Tag: MN CD8
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No Joementum
The Joe Radinovich Campaign, stunned by polling that showed them slipping from a one point lead to being 15 point dogs, hit another bump on the campaign trail yesterday; J-Rad’s campaign manager has bailed: Meredith Raimondi has confirmed with Alpha News that she is no longer with Radinovich’s campaign. Raimondi would not give any further…
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It Ain’t Easy Being Ken Martin
Ken Martin, chair of the MNDFL, has a tough row to hoe. I gotta say, I feel sorry for the guy. On the one hand, the NYTimes – the PR agency for the Democrats at the national level – released an article disparaging the blue-collar workers of northern Minnesota: “[the blue collar guy the Times starts the…
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More Of This
Stewart Mills leads Rick “The Fossil” Nolan in the CD8 race, according to KSTP: In a rematch of one of the closest congressional races in the country two years ago, Republican Stewart Mills leads Democratic incumbent Rick Nolan by four points in Minnesota’s 8th District, 45 percent to 41 percent, in our exclusive KSTP/SurveyUSA poll.…
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Rick Nolan, Banana Republican
To: Everyone in Northern Minnesota From: Mitch Berg, Uppity Peasant Re: Your Congressional Representative All, Here’s Rick Nolan, your representative from CD8. It was taken this past Wednesday, as he participated in a “sit-in” on the floor of the House, in favor of a bill that would have gutted due process by allowing the government…
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Open Letter To Everyone In The Eighth CD
To: All Youse Up Nort From: Mitch Berg, descendant of jackpine savages Re: Your Representative. All, Bernie Sanders endorses Rick Nolan. Bernie Sanders endorses Rick Nolan. Bernie Sanders endorses Rick Nolan. Bernie Sanders endorses Rick Nolan. Bernie Sanders endorses Rick Nolan. Bernie Sanders endorses Rick Nolan. Bernie Sanders endorses Rick Nolan. Bernie Sanders endorses Rick…
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Second Time’s The Charm?
Stuart Mills makes it ooh, so close to official that he’s going for a rematch in the 8th CD. A rematch with Mills – whose 2014 bid lost by about a point – will give the DFL a chance to exercise those keen logical and reasoning skills in their never-ending pursuit of the stupid vote:…
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Mills: Didn’t See That Coming
The Strib endorses… …Stewart Mills in CD8. I must confess, I didn’t see it coming – and reading the Strib ‘s piece, I’m going to guess they didn’t either: Among the district’s immediate challenges is a choice between two imperfect candidates for Congress. On balance, we conclude that this changing district would be best served…
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Evidence In The Affirmative
Last week, we reported that a KSTP/Survey USA poll shows Stewart Mills leading Rick Nolan by eight points. As we’ve noted for years and years, polls are deeply imperfect (sorry, Nate Silver), and there’s only one poll that matters, and it’s coming up two weeks from tomorrow. But if there were any evidence needed that…
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Thanks, But No Thanks
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s gun grab group issued a long series of endorsements in congressional races, including over 50 Democrat incumbents. Conspicuous by his absence? Rick Nolan, in the 8th Congressional District.. And after all he’s done for them…: Some incumbents didn’t make the Everytown list. The group didn’t endorse Rep. Rick Nolan…
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Danger To Self And Others
CD8 DFL representative Rick Nolan was photographed on “hunting trip” photo op, carrying an eeeevil black assault rifle AR-15. Anyone see the problem? Answer below the jump.
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MNGOPAC Endorses Mills
The MN Gun Owners Political Action Committee (MNGOPAC) has endorsed Stewart Mills in the Eighth Congressional District: “Since he first entered the public arena, Stewart Mills has been an unflinching supporter of gun rights,“ said Mark Okern, Chairman, Minnesota Gun Owners PAC. “Minnesota gun owners can count on Stewart Mills to stand firm for our…
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I Heard It On The NARN
Here’s the MN Gun Owners PAC website. Here’s the site for Stewart Mills for Congress.
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Don’t Stop, And NARN Will Soon Be Here
Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network – America’s first grass-roots talk radio show – brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism, as the Twin Cities media’s sole source of honesty! I’m in the studio today from 1-3. We’ll start with Brian Strawser and Mark Okern from Minnsota Gun Owners PAC, talking about the look ahead to the…
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Saturday On The NARN
Big week coming up Saturday on the Northern Alliance Radio Network, so I thought I’d start talking about it now. First, I’ll have Brian Strawser and Mark Okern of the Minnesota Gun Owners PAC, talking about their endorsement of Julianne Ortman and the year ahead in the legislature (hint: it’s going to be another doozy).…
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When Recycling Is Just Plain Wrong
I live in the Fourth CD – St. Paul, Ramsey and an unfortunate tail of Washington counties – and I’ve focused mostly on that Congressional race so far. But if you’re a conservative, you need to pay attention to the race in CD8, where Chip Cravaack – one of the single greatest Cinderella stories of…
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Sartre Had A Point
When it comes to D-list political punditry, hell is other peoples’ predictions. Don’t get me wrong. I’m someone else’s “other people”. And my predictions have been…well, generally good. I called the 2004 Prez and 2006 Governor’s races pretty much to the point. I nailed the 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 8th CDs almost to the vote.…
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I Heard It On The NARN
Karen Effrem spoke about Early Childhood Tax Credit Scholarship Bill: HF669 (Loon) / SF331 (Michel), as well as HF273 (Woodard) / SF338 (Nienow) Kris Jacobson on Ann Neu’s appearance – Chip Cravaack’s campaign manager – for Capitol City Women on March 7 at 7PM. $10. It’ll be at Joseph’s Grill – 140 Wabasha St. South.
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The Great Poll Scam, Part XIII: Reality Swings And Misses
Contrary to the impression some wrote about on various blogs, I never worked for the Emmer campaign. Oh, I did a fair amount of writing about Emmer’s bid for governor – I thought he had what it took to be the best governor we’ve had in a long time, and I was a supporter from…
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Why Did Emmer Lose?
The dust is finally settling. The campaign is over. We have a “governor”-elect. So what went wrong with the Emmer campaign? We’ll come back to that. First, let’s talk about what went right. Emmer ran a campaign he can be proud of, to the extent that he, personally, never stooped to the Dayton campaign’s level…
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“Miten Se Hopey-Changey Juttu Menossa Sinulle?“
A sign of the times – Finnish-Americans voted heavily Republican for the first time: Around 100 years ago Finnish immigrants flocked to the mines and woods of the country around Lake Superior, where the topography and weather must have seemed familiar. They’ve been a mostly Democratic, sometimes even radical voting bloc ever since. No more,…
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One Day At The Crow Wing County Courthouse, Part II
When we left Monty Jensen, it was Friday, October 29. He’d just seen a scene that disturbed him; supervisors from a Brainerd-area group home voting for their charges who, while they had the legal right to vote, didn’t seem to have much idea where they were or what they were doing (which, if I were much…
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It’s In The Name
Earl Pomeroy – who was as untouchable as Jim Oberstar two years ago – is out in North Dakota. He lost 55-45 to Chris Berg – no relation that I know of, although I hope to run that down soon. And with that, North Dakota – which has been represented entirely by Democrats in DC…
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At The Victory Party
I’m at the Sheraton for the GOP’s victory party. Early word – unconfirmed – is that turnout in Duluth and the Twin Cities is a little low. I haven’t gotten any but anecdotal confirmation that turnout in “red” Minnesota is high, but the anecdotal feedback is good. We shall see. Liveblogging will be a tad…