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MN GOP: THEY SAID IT: DFL 5TH CD CANDIDATE EMBER REICHGOTT JUNGE ON THE DFL PARTY’S “STRIDENT” TONE
By Michael B. Brodkorb | July 28, 2006
"After legal pressure from the state DFL Party, former state Sen. Ember Reichgott Junge said she will make requested changes to her website, e-mails and billboards by Monday. …Reichgott Junge, who was a DFL state senator for 18 years, said she was surprised at the 'strident' tone of the letter from the party. 'A simple phone call from my friends at the DFL alerting me to the problem in May or June could have easily resolved the issue,' she said." (Rochelle Olson, "Ending Tiff With DFL, Ex-Senator Agrees To Alter Campaign Literature," Star Tribune, July 28, 2006)
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July 28th, 2006 at 2:36 PM
What a shock that Ron Carey would issue a strident press release to point to the strident nature of the democrats.
July 28th, 2006 at 6:49 PM
Ember has a point on the nature and tone of the DFL acts against anyone who opposes an endorsement. She is not alone in experiencing this and I am sure she will return the favor to the party big shots when given the chance.
Under Melendez there seems to be an overzealous and unseemly anger. Ember’s DFL credentials are without challenge. She has more history than Melendez in doing the grunt political work in many campaigns for others.
Republicans take heart that the DFL is in the long, slow process of destruction as a viable party. It’s highest priority is endorsement enforcement, not election.
July 29th, 2006 at 8:52 AM
I woke up this morning still ticked about Melendez. Who is he??? A thuggish character from somewhere else, partner in a large corporate law firm, representing the companies against whom his endorsed candidate Mark Ritchie protests, and kicking Jennifer Mattson and Ember around like they didn’t have any DFL credentials. Maybe this guy is the real problem. C’mon Melendez— Ellison, Ritchie and Entenza, all in the same year?
July 29th, 2006 at 9:02 PM
Wow. The Republican party never has trouble with intra-party misunderstandings, right?
Like the one that ties Sen Dick Day to a slanderous, anonymous campaign piece mailed to all the delegates just before the convention, deep-sixing candidate Drazkowski’s chances at an endorsement?
The same one that may lead to a $5,000 fine or a gross misdemeanor charge?
The same one that a three-judge panel agrees shows enough evidence to call for a hearing?
Apparently the sender had access to the convention’s computerized mailing list.
Yes, as I read it, the unattributed campaign piece fakes a headline from the Winona Daily News, purporting it read “Senate Candidate Abuses Daughter, Still Running”.
Draz was apparently cleared of those charges months ago.
Compared to the Republican Party eating it’s own (so to speak), the DFL firmly asking ERY to fix her advertising is pretty mild, wouldn’t you agree?
July 29th, 2006 at 9:03 PM
Oh, and here’s Draz’s complaint:
http://www.oah.state.mn.us/aljBase/637817388.primafacie.ord.htm
July 30th, 2006 at 12:55 AM
Um, how about staying somewhat on topic wrt Ms. Junge.
What happened between two individuals both competing for the GOP nomination has nothing to do with this topic.
It was certainly bafoonery between 2 individuals, none of which was condoned by either the party leadership or the nominating committe.
What you have with the DFL in the 5th CD is quite different. There, you have an existing DFL stalwart being (effectively) excomunicated from the party because she used the TLA in her literature.
FYI: The use of the term DFL in her literature and signs was not against any MN statute… There is still no official word from the DFL party on what is considered “fair use” in this matter.
BH- How about you stick to facts and the topic at hand instead of making, yet another, strawman arguement that nobody gives a sh*t about in the first place?
July 30th, 2006 at 4:39 PM
Sure, no one cares when Republicans have an intraparty dispute and accuse each other of child molestation in campaign literature.
Even when a three judge panel agrees there’s enough evidence to hold a hearing, where someone might get a $5000 fine or a gross misdemeanor.
People only care when Democrats have an intraparty dispute about the use of “DFL” on campaign literature?
Get real.