Archive for January, 2010
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Sunday, January 24th, 2010Rep. Tom Emmer, Republican candidate for Governor appeared on today’s WCCO Sunday Morning show with Esme Murphy. Click here for video.
ANDERSON:ONLY A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE IN GOVERNOR’S CHAIR
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Pat Anderson, Republican Candidate for State Auditor published the following editorial in today’s Pioneer Press: Pat Anderson: Only a fiscal conservative in the governor’s chair can achieve the reform Minnesota needs When I terminated my campaign for governor to enter the race for state auditor, it stirred up a lot of talk about whether or [...]
STAR TRIBUNE: GOV’S RACE ALL ABOUT TAXES
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Baird Helgeson published a story for Sunday’s paper about each candidate’s views on fixing the budget gap in Minnesota. DFLers have all come to the conclusion that raising taxes is the only solution. Here are some highlights in the story. You can read the entire piece here. “…Anybody saying you can do it with cuts — [...]
LTE: PARRY BRINGS THE RIGHT BACKGROUND
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Here is a letter printed in the Faribault Daily News about senate candidate Mike Parry: Mike Parry, who is running for the Senate seat vacated by Dick Day, is fast becoming a familiar name in the Faribault area. He has spent countless number of hours going door to door, visiting businesses and farms. He has [...]
FINN & RUFFINI: HOW REPUBLICANS WON THE INTERNET
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Mindy Finn and Patrick Ruffini are Republican consultants in the ever expanding business of using the internet to drive a political message. The operate a company in DC called Engage. The following is an editorial they wrote on the recent success of Bob McDonnell and Scott Brown. Scott Brown’s supporters became fans of the candidate on [...]
THE CONSERVATIVE ANSWER TO WELLSTONE ACTION PART II
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010In early December I did a post about an upcoming activist & candidate training for conservatives in Minnesota. The group, American Majority, holds training sessions in several states. American Majority is a non-partisan non-profit organization located in St. Paul. The Minnesota office of American Majority has trained over 400 people locally and a total of [...]
JANECEK REPORTS THREE REPUBLICAN HEAVY HITTERS SIGN ON WITH SEIFERT
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Sarah Janacek, Editor of Politcs in Minnesota, is reporting this afternoon that three prominent Minnesota Republicans have signed up to volunteer as advisors to the Seifert for Governor Campaign. The advisors are Gregg Peppin, Andy Brehm, and Ben Golnik. Gregg Peppin: Pepping formerly served as the head of the House Republican Campaign Committee and chief advisor [...]
BACHMANN TO APPEAR AT STATE CAPITOL ON MONDAY
Friday, January 22nd, 2010The following is a report by Jason Hoppin from the Pioneer Press: Rep. Michele Bachmann will join state Republican leaders Monday at the Capitol to unveil a “Declaration of Health Care Independence.” The details will be forthcoming Monday, but Senate caucus spokesman Michael Broadkorb said the impact of the proposed federal legislation — now in [...]
LET THE WAVE BEGIN
Friday, January 22nd, 2010State Senator Steve Murphy (DFL-Redwing), who has served since 1992, announced via press release this morning that he will not be seeking re-election. Murphy currently represents a competitive/leans Republican district . In 2006 John Kline won this district by 15% points and Pawlenty won by 8% points. In 2008, Norm Coleman won Senate District 28 [...]
SEIFERT: VOTERS, FED UP, DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND
Friday, January 22nd, 2010The following is an editorial in tomorrow’s Star Tribune by Marty Seifert. By MARTY SEIFERT Last update: January 21, 2010 – 6:51 PM “He Did It!” blared the headline following Scott Brown’s stunning victory in Massachusetts this week. It was Brown’s party and his photo on the front page, but the headline could just as [...]
DFL LEADER CASSUTT MAKES INSULTING REMARK ABOUT REPUBLICANS
Thursday, January 21st, 2010DFL Associate Chair Donna Cassutt sent an email to supporters this week raising money for the state party. A dedicated reader of MDE sent along a screen shot where she claims Republicans will be raising money from “tea baggers,” which is a term I will not define on this website. Cassutt should apologize for this [...]
SEIFERT FOR GOVERNOR RADIO ADS
Thursday, January 21st, 2010The Marty Seifert for Governor Campaign released two radio ads today promoting his candidacy as well as encouraging Republicans to attend their precinct caucuses on February 2. Listen to the audio here: Marty_Seifert_-_Simple_Lessons Marty_Seifert_-_Take_Action
MNGOP RELEASE: WALZ BACKS DISASTROUS SENATE BILL
Thursday, January 21st, 2010St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton issued the following statement regarding DFL Rep. Tim Walz’s support of the Senate health care bill. “Tim Walz still isn’t listening. While even deep blue Massachusetts rejected the Senate Democrats’ massive tax increases and deep Medicare cuts, Walz has now thrown his support behind the wildly [...]
EMMER ANNOUNCES STATEWIDE STEERING COMMITTEE
Thursday, January 21st, 2010According to Emmer for Governor Press Release: The Big Mo Tom Emmer Assembles Statewide Steering Committee in Preparation for Precinct Caucuses and Conventions Experienced grassroots team now includes leaders from the Pat Anderson team. Saint Paul – Tom Emmer announced his statewide Steering Committee today, a group of experienced grassroots activists who will help recruit [...]
CONGRESSMAN JOHN KLINE ENDORSES MIKE PARRY
Thursday, January 21st, 2010According to a release from the Parry for Senate campaign, Congressman John Kline has endorsed Parry’s candidacy today.
UPDATED: DAYTON LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN – CONTINUES ERRATIC BEHAVIOR
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Today, Senator Mark Dayton launched his campaign for Governor in Saint Paul. Several members of the media were interested in asking Dayton about his campaign but the question time was abruptly cut off after three questions. When asked by a reporter why he wouldn’t answer any more questions he responded by saying “You have my [...]
PAWLENTY BACKS PARRY
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Governor Pawlenty was in Owatonna last night to hold an event with Senate candidate and small business owner Mike Parry. The following is coverage from the Owatonna People’s Press. By CLARE KENNEDY ckennedy@owatonna.com OWATONNA — When Gov. Tim Pawlenty came to Owatonna to stump for the GOP candidate for Senate District 26, Mike Parry, he [...]
TARRYL CLARK STILL LACKS SUBSTANCE
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010Tarryl Clark’s campaign released the following statement following Congresswoman Bachmann’s announcement that Governor Sarah Palin would be campaigning for her in April: “It’s clear that Michele Bachmann is more focused on building her national conservative celebrity credentials than doing the work that is needed by the 6th District. From her Tea Party travels to hobnobbing [...]
ZELLERS: CONSERVATISM IS ALIVE, WELL, AND WHAT VOTERS WANT
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010House Republican Minority Leader Kurt Zellers today congratulated Senator-elect Scott Brown on his epic victory to succeed Edward Kennedy. “I congratulate Senator-elect Brown on his historic election to the United States Senate. He ran an amazing campaign that focused on the issues that are most important to taxpayers: holding down higher taxes, reforming health care [...]
PALIN TO CAMPAIGN FOR BACHMANN
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010The following is a press release from Michele Bachmann’s campaign about the details of Sarah Palin’s visit to Minnesota. Governor Palin to Join Representative Bachmann on the Campaign Trail U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-06) announced today that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will come to Minnesota to assist Bachmann’s re-election campaign on April 7, 2010. “There [...]
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