6:54pm ET



The political nonprofit organization aligned with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pressuring Rep. Jared Golden to oppose President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion “reconciliation” spending package — legislation the Maine Democrat has already pledged to vote against.

The American Action Network concedes as much in a press release announcing its new advertising buy in western Maine’s Republican-leaning 2nd Congressional District. But the television spot that the group is running suggests that Golden, a centrist, is planning to vote for Biden’s bill in its present form. Former President Donald Trump won this seat last year, defeating President Joe Biden by 7.4 percentage points, and House Republicans are targeting Golden in the midterm elections.

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