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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010Republican Party of Minnesota Statement on Dayton Candidacy St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton today issued the following statement regarding Mark Dayton’s campaign kick-off. “Mark Dayton was named one of ‘America’s worst senators’ by Time magazine and has acknowledged that he deserved an ‘F’ for his ineffectiveness in the U.S. Senate. Dayton’s [...]
MNGOP CONGRATULATES SCOTT BROWN ON HISTORIC VICTORY
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Republican Party of Minnesota Congratulates Scott Brown on His Historic Victory St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton tonight issued the following statement regarding Scott Brown’s historic victory in the Massachusetts Senate race. “Scott Brown’s historic victory in Massachusetts tonight is the clearest signal yet that 2010 will be a great year for [...]
KELLIHER TO HOST MEET & GREET AT HOME OF DISGRACED FORMER LAWMAKER
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Tom Scheck at MPR is reporting that Margaret Anderson Kelliher will be hosting a meet and greet tonight at the house of former legislator Scott Wasiluk. If you remember Wasiluk was a fixture in stories from a few years back of being drunk on the job. According to the Star Tribune: Rep. Scott Wasiluk, DFL-Maplewood, [...]
DEMOCRATS PUSH JUNK FOOD TAX
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Earlier today, there was a joint K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee along with a Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Committee Hearing on obesity in Minnesota. Two DFLers on the committee made interesting comments about increasing taxes on certain foods. The first was Rep. Kim Norton (DFL-Rochester). Norton said, [there could be] [...]
GOV. PAWLENTY TO HOLD EVENT WITH MIKE PARRY
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010State Senate candidate Mike Parry announced today that Governor Tim Pawlenty will be hosting a small business round table in Owatonna tomorrow.
FRANKEN ATTORNEY TO LEAD EFFORTS IN MASSACHUSETTS
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Former lead attorney for the Al Franken Recount Team, Marc Elias, has been named head attorney for the Democratic legal team in Massachusetts. Politico has the whole story: POLITICO has also learned that Marc Elias, a partner at the Washington firm Perkins Coie who served as Al Franken’s lead attorney during the prolonged recount battle [...]
BACHMANN ENDORSES MIKE PARRY
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has endorsed Mike Parry in his run for State Senate in district 26. The endorsement comes on the heels of RT Rybak, Al Franken, and several other liberal DFLers who have been campaigning for Jason Engbrecht, Parry’s opponent. The release is below: “Congresswoman Bachmann today endorsed Republican candidate Mike Parry to replace [...]
MNGOP: THE MARK DAYTON RECORD PART 5
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010DAYTON’S LEFT-WING RECORD Dayton Used Fortune To Donate To Radical Causes. ”Between government jobs, Dayton managed his fortune, dabbled in civic activities and became legendary as a generous donor of his department-store family fortune to charitable and political causes. He gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Democratic Party, its candidates and many liberal [...]
MNGOP: THE MARK DAYTON RECORD PART 4
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010DAYTON PROMISES TAX HIKES Hard Left Dayton Attacked Governor Pawlenty For Refusing To Tax Raises. “That Pawlenty won’t raise taxes ‘even one penny,’ Dayton said, ‘is a disgrace.’” (Brad Swenson, “Beltrami County DFL fundraiser: Gubernatorial candidates blast budget,” The Bemidji Pioneer, February 17, 2009) Dayton: “The Foundation Of My Platform Is That We Will Raise [...]
MNGOP: THE MARK DAYTON RECORD PART 3
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010IS DAYTON READY TO EMPTY THE TRUST FUND? After Spending $12 Million On 2000 Senate Run, Dayton Promised He Wouldn’t Self Finance Another Campaign. “Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minn., who spent nearly $12 million of his personal fortune on his 2000 campaign, said Wednesday that he is not planning to finance his 2006 reelection bid out [...]
MNGOP: THE MARK DAYTON RECORD PART 2
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010DAYTON’S DISASTROUS SENATE TERM Dayton Only Member Of Congress To Shut Down Office Over Hypothetical Threat Dayton Shut Down His Washington Senate Office Over Theoretical Terrorist Threat. “When Senator Mark Dayton shut down his Washington office last week, ostensibly out of concern for his staff’s safety, many on Capitol Hill wondered if the Minnesota Democrat [...]
MNGOP: THE DAYTON RECORD PART 1
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010THE DAYTON RECORD Self-Admitted Failure, One of America’s Worst Senators, Big Tax Hikes SELF-DESCRIBED FAILURE WANTS PROMOTION Dayton Graded Own Senate Performance An “F.” “If U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minn., was to grade himself on his accomplishments in Congress, it would be an ‘F,’ he told students Thursday at the Renville County West High School [...]
ANGRY AL KNOCKS FOR ENGBRECHT
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010According to the Waseca County News, Senator Al Franken was door knocking for state senate candidate Jason Engbrecht over the weekend: OWATONNA — U.S. Senator Al Franken arrived in town Saturday morning with a special incentive for Jason Engbrecht and his campaign team. Franken already offered his endorsement to the Democratic Minnesota District 26 candidate [...]
MDE EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH SENATOR NORM COLEMAN
Monday, January 18th, 2010The following files are from an interview conducted with former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman. Senator Coleman discussed the reason he decided not to run for Governor, what were some regrets from his time in Washington, What he thought of Republican chances this year, comments on the Massachusetts special election, and his future plans. Part 1 [...]
TOM EMMER STATEMENT ON COLEMAN ANNOUNCEMENT
Monday, January 18th, 2010Rep. Tom Emmer issued the following statement in response to the news that Senator Norm Coleman will not be running for Governor: As I reflect on Norm Coleman’s decision today, I am reminded of Teddy Roosevelt’s famous Man in the Arena speech – a speech often quoted by Senator Coleman. As Mayor of Saint Paul, [...]
MNGOP STATEMENT ON MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
Monday, January 18th, 2010Republican Party of Minnesota Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton issued the following statement today in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. “Today we honor Martin Luther King, Jr. for his extraordinary commitment to justice, equality and racial reconciliation. Dr. King’s exceptional life fulfilled [...]
LAURA BROD COMMENT ON COLEMAN ANNOUNCEMENT
Sunday, January 17th, 2010State Rep. Laura Brod made the following comment on her Facebook page regarding Senator Coleman’s decision to not run for Governor: I have great respect and admiration for who Norm Coleman is and what he has done for Minnesota. As a Senator, no one worked harder to protect our country in dangerous times and I [...]
MARTY SEIFERT ON COLEMAN ANNOUNCEMENT
Sunday, January 17th, 2010Republican candidate for Governor Marty Seifert commented on the news that former US Senator Norm Coleman was not running for Governor. Statement: “Norm Coleman has served the people of Minnesota with great distinction for over three decades. Our state is stronger because of Norm’s selfless dedication to public service. It is clear that Norm will [...]
BREAKING: COLEMAN NOT RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR
Sunday, January 17th, 2010KSTP’s Tom Hauser is reporting that former US Senator Norm Coleman is not running for Minnesota Governor. Announcement to come at 10:30 PM. Check back with MDE for more on this story… UPDATE from Tom Hauser: Former Senator Norm Coleman told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Chief Political Reporter Tom Hauser late Sunday he will not be running for [...]
EDITOR’S NOTE: ADS ON MDE
Sunday, January 17th, 2010Since I have taken full control of the website in September I have committed to making some changes here and as you’ve now noticed there is now a Marty Seifert advertisement at the top of the front page. There might be a few more candidate and interest group ads popping up over the next few [...]
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