About a week ago I wrote to you about a very dirty ... and likely illegal ... campaign smear against Mike Lee, the conservative candidate for U.S. Senate in Utah. If you missed that message, click here to read "Chicago Politics in Utah."
After additional investigation, we have tracked down a new source of the now infamous 'temple mailer'. According to a report by the Salt Lake Tribune published this morning, Tim Stewart is responsible for writing the smear mailer which violates federal campaign finance law. Click here to read the full story.
Mr. Stewart is a former aide to U.S. Senator Bob Bennett (R-Utah) and is now a Washington, DC lobbyist who has made political contributions to Bob Bennett and to Tim Bridgewater -- Mike Lee's opponent in the June 22nd primary.
Our research also shows that Tim Stewart has worked as a lobbyist for Fannie Mae-- one of the largest bailout recipients in the country -- as well as for numerous interests seeking taxpayer-funded earmarks.
You probably also won't be surprised to learn that Senator Bob Bennett -- the 18-year incumbent who was defeated by the voters at the May 8th Republican Nominating Convention -- came out last week against Mike Lee and endorsed Tim Bridgewater, his opponent.
I'm not implying that the Tim Bridgewater campaign had anything to do this... at least directly. But this does not look good for Tim Bridgewater and is another reason to 'Beware of Bridgewater.'
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