Paul Ostrow
OSTROW BEGINS BROADCAST TELEVISION ADS ON FIVE STATIONS CABLE TELEVISION ADS TO BEGIN TOMORROW
Sunday, August 20th, 2006This is a press release from Paul Ostrow's campaign. ## Minneapolis, MN. Yesterday Paul Ostrow, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, began a series of television commercials on five Minneapolis-area broadcast stations. The ad is entitled 'Hilvie.' The spots shows a cell phone conversation between Ostrow and his spry eighty-four-year-old [...]
OSTROW CAMPAIGN MANAGER: ELLISON’S “CAVALIER ATTITUDE TOWARD AUTHORITY” INSULTING
Sunday, July 9th, 2006"Evidently the Ellison campaign’s only response to Keith's cavalier attitude toward authority has been that Rep. Ellison has been 'busy.' It's hard not to be insulted by that statement. I’m busy, too. I have writing clients, two preschool children, and I'm running a campaign for National office. Still, I trotted off to the accountant this [...]
NO RETURN FAVOR: MCCOLLUM ENDORSES ELLISON OVER ERLANDSON
Tuesday, May 9th, 2006Keith Ellison has been endorsed by Betty McCollum. McCollum was the DFL endorsed candidate for Congress in 2000 and she faced a primary challenge from State Senator Steve Novak and St. Paul City Council member Chris Coleman. Mike Erlandson was criticized by Mike Hatch "over attacks against fellow DFLers in the Fourth Congressional District primary election." Mike's [...]
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 [...]