-By David Martosko

On Friday a liberal political action committee whose top funders include three labor unions, the financier husband of a Democratic Maine congresswoman, and billionaire George Soros, announced the “second wave” of an ad blitz targeting House Republicans whose seats it considers “some of the most vulnerable” in 2012.

A statement from House Majority PAC, a so-called Super PAC that can accept unlimited contributions, says a six-figure ‘August offensive’ television ad campaign will target Republican Reps. Dan Lungren of California and Sean Duffy of Wisconsin.

Rep. Duffy is a House freshman. Lungren has been a House member since 2005, and served five previous terms from 1979 to 1989.

House Majority PAC’s Federal Election Commission filings show that it has already spent more than $82,000 this month on similar ads targeting Republican Reps. Tim Griffin of Arkansas, Scott Tipton of Colorado and Chip Cravaack of Minnesota. The PAC has spent nearly $825,000 overall campaigning against Republican House members since April…

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