Archive for January, 2010
« Previous EntriesATTEND YOUR PRECINCT CAUCUS
Sunday, January 31st, 2010From the MNGOP.Com website: What Happens at Caucuses? Elect the Chair of the Caucus and the Caucus Secretary Elect Precinct Leaders Elect Delegates and Alternates to the Local Republican Conventions Conduct the Gubernatorial Preference Ballot Pass Resolutions to the Republican Party of Minnesota’s Standing Platform Why are caucuses important? For our Party, caucuses serve several [...]
MDE GOP STRAW POLL RESULTS
Sunday, January 31st, 2010Almost 400 readers voted in the MNGOP Straw Poll that was on MDE last week. Here are the results: Sen. David Hann – 137 Votes Rep. Tom Emmer – 128 Votes Rep. Marty Seifert – 128 Votes Needless to say, Tuesday’s straw ballot at the Republican Caucuses should help define the race. Check back to [...]
AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK FORMING
Sunday, January 31st, 2010According to the Wall Street Journal expert political operatives Karl Rove, Ed Gillespie, Norm Coleman, and others are in the process of creating a new group for issue and political advocacy. The Wall Street Journal has the story: By Susan Davis At least half a dozen leaders of the Republican Party have joined forces to [...]
WHAT THE 2009 FUNDRAISING TOTALS MEAN
Saturday, January 30th, 2010Yesterday was a full of candidates releasing their fundraising totals through 2009. Most candidates for Governor have now released their fundraising totals except former Senator Mark Dayton. The official deadline is Monday. Each campaign spent most of the afternoon spinning and shaping their message around the numbers released. No other campaign besides Mayor RT Rybak [...]
NEW SEIFERT WEB VIDEO
Friday, January 29th, 2010CITY PAGES COVERS THE SOCIAL MEDIA LANDSCAPE
Friday, January 29th, 2010Today, City Pages ran an online article about the specifics for candidates who utilize social media like Twitter and Facebook: Democrats were generally credited with leveraging the pioneering work of 2004 presidential candidate Howard Dean to create an entire online social media ecosystem for organizers, advocates, supporters and contributors to help propel Barack Obama to [...]
DCCC FAILS IN THIRD DISTRICT
Friday, January 29th, 2010After yesterday’s post about Jim Meffert’s numbers were released yesterday, Dr. Maureen Hackett’s campaign released her numbers today. From the Associated Press: Hackett, a psychiatrist, reported $129,000 in the bank, largely thanks to her own money. She lent her campaign $75,000 and made a $28,000 donation. Between Hackett and Meffert they raised a grant total [...]
BACHMANN RAISES $1.5M FOR 2009
Friday, January 29th, 2010Here is the full release from the Bachmann for Congress Campaign: For Immediate Release Friday, January 29, 2010 Sixth District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann announced today that her campaign for reelection ended 2009 with over $1 million cash on hand. The campaign raised $591,600 in the last quarter of 2009, bringing the total amount raised this [...]
BROD ENDORSES EMMER
Friday, January 29th, 2010Saint Paul, MN – The following is a statement released by Rep. Laura Brod: Friends, These are difficult and challenging times for our state and our nation. Now, more than ever, we need strong, determined leadership that will focus on the issues that matter most to our citizens. Today, our friends, our neighbors and our [...]
PAWLENTY PAC RAISES $1.2M
Friday, January 29th, 2010According to Minnesota Public Radio, Governor Pawlenty’s PAC, Freedom First, raised $1.2M in 2009. The money came from over 2,750 donors. MPR: A person with knowledge of Pawlenty’s fundraising told MPR News that Pawlenty raised more than $1.2 million between October first and December 31st of last year from over 2,750 donors. The committee has [...]
REPUBLICANS FILE AMICUS BRIEF
Friday, January 29th, 2010Here is a video of State Rep. Tom Emmer talking about the friend of the court brief filed about the unallotment case. The video was shot by MPR’s Tom Scheck Click here for the full video.
REPUBLICANS RESPOND TO CLARK ANNOUNCEMENT
Friday, January 29th, 2010From the Star Tribune: After the news conference, Republicans framed Clark as a big-spending, big-taxing liberal. “Tarryl Clark, while she’s been in the Senate, has been on the wrong side of every tax-and-spend policy,” said Michael Brodkorb, deputy chairman of the state Republican Party. Story here.
UPDATED: RITCHIE’S PAYBACK
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Politico.Com is reporting that hyper-partisan Secretary of State Mark Ritchie was the guest of Senator Al Franken at last night’s State of the Union: Franni Franken, wife of Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), confirms to POLITICO that Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie is her husband’s guest tonight. Update: Politico has changed the story with no [...]
TAXIN’ TARRYL KICKS OFF IN FOURTH DISTRICT
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Tarrly Clark kicked off her campaign tour of the fourth Sixth Congressional District today with a stop in St. Paul Tom Scheck from MPR has the video of the Q & A: First question posed by reporters: Do you think the voters of the sixth district are ready for the tax proposals you championed in [...]
GOP STRAW POLL
Thursday, January 28th, 2010At next week’s precinct caucuses the MNGOP will be holding a straw poll for governor. Below are three choices of Republican candidates, each earned more than 10% at last fall’s straw poll. MDE is interested in who you think will win the straw poll. Poll will close 11:59 PM Friday Vote now! Please vote today. [...]
UPDATED: PAULSEN FUNDRAISING NUMBERS
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Erik Paulsen’s Campaign will announce today that his campaign for reelection to congress from the Third Congressional District raised $1,200,000 in 2009. The campaign raised $274,000 in quarter four with just over $950,000 cash on hand. UPDATE: Full Release from Paulsen for Congress: PAULSEN RAISES NEARLY $1.2 MILLION IN 2009 CAMPAIGN HAS ALMOST $950,000 CASH [...]
UPDATED: RYBAK’S SURPRISING OUTBURST
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Last night during the News Council’s Major Party Debate most of the candidates maintained pretty civil discourse, except Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. Assuming with such a crowded field the Mayor would like to stand out, but several times his answers included going after other participants and one instance of an out right disrespectful response. At [...]
RRM TO TIMOTHY GEITHNER: WHERE ARE THE JOBS
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Republican Party of Minnesota to Timothy Geithner: Where Are the Jobs? Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton issued the following statement regarding U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s visit to Minnesota today. “As President Obama’s Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner has been an utter failure in creating new jobs and getting the economy moving. After a [...]
MNGOP: THE TARRYL CLARK RECORD PART 3
Thursday, January 28th, 2010CLARK IS PARTISAN ATTACK DOG Clark Attacked Rep. Bachmann’s Family. “‘We have three things in common: We’re women, moms, and we both have sons in AmeriCorps,’ Clark said. ‘The difference is I’m proud of mine and we should be proud of our young adults giving something to the community.’” (Benjamin Sarlin, Bringing Down Bachmann” The [...]
MNGOP: THE TARRYL CLARK RECORD PART 2
Thursday, January 28th, 2010CLARK IS FAR-LEFT Clark Voted For So-Called “Dream Act” Which Allows In-State Tuition For Illegal Immigrants. (SF653, May 16, 2007) “The Minnesota Senate pushed forward a plan Wednesday to offer resident tuition rates to the foreign-born children of illegal immigrants, even though the bill faces an almost certain veto. The senators voted 44-20 for the [...]
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