Tag: MN CD8
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100 Reasons I’m Voting For Tom Emmer
As I do before every important election, I’m listing the top 100 reasons I’m voting for the top of the ticket. Of course, I became an Emmer supporter long ago. The GOP started the campaign early – right around State Fair time in 2009 – with a crop of great candidates and rumored candidates. Paul…
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Eighth District: This Is Your Congressman!
The top ten moments of Congressman Oberstar’s peformance from the debate last week with Chip Cravaack You gotta ask yourself, CD8 – how much contempt for you and your beliefs do you find acceptable?
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In Case There Is Any Doubt
I was, to the best of my knowledge, the first blogger in Minnesota to publish predictions to which he has stuck through the campaign (other than the traditional “I’m gonna vote for the party with which I’m identified!” that, let’s be honest, is pretty much de rigeur among partisan bloggers). So while I reserve the…
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The Unthinkable: Duluth Paper Endorses Cravaack
The Duluth News-Tribune – a traditionally left-leaning paper in a traditionally left-leaning district – Ou endorses Republican challenger Chip Cravaack over 18-term incumbent DFLer Jim Oberstar. While giving a nod to Oberstar’s “achievements”, and acknowledging his vote for Clinton’s “debt reduction” bill in 1993 (that relied on tax hikes more than spending cuts), the DNT…
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There’s A Hot Sun Beating On The Blacktop
Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism from 9AM-3PM. Volume I “The First Team” – Brian and John or some combination thereof kick off from 11-1. They’ll be talking with gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, among other guests. Volume II “The Headliner” – Ed and I follow from 1-3PM Central.…
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News Flash?
From Blois Olson’s “Morning Take“: word has it that the Duluth News Tribune is doing to do the unthinkable: Sources close to the CD8 campaign of Republican Chip Cravaack are telling people that on Sunday the Duluth News Tribune will endorse his candidacy to replace Democrat Rep. Jim Oberstar. I’m not going to write “Developing…”…
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Arrogant, Thin-Skinned, Out Of Touch
Jim Oberstar’s top ten moments from the debate the other day. Must be hard to suffer the bitter gun-clinging Jesus freaks – er, I mean the “Flat Earth Society”.
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Oberstar Breaking The Law?
The other day Politico did a piece about Jim Oberstar’s fundraising, and how little of it comes from within the Eighth District. And one of his staffers apparently knows something the rest of is don’t. Or didn’t. Emphasis added: “They are taking lawn signs, putting up lawn signs, making voter-contact calls, door-knocking, distributing campaign [literature],”…
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A Not So Modest, Utterly Pragmatic Proposal
It’s go time for Republicans in Minnesota. And by “Republicans”, I mean conservatives, and people who can be convinced that Minnesota’s liberal traditions and Barack Obama/Mark Dayton’s takeover of society will leave us all the worse for wear. If you live in the Third Congressional District, you are in a semi-competitive race – but Jim…
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Could This Be The Day?
I’m of Scandinavian descent. I’m not naturally wired for optimism. But down in my gut, this feels like it could be Chip Cravaack’s year. Maybe it’s the fact that Oberstar’s got so many friends in high places, and yet so few in his district. Maybe it’s that poll from two weeks ago. I dunno. I’m…
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Everything You Believe About Minnesota Is Wrong
This post was largely written for the national audience at Hot Air’s Greenroom, where it is posted. My radio colleagues Ed Morrissey (with the A-squad Hot Air) and King Banaian (of SCSU Scholars, also found in the Green Room) will post on occasion about politics in Minnesota, where the three of us live, work, blog…