The Lakeville Patch reported the sad news : “It’s time for them to start to get serious and raise money. That will be a very expensive Senate race,” John Kline said. “Al has shown he can raise money. He’s got money and he can raise money. Whoever our candidate is, they need to be able [...]
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The Republican mid-term election game plan was outlined in Erza Klein’s column on Friday : Step 1 : Create problems for Obamacare. Step 2 : Blame Obamacare for the problems. Step 3 : Political profit ! So it was not a surprise that on Earth Day, the Star-Tribune would waste a few trees with an [...]
BREAKING NEWS : Erik Paulsen honored with The Chamber of Commerce’s prestigious “Spirit of Enterprise” award which is given annually to members of Congress based on rankings it gives for key business votes Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) had another solid fundraising quarter tallying $359,734 resulting a nice $941,340 balance in his campaign war chest. While it [...]
This week, the House will vote on a bill co-sponsored by John Kline (R-MN-02) H.R.624 : Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act … a bill that seems to unite a varied of groups in opposition. Groups that normally support Republican candidates like Freedom Works and the Liberty Coalition have objected … as well as more [...]
At the start of the Congressional Easter break, I saw Tim Walz at the North Mankato Taylor library … actually, that’s not much of a surprise to see Tim Walz in the Mankato area … you’ll see him at the River Hills Mall with his son or at a community event with his daughter. Then [...]
Mike Obermueller announces his candidacy for the 2014 DFL endorsement for the Second District on the program, Access to Democracy. In this broad discussion of issues, ranging from the GOP House’s failure to consider the Farm Bill to Chairman Kline’s failure to reform No Child Left Behind, Mike stresses focusing on the right priorities and [...]
With a simple message, Sona Mehring announces her campaign to unseat John Kline (R-MN-02): When a friend was in a time of crisis, I stepped up with an innovative idea to help her solve a problem. That idea became CaringBridge and has helped millions of families get through challenging times. Well, there is a crisis [...]
Times have changed since Will Rogers famously said, “We have the best Congress money can buy.” … back then, the unions supported one political party and corporations the other … now, not only are those groups joined by SuperPACs, but politicians actually have their own fundraising entities — “Leadership PACs” are the fastest-growing segment of [...]
So the Strib polls says that President Obama’s lead is within the margin of error and now the Romney campaign is touting that it will advertize in Minnesota ($30,000 by the campaign and $1.1 Million by his SuperPAC friends) …. hmmm … but wouldn’t he do better to escape SuperStormSandy and visit Minnesota … or [...]
It was a pretty simple story, but the Kurt Bills spin is … well … you have to chuckle … but not at the poll results. The Story : Amy Klobuchar and Christie Vilsack took a pause from their official campaigns to tour Francis Lauer Youth Services in Mason City, Iowa. It’s a chance for [...]
MN Blue Blogs: Ten articles from Minnesota blogs
Graphic artist and blogger Mario Piperni, that's who. Amazing graphics, great stories.
What’s Happening in Congress, Rick Nolan Union News: 10 articles from national union blogs
