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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012As we move into the 2012 election cycle, I will be taking a more active role in Minnesota’s political scene by helping several candidates that I believe strongly in. As such, I will be handing my responsibilities at MDE over to a yet-to-be-determined editor in the coming weeks. Writing for MDE has been a privilege [...]
MN SENATE GOP ELECT NEW LEADERSHIP
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011The Senate Republican Caucus today chose Senator David Senjem (R-Rochester) as the new Senate Majority Leader. Senate Majority Leader Senjem was first elected in 2002 and served as Minority Leader before the Republicans regained the Senate Majority in the 2010 elections. The Senate Republican Caucus held a press conference to comment further on today’s caucus [...]
JOIN MDE ON TONIGHTS LATE DEBATE
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011MDE will be on tonight’s Late Debate with Jack and Ben to discuss all sorts of political issues, including the 2012 race in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District. You can listen to the debate over the radio in the north metro on 95.9FM and on 1150 & 1300AM in St. Cloud. To follow the studio activities live, [...]
FACING SINKING APPROVALS WITH NO NEW ECONOMIC IDEAS, OBAMA HEADS TO MIDWEST FOR CAMPAIGN TRIP
Sunday, August 14th, 2011Mitt Romney’s campaign released the following video regarding Pres. Obama’s visit to Minnesota: President Barack Obama will visit Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois on a three day Midwest “listening tour” beginning Monday morning in Cannon Falls, MN. He will visit Iowa after Minnesota, and end in Illinois. Obama’s visit will include both air and bus travel [...]
A BRIEF REMINDER OF WHO WE’RE DEALING WITH – THE EXTREMISTS
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011Minnesota’s GOP first-term senators respond to Gov. Dayton’s comments that they are extremists. Here’s what Dayton actually said: MNGOP Deputy Chair Michael Brodkorb also responded to coverage of the left in the Star Tribune: “How did Dayton reward this olive branch from the GOP leadership? He publicly attacked the legislators who politely asked questions of [...]
FRUSTRATED DFL SEN LEADER THINKS ONLY CAREER POLITICIANS SHOULD MAKE THE BIG DECISIONS, GOP RESPOND IN KIND
Monday, March 7th, 2011Staffers for the MN GOP Senate Caucus distributed buttons today jokingly referring to the newest Republican senators as the “Clean-up Crew” after insulting comments from DFL Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk last week. The comments came during week wrap-up press conferences held by leadership of both parties in the Senate. Bakk’s comments were posted online [...]
MN GOP BPOU SEASON UNDERWAY
Saturday, February 12th, 2011It’s that time of year again. Shortly after the groundhog emerges annually from his winter dwelling for a peak at the outside world, Minnesota’s most active and informed Republican activists also emerge to gather in their basic political operating units (BPOUs) and conduct the business of the Party. To submit any information from your BPOU, [...]
MDE TOP 10 POLITICAL ADS OF 2010 COUNTDOWN-#2
Thursday, December 30th, 2010As 2010 winds down and we reflect on the busy political season behind us, MDE would like to pay tribute to 10 of the best political ads of this election cycle. Thank you all for your nominations. The winners have been chosen, and the 2nd place winner is: # 2: “For the Kids” – by [...]
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 [...]
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION “LUNCHTIME CHATS”
Friday, August 8th, 2008The staff at the 2008 Republican National Convention has organized weekly “Lunchtime Chats” where convention staff are available, via live-video, to answer question about the upcoming convention. This week’s chat will be with Press Secretary Joanna Burgos, Director of Transportation Dana Sullivan, and Deputy Director of Marketing Will Jamison. I’m posting the live feed, but [...]
VIDEO: DFL STATE SENATOR ATTACKS MCCAIN’S SUPPORT FOR GAS-TAX HOLIDAY, CAN’T ANSWER QUESTION ABOUT OBAMA’S PLAN
Monday, June 23rd, 2008A dedicated reader of Minnesota Democrats Exposed sent me this small video clip of a press conference by State Senator Kathy Saltzman and DFL Associate Chair Donna Cassutt last week to complain about Senator McCain’s support for a gas-tax holiday. When asked about Senator Obama’s plan for solving the high gas prices, Saltzman first refused [...]
MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “WASHINGTON WALZ PLAYS POLITICS WITH OUR NATIONAL SECURITY”
Thursday, February 14th, 2008St. Paul – Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey today issued the following statement regarding Tim Walz’s votes blocking consideration of bipartisan FISA legislation. "By repeatedly voting to block a vote on the Senate's bipartisan FISA legislation, Tim Walz again serves as a rubber stamp for national liberals and once more demonstrates just how [...]
COMMENTARY FROM MN GOP CHAIRMAN RON CAREY: “FRANKEN’S NAME CALLING, NEGATIVITY WOULDN’T WIN ALLIES ACROSS THE AISLE”
Thursday, February 14th, 2008"During a recent visit to Glencoe, comedian and DFL U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken made the case for why he should represent Minnesotans in Washington. Unfortunately for Franken, I don’t think most Minnesotans are going to respond well to his unprecedented history of extreme and mean-spirited name calling. In his many writings and media appearances, [...]
MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA COMMENDS GOVERNOR PAWLENTY’S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS”
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey today issued the following statement regarding Governor Pawlenty's State of the State address. "I commend Governor Pawlenty for his strong opposition to Democrat tax increases on Minnesota families and businesses. At a time when many Minnesotans are being squeezed, the last thing we need are more [...]
MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “ON IRAQ, FRANKEN IS ONLY KIDDING HIMSELF”
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008"The only candidate kidding himself about Iraq is Al Franken. Whether he's denying his initial support for the war or denying that he called for cutting off funds for our troops, Al Franken has shown that there isn't a lie he won't tell if he thinks it will get him elected. Minnesotans aren’t going to [...]
MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “DAY 1: DEMOCRATS CALL FOR HIGHER TAX GAS TAXES, A METROWIDE SALES TAX INCREASE & LICENSE TAB HIKES”
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008"With Democrats immediately pushing for new tax hikes that would hurt hard-working Minnesota families, Republicans need to stand united against the DFL's insatiable desire to raid our wallets. In the coming election, there will be a clear contrast between the Republicans who support tax relief and the Democrats who support adding to the tax burden [...]
LTE FROM MN GOP CHAIRMAN RON CAREY: “FRANKEN POLARIZING, MEAN-SPIRITED”
Monday, February 11th, 2008"Franken polarizing, mean-spirited The Enterprise’s editors are right: comedian Al Franken's 'candidacy (is) nothing to laugh at.' In fact, Minnesotans should be downright concerned that Franken wants to represent them in Washington (editorial, Feb. 7). Al Franken has made millions of dollars by spewing hateful and divisive rhetoric against his political opponents. The book deals [...]
FROM MN GOP LEADERSHIP E-MAIL: “…THE DFL DID NOT HOLD A TRUE CAUCUS”
Friday, February 8th, 2008"Please keep two important points in mind to maintain perspective. First, the party holding the White House has had lower caucus/primary turnout in 9 of the last 10 presidential years; the exception was 1980 for the Carter/Kennedy primary battle. Despite having higher Democrat turnout during the nomination process, Republicans went on to win the White [...]
MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “MITT ROMNEY WINS REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA PRECINCT CAUCUSES AS ATTENDANCE RECORDS ARE SMASHED”
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008St. Paul – Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey tonight issued the following statement following tonight’s record setting turnout in the history of precinct caucuses. While tonight's final attendance number is not yet complete, the previous record had been 58,000 caucus attendees in 1988. "Congratulations to Mitt Romney on his impressive victory tonight in [...]
THE DECISION BY THE MN GOP TO MOVE PRECINCT CAUCUSES TO TONIGHT WAS SIMPLY BRILLIANT
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Tonight, the staff and leadership at the Republican Party of Minnesota performed brilliantly. I heard rumblings when the leadership at the Republican Party of Minnesota moved precinct caucuses to Super Tuesday. But nobody is complaining tonight. The decision to move precinct caucuses from March to tonight was simply brilliant. Caller after caller during tonight's radio [...]
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