Archive for September, 2008
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008St. Paul – Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Ron Carey today released the following statement regarding Ashwin Madia’s connection to campaign aide stealing a child’s scooter while door-knocking. “Right on the heels of a Madia volunteer caught removing opponent’s lawn signs, a Team Madia aide is caught stealing a child’s scooter while door-knocking. In what’s [...]
PAULSEN FOR CONGRESS PRESS RELEASE: “PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW, WHAT TIES MADIA TO 3RD DISTRICT?”
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008ST. PAUL- In a press conference earlier today, State Senator Geoff Michel (R-Edina) took a stand and asked some important questions. “When did Ashwin Madia move to Minneapolis? And when did he move back to the Third District?†“Why did Ashwin Madia use his parents address when he filed his statement of candidacy to run [...]
PAULSEN FOR CONGRESS MEDIA ADVISORY: “MADIA’S QUESTIONABLE TIES TO THIRD DISTRICT”
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008ST. PAUL- Today, Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at 2pm, Senator Geoff Michel (R-Edina) will hold a press conference to cite the reasons he believes Ashwin Madia, DFL candidate for Congress, is wrong for the Third District. In addition, Senator Michel will also ask Ashwin Madia direct questions regarding his connections to the district he wishes [...]
MINNPOST: “EMBARRASSMENT FOR ASHWIN MADIA’S CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN”
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008“Embarrassment for Ashwin Madia’s congressional campaign: A few days after a GOP operative was filmed taking opponent law signs from a public right of way, Fox9′s Tom Lyden discovers a Madia doorknocker who took a little girl’s scooter for a ride. Penny-ante stuff — do we really want campaigns doing criminal background checks for volunteers? [...]
PRESS RELEASE: “PAULSEN FOR CONGRESS STATEMENT ON ARREST OF MN DFL STAFFER WHILE CAMPAIGNING FOR ASHWIN MADIA”
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008EDEN PRAIRIE- In response to media reports that a MN DFL staffer was arrested while wearing a Ashwin Madia for Congress t-shirt and campaigning on behalf of Madia, Stacey Johnson, Communications Director for Paulsen for Congress, made the following statement on behalf of the campaign: “What’s next Mr. Madia? First you propose stealing people’s money [...]
FOX 9: “DFL VOLUNTEER ARRESTED FOR STEALING SCOOTER; ANOTHER MADIA VOLUNTEER PROVES TO CAUSE HIS CAMPAIGN TROUBLE” #2
Monday, September 29th, 2008This is another horrible story for Team Madia and the Minnesota DFL. ### This is a reminder that I am a part-time research consultant to Erik Paulsen for Congress. Minnesota Democrats Exposed is my personal blog and it is not created, endorsed, sponsored, or authorized by any political party, candidate, or candidate’s committee.
FOX 9: “DFL VOLUNTEER ARRESTED FOR STEALING SCOOTER; ANOTHER MADIA VOLUNTEER PROVES TO CAUSE HIS CAMPAIGN TROUBLE”
Monday, September 29th, 2008“CHAMPLIN, Minn.—A DFL campaign worker was arrested after he took a girl’s scooter from her backyard while canvassing. 22-year-old Sean Folstad went into the backyard of Bruce Ackerman and took his daughter’s scooter. A few minutes later and a couple of blocks away, Champlin police caught Folstad at Northland Park.” Source: FOX 9, September 29, [...]
MDE EXCLUSIVE: DFL STAFFER IN 3RD CD WEARING MADIA FOR CONGRESS T-SHIRT ARRESTED FOR THEFT/BURGLARY
Monday, September 29th, 2008According to multiple sources, a staffer for the Minnesota DFL wearing an Ashwin Madia for Congress campaign T-shirt has been arrested for theft/burglary in the 3rd CD. The timing of this story couldn’t be worse for Team Madia, as the wife of Madia’s communications director was caught on recently on film removing Paulsen for Congress [...]
PAULSEN FOR CONGRESS PRESS RELEASE: “NEW AD POINTS TO MADIA’S JOB-KILLING TAX HIKES”
Monday, September 29th, 2008This ad was released on Friday afternoon, but I was blogging about the wife of Ashwin Madia’s communications director getting caught removing Paulsen for Congress lawn signs. ### EDEN PRAIRIE- Ashwin Madia will mean higher taxes for Minnesota, according to a new ad released today by Paulsen for Congress. The ad, a 30-second television spot, [...]
CITY PAGES: “MADIA CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEER IS SO TOTALLY BUSTED”
Monday, September 29th, 2008“We know campaigns are getting dirty when volunteers start stealing. Or so we are led to believe. Erik Paulsen, the Republican running for the Third District seat (left open by retiring Rep. Jim Ramstad), has it right. As his campaign spokeswoman said, it’s become ‘Minnesota Mean’. But maybe what his spokeswoman didn’t realize is that [...]
NRSC RELEASES ANOTHER TV AD HIGHLIGHTING FRANKEN’S RAPE JOKES AND VIOLENT TEMPER
Monday, September 29th, 2008The NRSC has released another television ad targeting Al Franken’s jokes about rape and his violent temper.
AP: “DFLER, EX-STATE SENATOR BACKS NORM COLEMAN”
Monday, September 29th, 2008“TOWER, MINN. – A former DFL legislator from northern Minnesota says he’s supporting Sen. Norm Coleman’s reelection bid. Former state Sen. Doug Johnson of Tower says that Coleman is the first Republican he’s supported in more than 40 years. Johnson says he’s still planning to vote for Democrats Barack Obama, Jim Oberstar and the DFL-endorsed [...]
MPR: “MADIA VOLUNTEER CAUGHT REMOVING PAULSEN SIGNS”
Monday, September 29th, 2008“A volunteer for DFLer Ashwin Madia’s campaign (and a spouse to a Madia staffer) is caught on video removing Erik Paulsen signs. Watch the video here (it was shot by a member of the Paulsen campaign and MDE’s Michael Brodkorb who is consulting for the Paulsen campaign.” Source: MPR/Polinaut, September 27, 2008 Click here for [...]
MUST READ FROM THE STAR TRIBUNE: “THIRD DISTRICT DUST-UP IS A SIGN OF THE ELECTORAL TIMES”
Sunday, September 28th, 2008“A representative of Erik Paulsen’s Third District congressional campaign was calling for a personal apology Saturday after a volunteer for his opponent was caught, on video, removing signs from a roadside in Maple Grove. ‘Bottom line is, it’s outrageous,’ said Stacey Johnson, Paulsen’s communications director, who noted that Ashwin Madia’s campaign issued an apology by [...]
BREAKING NEWS: POWERFUL IRON RANGE DFLER ENDORSES NORM COLEMAN
Sunday, September 28th, 2008“TOWER — Longtime DFL legislator Doug Johnson said he was ingrained with the political philosophy of Minnesota legendary Senator and Vice President Hubert Humphrey — “The worst Democrat is better than the best Republican.” But on Nov. 4, the former chairman of the powerful state Senate Tax Commission, will split his vote for the first [...]
DFL LEGISLATOR: “[AL] FRANKEN IS TOXIC…”
Sunday, September 28th, 2008“Tinklenberg is conservative enough to do well out here, said Rep. Larry Hosch, DFL-St. Joseph, who was ‘In my district, Obama is tolerable, Franken is toxic and Tinklenberg is pretty well received by those who know him,’ Hosch said. ‘Of course, some people don’t know him yet.’” Source: St. Cloud Times, September 28, 2008 Click [...]
MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “WHY AREN’T YOU ASHAMED, AL?”
Saturday, September 27th, 2008St. Paul – Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Ron Carey today released the following statement today regarding Al Franken’s latest TV ad that features outrage over the subject of rape being brought into living rooms. “Al Franken’s campaign ads are getting more ridiculous every day. He is now running an ad that is critical of [...]
COLEMAN FOR U.S. SENATE PRESS RELEASE: “AL FRANKEN AIRS AD ABOUT AL FRANKEN BEING OFFENDED BY AL FRANKEN’S RAPE JOKES”
Saturday, September 27th, 2008ST. PAUL – As Angry Al Franken continues his campaign of deception – trying to cover for his failure to pay taxes in at least 18 states for 5 years and unwillingness to let his CPA give honest and truthful answers about Franken’s questionable business activities, his campaign launched a new ad campaign attacking its [...]
KSTP: “MADIA VOLUNTEER CAUGHT REMOVING PAULSEN SIGNS”
Saturday, September 27th, 2008“There is controversy in the Third Congressional District race after a campaign volunteer was videotaped removing signs that belonged to the opposing campaign. The video has made it onto the Internet, showing a woman, who claimed to be a volunteer for Democratic candidate Ashwin Madia, removing Republican candidate Erik Paulsen signs near a Perkins Restaurant in Maple Grove.” [...]
NARN “THE FINAL WORD” TODAY FROM 3-5 P.M.
Saturday, September 27th, 2008I’ll be on the radio today for a two-hour program from 3-5 p.m. with King Banaian of SCSU Scholars on AM 1280 The Patriot. Before you listen to King and me, make sure you listen to the first four hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. you can hear [...]
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