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St. Paul, Minn. (AP)

Liberal group buys TV ad decrying Target donation

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A new TV ad from the liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org goes after Target Corp. for making a political campaign donation in Minnesota.

MoveOn.org spokeswoman Ilyse Hogue said Tuesday that the group will spend $35,000 to air the ad for a week on three networks in Minnesota and on the MSNBC cable channel nationally. The ad starts running Wednesday.

A Target spokeswoman declined to comment.

The ad urges consumers to boycott Target for getting involved in elections.

Minneapolis-based Target has faced a backlash from gay rights groups and liberals after giving $150,000 to a political fund supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer in Minnesota.

The company has apologized for the donation and promised to review future political giving.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)