Best Buy and Target use corporate treasury for ads for Tom Emmer

I sent an E-mail to Target regarding their political
contributions.  
This is the reply.


"Target has long believed that engaging in civic
activities is an important and necessary element of operating
a national retail business. What's more important than any one
candidate's stance on a particular issue is how we nurture
thoughtful, long-term growth in the state of Minnesota.

Our support of causes and candidates is based strictly on
issues that affect our retail and business objectives. To
continue to grow and create jobs and opportunity in our home
state, we believe it is imperative to be engaged in public
policy and the political process. That is why we are members
of organizations like the Minnesota Business Partnership, the
Chamber of Commerce and many others. And that is why we
decided to contribute to MN Forward.

MN Forward's objective is to elect candidates from both
parties who will make job creation and economic growth a top
priority. We operate best when working collaboratively with
legislators on both sides of the aisle.  In fact, if you look
at our Federal PAC contributions year to date, you will see
that they are very balanced between Republicans and Democrats.
For more information please visit www.target.com/company, and
view the Civic Activity page.

Target has a large stake in Minnesota's future, which is why
it is so important to be able to provide jobs, serve guests,
support communities and deliver on our commitment to
shareholders. As an international business that is proud to
call Minnesota home, it is critical that we have a business
environment that allows us to be competitive. Our guests, team
members, communities and shareholders depend on Target to
remain competitive.

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback."