Ember Reichgott Junge
GOP DONORS CONTRIBUTING TO EMBER’S CAMPAIGN; HOCKEY GAME SCHEDULED IN HELL LATER TONIGHT
Monday, August 21st, 2006"My question: Is the Republican party covertly endorsing Ember Reichgott Junge? This would certainly answer why prominent GOP donors from across the nation have been dumping cash in Ember's campaign coffers. And it would also explain why GOP operative Michael Brodkorb has shown such a continued interest in swift-boating Keith Ellison. It seems the GOP [...]
JUNGE, ERLANDSON TIED WITH $125,000 IN THE BANK; ELLISON FAR, FAR BEHIND
Tuesday, July 4th, 2006"Meantime, in the Fifth District covering Minneapolis and its suburbs, DFL candidate Ember Reichgott Junge's campaign said a final tally put her end-of-the-quarter cash balance at $125,000, higher than the $100,000 disclosed on Friday, putting her on even footing with former DFL state chair Mike Erlandson. Reichgott Junge's campaign said she would advertise her candidacy [...]
IS EMBER GETTING NASTY?
Wednesday, June 7th, 2006There are rumors floating around that her campaign or her supporters are making push-polling phone calls in the 5TH CD campaign to replace Martin Sabo.
KEITH ELLISON AND JOANNE JACKSON
Friday, May 12th, 2006In 1997, Kieth Ellison came out in support of Joanne Jackson. Jackson was the executive director of the Minneapolis Initiative Against Racism, and was threatened with losing her job for saying "Jews are the most racist white people I know." Ellison said that the board’s first initiative against racism should "be directed at itself, or [...]
UPDATE ON 5TH CD DFL ENDORSEMENT BATTLE
Friday, May 5th, 2006DFL endorsement looms large in race for Sabo's seat DFLers jockey for a chance to fill Sabo's shoes
MUDSLINGING IN THE 5TH
Thursday, May 4th, 2006This is from Checks and Balances: "With the DFL endorsement for the 5th Congressional District occurring on Saturday a spate of charges and counter charges are circulating. The reality in politics is when you are the frontrunner the concentrated effort is focused on you and right now the spotlight is on Rep. Keith Ellison (DFL-58B, [...]
SABO WANTS HIS REPLACEMENT TO BE AN AGITATOR
Thursday, May 4th, 2006"We want a candidate who will take on the Republicans and right-wing conservatives – every day. Mike is the one. For six years as the DFL Party chair, he challenged the Bush Administration, Norm Coleman, Tim Pawlenty and the Republicans. In that role, Mike was vocal and effective." Source: Martin Sabo's endorsement statement of Mike [...]
SABO ENDORSES ERLANDSON?
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006I've heard that Martin Sabo has endorsed Mike Erlandson's campaign. Anyone else hearing this?
REMEMBER EMBER IN [INSERT MONTH] !
Monday, April 24th, 2006Back in 1998, when then State Senator Ember Reichgott Junge was the DFL endorsed candidate for attorney general, Junge would tell people "remember Ember in September!" Junge was running against Mike Hatch and former U.S. Attorney David Lillehaug in the primary election held on September 12, 1998. People didn't "remember Ember in September" as she finished in a distant [...]