The Democratic Governors Association sent out this postcard to Republican voters in Iowa in an attempt to influence the Republican primary race. Terry Branstad (R) is a former governor of Iowa who is running against current governor Chet Culver (D). Branstad won the primary.
The postcards were paid for by a 527 called Iowans for Responsible Government. This 527 was funded completely by the DGA. I totally agree with Balloon Juice‘s mistermix on this:
This brand-enhancing ad was paid for by the Democratic Governors’ Association, who gave $782K to a 527 group trying to get Iowa Governor Terry Branstad beaten by his primary challenger. Someone needs to tell the DGA that the definition of ratfucking is not “fucking yourself with the opponent’s dick”.
Also, too: The answer to the often-asked question of why the Democratic Party isn’t better at promoting its core values is that an influential part of the party establishment is ashamed of those values and the party leaders who promote them.