Washington Dems handpicked Brendan Mullen

Please consider the following statement from the National Republican Congressional Committee as you cover Brendan Mullen’s announcement that he will run for Congress in Indiana’s 2nd District.

“Washington Democrats’ hand-picked candidate Brendan Mullen will simply be another rubber stamp for Nancy Pelosi’s reckless spending policies that have made life more expensive for Indiana’s struggling working families. It’s no surprise that Democrats are turning to a fellow Washington insider who will continue the same reckless tax-and-spend policies that have destroyed Indiana jobs.” – NRCC Spokeswoman Andrea Bozek

Mullen Lives In Washington And Was Courted By Washington Democrats. “[B]rendan Mullen has told Indiana Democrats looking to hold the pivotal 2nd District seat in Congress that he will make the race…But winning the general election would be a much tougher task for Mullen, a military consultant in Washington…The Democratic Party’s House recruiting team, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, courted Mullen to enter the race.” (Associated Press, 7/8/2011)