Archive for July, 2010
« Previous EntriesTHE MINNESOTA POLL
Saturday, July 31st, 2010The Minnesota Poll which is typically conducted by the Star Tribune and The Humphrey Institute is rumored in political circles to be released this week. The poll has been known, due to its methodology, to be vastly different than the numbers on election day. For instance, let’s use the 2006 Governor’s Race as an example. [...]
DFL CANDIDATES TO DEBATE TONIGHT
Friday, July 30th, 2010From KSTP.com Just a week and a half before voters decide which of three DFL gubernatorial candidates will advance to the General Election, the three will be debating in Mankato tonight. D-F-L candidates Mark Dayton, Matt Entenza and Margaret Anderson Kelliher will take questions and respond to each other’s comments at the debate at 7:00 [...]
DAILY DOWNLOAD 7.29.10
Thursday, July 29th, 2010National New Pawlenty Web Video “History is on Our Side.” This is the Tim Pawlenty I know. The video features cameos of candidates that Pawlenty is already supporting including Pat Toomey, Sean Duffy, Michele Bachmann, and Nikki Haley. Fast fact. The photo of President Reagan featured in the video was taken in Minnesota. CNN profiles Tim [...]
THIS IS THE TIM PAWLENTY I KNOW
Thursday, July 29th, 2010DFL CAMPAIGN POLLS ON DAYTON NEGATIVES
Thursday, July 29th, 2010A DFL Campaign was conducted a poll last night to test negatives on Mark Dayton. Several people received this call and none of them were able to catch who it was, but most thought it sounded tilted for Kelliher. Here is one account: I was called for a poll last evening – by the DFL. Not sure [...]
DAYTON FAMILY THROWING STONES FROM GLASS HOUSES
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Mitch Berg at Shot In The Dark Blog dug in pretty deep to find out where Alliance for a Better Minnesota’s (ABM) campaign cash came from. Berg found that members of Mark Dayton’s family were the largest contributors to ABM front groups WIN Minnesota and the 2010 Fund. The Dayton family is essentially using ABM [...]
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Lefty groups in Minnesota and across the country are up in arms with Target Corporation for donating to Minnesota Forward. But what they won’t tell you is all the other candidates & groups Target has given to. In 2008 Target PAC gave $200,000 to Democrat candidates. So far in 2010 Target PAC has given [...]
DAILY DOWNLOAD 7.28.10
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010To receive the Daily Download via email, click here. National The Hill’s 50 most beautiful people. Wash Po: Pawlenty a 2012 Contender Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has 70% approval. The George W. Bush Foundation in Texas announced they have received support from a total of 200,000 individuals and organizations. Congressman Erik Paulsen to hold Town Hall in Edina next week. [...]
DAILY DOWNLOAD 7.27.10
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010Local Lino Lakes voted to make English the official language for city business. State The talk of today was campaign finance reports. Here are some notables. (Google Document) Tom Scheck’s Tidbits on Campaign Finance Reports Tom Horner’s campaign has turned into a jobs program for his family. Four members of the Horner family are on [...]
PAUL RYAN ON HARDBALL TALKING THE BUSH TAX CUTS
Monday, July 26th, 2010Rep. Ryan will make a fantastic Chairman of the Budget Committee once the Republicans take back the House this fall. Watch the video below:
DAILY DOWNLOAD 7.26.10
Monday, July 26th, 2010State Public Affairs strategist Ben Golnik launched his new website today. The Freedom Foundation of Minnesota did an in depth study on where Public Employees’ Unions were giving their campaign cash. National DCCC Goes Big in Several House Districts. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee recently spent a whopping $7.7m on several key house races across the [...]
FFM LOOKS IN TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNIONS DONATIONS TO CANDIDATES
Monday, July 26th, 2010The Freedom Foundation of Minnesota released a new report they conducted on where Public Employee Unions donate their campaign dollars. Read the information below: A Freedom Foundation of Minnesota review of recently filed campaign finance reports finds that public employee unions in Minnesota have already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in the 2010 election [...]
KELLIHER LACKS CREDIBILITY ON PROPERTY TAX ISSUE
Monday, July 26th, 2010Per Release from MNGOP: St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton today issued the following statement regarding Democrat gubernatorial candidate Margaret Anderson Kelliher’s proposal to cap property taxes at the rate of inflation for some Minnesotans 65 or older. “Talk about an election year conversion. While Tom Emmer was voting to provide property [...]
MNGOP CALLS ON FRANKEN TO APOLOGIZE FOR COMMENTS
Monday, July 26th, 2010Per Release: St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton today called on Democrat Al Franken to apologize for comments he made over the weekend in an interview with the website Think Progress. In the interview, Franken said that Republicans “don’t want a jobs bill because they don’t want people to get jobs before the [...]
DAILY DOWNLOAD 7.23.10
Friday, July 23rd, 2010National Politico’s 50 to Watch. No Minnesotans this year. Democrat US Senator Jim Webb calls for an end to Affirmative Action programs Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln trails her Republican opponent by 25 points John McCain spent $10m last quarter on his Senate primary campaign Gov. Pawlenty, as part of his tour of the Middle East is in Afghanistan. [...]
DAILY DOWNLOAD 7.22.10
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010National Senator Norm Coleman is considering a bid for RNC Chairman. Journolist Day 3 – Reporters formulated attacks against Sarah Palin Tucker & Breitbart Show Pres. Bush has no plans to campaign this fall Gov. Pawlenty cuts a video for Joe Wilson Rangel has been charged with ethics violations State Emmer wants state power and money shifted to cities & counties [...]
MN FORWARD AD GETS KSTP TRUTH TEST
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Watch the video by clicking the image: Spoiler alert: MN Forward received a B+, which is the highest rating an ad has received this year.
DAILY DOWNLOAD 7.21.10
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010If you’re interested in receiving the Daily Download via email please send a request here. Governor Rumor in the Twin Cities’ legal circles is that former Attorney General and DFL Candidate for Governor Mike Hatch would be named Mark Dayton’s Chief of Staff if he were to win the primary and general election. Digging deeper into the [...]
MINNESOTANS ON IMMIGRATION
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010In the most recent Fox 9/Rasmussen Poll there is plenty of information on what Minnesotans say about issues surrounding immigration. This results are similar to what was reported on MDE last week that immigration is remaining a key issue here. Read the results below: 6* Suppose the new Arizona immigration law was being considered for [...]
FOX 9/RASMUSSEN POLL ON GOVERNOR’S RACE
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010A new poll from Fox 9 News & Rasmussen shows Tom Emmer in a statistical tie with each DFL Candidate for Governor: Full results can be viewed here. The margin of error is 4.5%. What’s most interesting is that after all the millions of dollars in ads and negative attacks on Tom Emmer this poll [...]
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