Chuck FleischmannMOREFleischmann mostly faces backers in town halls
In the same letter calling his political opponents “hired guns,” U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann asked supporters for campaign money so he’ll be “prepared to fight back.”
The letter surfaced on the heels of an outdoor protest against the freshman Republican and shows the campaign is thinking about re-election – something Fleischmann’s staff said it wasn’t doing over the summer.
Fleischmann’s main fundraising organization emailed the letter to an undisclosed list of supporters. The Times Free Press obtained a copy.
In the first paragraph, Fleischmann mentions his recent series of 16 town hall meetings in Southeast Tennessee’s 3rd District, including eight in the Chattanooga area. He describes his critics as “far left” and predicts future opposition and protests.