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A fund raising money for Republican state Senate candidates seeks to get an extra boost in donations, including for District 44 candidate Brad Bourn, based on comments made by Bourn's Democratic opponent over the weekend.

During a Day of Action for Democratic President Barack Obama on Saturday, state Sen. Tom Courtney, D-Burlington, called Bourn, among other Republicans, "nuts."

The Iowa Senate Republican Majority Fund wrote a blog post Monday about Courtney's comments. It was titled simply, "Nuts?"

The post stated, "It's not surprising that Courtney has resorted to personal, negative attacks given that he has little of his own record to run on. How's Courtney's record working for Iowans? Bleak to say the least," before listing some legislation the Iowa Senate did not pass during the 2012 session.

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"Sadly, petty partisanship is all that is left of Tom Courtney's legacy," Bourn wrote. "He will not answer to 'We the People' on why he blocked property tax reform, why he blocked rule and regulatory reform, why he voted against education reform changes, why he always supports budgets that spend more than the state takes in or why he blocked a ban on late-term abortions and the list goes on and on.

"My message is about the prosperity that true freedom brings. Tom can't argue against my message so he resorts to childish name calling. Again, this is just sad to see a sitting state senator act this way."

Courtney on Tuesday acknowledged it was a poor choice of words, but said he was simply firing up fellow Democrats before they went door-knocking.

"Maybe I shouldn't have said he was nuts, but I sure think the stuff that he's saying does not make much sense for Iowans," Courtney said, pointing in part to a statement Bourn made at the Des Moines County Fair last week, where he said his top priority would be to outlaw abortions in Iowa.

But the Burlington Democrat stuck by his statements calling former President George W. Bush "nuts," and he added "it's nutty, it's crazy" what's happening in the state's Republican Party.

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