Comedian Bill Maher announced Friday night that he will personally target Republican Rep. John Kline (Minn.) for defeat in the November election — the culmination of his longstanding “Flip a District” contest in which the HBO host allowed his viewers to pick which Republican he would attempt to unseat.
The final four were Kline and Reps. Blake Farenthold (R-Tex.), Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) and Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.). Maher made the announcement Friday from his show in Washington, D.C.
Maher in 2012 donated $1 million to the super PAC devoted to reelecting President Obama, so it’s clear he puts his money where his mouth is. But in targeting Kline, that money is probably going to be poorly spent.
That’s because Kline, quite simply, isn’t a Democratic target.