After that ghastly Trump/Putin “summit” meeting yesterday, it becomes more imperative than ever that Democrats organize to win in November….everywhere. So what is happening in Minnesota? Let’s take a look: First generally, I feel that the embrace of Trump by MN GOP will be their undoing…instead of turning red, they will be bleeding come the […]
Political spin was on display during retiring Speaker Paul Ryan’s visit to pump up the re-election campaigns of Second District Congressman Jason Lewis and Third District Congressman Erik Paulsen (highlights from the Star-Tribune) U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan visited several Twin Cities businesses Monday, touting tax cuts and technical careers while also talking up the […]
Since the rise of the TaxEnoughAlready Party in Minnesota, the message was clear … there would be primary challenges to Republican members of Congress they accuse of “caving in” to Democrats. So it was that Second District Republicans have held a completive primary since 2012 … until this year, when first term Congressman Jason Lewis […]
Yes, Republicans are too far gone. They have sold out to the gun lobby. And there is no purchase price big enough to get them back – because the NRA would just match it anyway.
Déjà Vu ? Or is it prep time for November’s election ? If you have followed the headlines, you are probably aware that this week, the funding for the government will end January 19th without congressional action. Most likely, you are also aware that funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) will run out […]
What is the hold up? What is the problem?
In 2018, Minnesota will be the home of the Super Bowl … and also the home to the Super Bowl of politics when two Senate seats will be contested. Football fans and fans of politics will take these events seriously. Viking fans are hoping for a return to the Super Bowl …. albeit haunted by […]
PREFACE : Erik Paulsen regularly issues a video Correspondence Corner in which he responds to constituent questions. It is a great ploy — Congressman Paulsen determines what question is to be answered … thus, providing him an opportunity to portray himself as effectively responding to issues that he wishes to address as if they are […]
Photographic proof that Jason Lewis is correct — “Well-oiled” activists targeting Minnesota homes Going door to door, CLF field team is working hard to share how @RepErikPaulsen is fighting for #MN03 families. pic.twitter.com/iUJSFzG5yU — CLF (@CLFSuperPAC) August 24, 2017 Since the August recess is just past it’s halfway point, it is appropriate to see what […]
When Frederick Trump Sr. died in 1999, the estate tax rate was 55% for estates worth more than $650,000 … and watchers of the Republican Presidential debates remember the comment that Donald Trump inherited over $100 million … so somehow Donald J. Trump, Sr. was able to survive despite the “Devastating Death Tax” which imposes […]
What’s Happening in Congress, Betty McCollum
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