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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009This is my last post on Minnesota Democrats Exposed, as tomorrow I will begin serving as the Deputy Chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota. It has been a tremendous ride and I can't begin to express my appreciation for all of the people that have visited Minnesota Democrats Exposed since July '04. I want [...]
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA STATEMENT ON SENATOR COLEMAN’S REMARKS
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009St. Paul – Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman-elect Tony Sutton today issued the following statement after Senator Norm Coleman made remarks at his home in St. Paul. "Senator Coleman’s gracious remarks following a long and hard fought campaign are to be commended. For over three decades, Norm Coleman has served Minnesotans with high distinction and [...]
MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: STATEMENT ON MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT RULING
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman-elect Tony Sutton today issued the following statement regarding the Minnesota Supreme Court’s ruling in the U.S. Senate race. “Today’s ruling wrongly disenfranchised thousands of Minnesotans who deserve to have their votes counted. Alongside Senator Coleman, the Republican Party of Minnesota has fought to make sure every vote counts [...]
KELLIHER TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009MNPublius is confirming what has been a pretty badly kept secret at the Capitol; Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher is going to officially throw her hat in the ring for Governor. Zack makes sure to mention that confidence is still high among House DFL’ers in Kelliher despite the debacle that was the DFL’s handling of the [...]
THE ONE POST I WISH I COULD TAKE BACK…
Monday, June 29th, 2009As previously noted, tomorrow is my last day on Minnesota Democrats Exposed. Before I get to my final posts, I have some unfinished business to resolve. Since I started blogging at Minnesota Democrats Exposed, I have published close to 7000 times, always focused with a close eye on Minnesota Democrats. There is one post that [...]
STAR TRIBUNE EDITORIAL: “ELLISON FAILS PART OF ROUTINE ETHICS TEST”
Friday, June 26th, 2009“U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison could use some advice on transparency in government. Fortunately, he’s on friendly terms with two good sources: Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Tim Walz, two Democratic colleagues who have decided not to accept privately funded travel while in Congress. Once enlightened, Ellison should quickly release all available details about a fall [...]
MUST READ FROM THE STAR TRIBUNE: “ELLISON’S PRIVATELY PAID TRIP TO MECCA PROMPTS DEBATE”
Friday, June 26th, 2009It appears that Congressman “Scofflaw” is at it again. ### “WASHINGTON – Last fall, two years after becoming the first Muslim member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison received an intriguing offer from an organization based in Inver Grove Heights — a free pilgrimage to Mecca. After clearing it with the House Ethics Committee, the [...]
UPDATE: MDE EXCLUSIVE: DATA PRACTICES REQUESTS FILED TODAY REQUESTING COPIES OF CERTAIN REJECTED ABSENTEE BALLOTS
Thursday, June 25th, 2009I want to update the dedicated readers of Minnesota Democrats Exposed on the status of my data practices request for the front side of all ballots relative to the 2008 U.S. Senate general election contained within rejected absentee ballot envelopes in the possession of certain county/city offices that were not submitted late and were not [...]
PETERSON’S SUDDEN REVERSAL; A REVERSAL ON HIS POLITICAL FATE?
Thursday, June 25th, 2009Congressman Colin Peterson and Chairman of the House Agriculture committee made headlines within the last week based on his staunch opposition to the Cap and Trade (Cap and Tax) bill currently making its way through the House. Much was made of the vast differences between Peterson, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Henry Waxman. It should [...]
MY FINAL DAYS OF BLOGGING ON MDE…
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009As noted in press reports, due to my election as the next Deputy Chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota, I have decided to leave Minnesota Democrats Exposed. My final post will be published next Tuesday, June 30th. Over next few days, I will be reliving some of the highlights and lowlights of my time [...]
BREAKING NEWS: KURT ZELLERS ELECTED HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009According to multiple sources, Representative Kurt Zellers has been elected as the House Republican Leader.
HERE WE GO AGAIN
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak along with his counterpart across the river in St. Paul, Mayor Chris Coleman just do not seem to get it. Today it is the news that has surfaced that Minneapolis is spending upwards of nearly $200,000 promoting the use of tap water. These two Mayors have been complaining longer than anyone [...]
BREAKING NEWS: “KSTP REQUESTS REJECTED SENATE BALLOTS”
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009I wonder where KSTP came up with this idea? Oh, yes…MDE. Team Franken’s embedded blogger at MN Publius, Aaron Landry, will likely have another temper tantrum today. ### “With the Minnesota Supreme Court about to rule on the U.S. Senate race, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS is asking to examine more than 10,000 rejected absentee ballots. Along [...]
ENTENZA THINKS HIS LIES FROM 2006 ARE “…A SMALL FACTOR IN HIS 12-YEAR RECORD”
Monday, June 22nd, 2009Matt Entenza thinks his lies from 2006 are “…a small factor in his 12-year record.” Click here to read a background document from the Republican Party of Minnesota about Entenza’s lies from 2006. ### “But people active in policy making know who he is, Entenza said. Entenza, who at the last minute pulled out of [...]
UPDATE: MDE EXCLUSIVE: RITCHIE ALLEGEDLY AGAIN MISUSING OFFICE FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES
Friday, June 19th, 2009There has been increasing interest in the story Minnesota Democrats Exposed broke yesterday regarding Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and emails from his campaign. If anyone else out there has signed up in some sort of official capacity through the Secretary of State’s office and has all of a sudden started receiving campaign related emails [...]
MDE EXCLUSIVE: RITCHIE ALLEGEDLY AGAIN MISUSING OFFICE FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES
Thursday, June 18th, 2009Self described “non-partisan” Secretary of State Mark Ritchie has been down this road before. In October of 2007 you may remember that reports surfaced that Ritchie was sending campaign emails to individuals who had never signed up for campaign related emails. In fact, they had actually signed up through Ritchie’s official office due to a [...]
GUBERNATORIAL UNALLOTMENT POLITICS
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009It is no big surprise that DFL’ers have been crying foul now for 24 hours regarding the Governors budget balancing. What is amazing that those DFL’ers in the legislature act as if this is a big shock, after all, they had five months to do something about the budget in the State Legislature. Surprisingly the [...]
FORMER STATE AUDITOR PAT ANDERSON IN GUBERNATORIAL RACE
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009Former State Auditor Pat Anderson has officially confirmed her intention of running for Governor. Pat will be a very serious contender for the nomination as she is well liked among the delegates.
MNGOP PRESS RELEASE: “GOV. PAWLENTY MAKES TOUGH CHOICES, BALANCES BUDGET”
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey today released the following statement after Gov. Pawlenty announced his planned reductions to state spending to bring the state budget into balance. “The Democrat legislators’ insatiable appetite for expansion of government programs and stubborn refusal to give up on billions of dollars of tax increases on working Minnesota [...]
MPR POLINAUT: “SOURCE: GOP STATE REP. LAURA BROD WILL RUN FOR GOVERNOR”
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009A source close to GOP state Rep. Laura Brod, of New Prague, said she will run for governor. The source said she’ll make an official announcement in the next week or two. Brod was actively courting activists at Saturday’s MNGOP State Party Central Committee meeting. At the time, she said she was gauging interest on [...]
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