up until now ive been posting the graph of colemans off icial822 1 lead. but im not going to do that anymore. why because coleman has adopted a strategy of challenging an enormous number of ballots. the off icial822 1 lead is no longer a good representation of his position. instead he is going to use those numbers to declare vic tory8221 for a four...... [Show More]
another day another set of recount news that doesnt seem to get us close to a result.a to this pointheaded blogger this seems like its going to be a battle of the challenged ballots when it comes down to it.a on that front i second what joe at mncr said
but a view from inside the recount operation shows just how the coleman operation is working not just challenging quest...... [Show More]
man what about that sore loser al franken could you get any whinier oh wait ... by the way kate did i mention shutting the fuck up yeah i think i did....... [Show More]
its business time Post Source: moderateleft.com Posted: Nov 19 2008 05:12:35
so the state canvassing board approved the canvass today officially declaring no winner in the minnesota senate race . naturally the coleman campaign took the opportunity to declare victory yet again while calling al franken pre sumptuous 8221 for going to washington to talk to senate leaders because you know if franken wins its best for the state if he doesnt go to ...... [Show More]
the state of minnesota has had a solid recount law in place for nearly half a century.a when close elections happen and they do the law is triggered and procedures that all parties know and understand are set into motion.a in other words this aint no florida as flash says .a
yet norm colemans crybaby niemanmarcus riot act an act roundly condemned by even conservati...... [Show More]
a little bit of context while norm coleman tries to block thousands of votes and undermine the integrity of the election colemans despicable actions stem from the longheld republican belief that it should be difficult to have your vote counted. why do they want to err on the side of making it too difficult to vote because they know their base will turn out consistently so they nee...... [Show More]
as i discussed in this mornings podcast the coleman campaign must be terrified about the state of the senate race. why else would they be working so hard to push franken out of the recount aside from his campaign pushing the meme that coleman has already won this election senator coleman himself has even called for franken to concede and waive the recount required by state law. mos...... [Show More]
steve perry reports on some very long lines chris steller reports huge turnout near the u of m while many people use twitter to report smooth sailing minnpost 8217sada vid brauer mprs sanden totten leif pettersen wccos jason derusha . many have noticed the portable toilets at some pollingstations .
a bizarre accident takes out power at two locations in saint p...... [Show More]
a new survey usa poll shows for the first time a spread between the two leading candidates in minnesotas 3rd congressional district thats greater than the margin of error. republican state rep. erik paulsen leads democrat ashwin madia by 5 percentage points 46 to 41 percent while independence party candidate david dillon draws 10 percent.
another way paulsens ahead kst...... [Show More]
for decades republicans have won the battle on wedge social issues at the polls in suburban districts while democrats quietly tried to shoo those wedge issues away. but democratic candidates in tough districts are slowly coming to openly support equality for lesbian gay bisexual and transgender people and they are being led by a new crop of unlikely pioneers military veterans. dfler ashwi...... [Show More]
jeff rosenberg provides good reminder over at mncr this morning erik paulsen has refused to come clean on his environmental record.a hes refused to outline even basic positions such as whether he believes in global warming but his record in the state house shows an antienvironment streak.a check out mncr for the fullpost
we just cant be sure whether erik paulsen believes i...... [Show More]
employee free choice act 822 1efca82 21 franken supports the efca because its passage would preserve employees ability to form unions. colemanaopposes the efca.
union membersasupport the efca. michael whitney seiu member and organizer recently wrote the point of contention for ceos looking to protect themselves in colemans second term is the employee ...... [Show More]
this year could be a breakthrough year to truly change the nature of dialogue and action in washington dc and nationwide. one of the great realities of the 2008 campaign there will be a tremendous increase in the oval office and congressional iqs when it comes to energy issues. in energy illiterate america we have real opportunities to send energy smart people to dc such as energy smart m...... [Show More]
there are two polls out today that show republicans gaining in minnesota. a surveyusa poll shows erik paulsen barely leading ashwin madia 4544 and a rasmussen poll shows norm coleman leading al franken and dean barkley 433914.
if these polls are accurate theyre good news for the republicans. im withholding my judgement on that though because of some suspicious looking ...... [Show More]
does your family use pay asyougo rules if you want to buy an hdtv do you just put it on the credit card and forget about it or do you save up for it and figure out how you can cut other spending to get it
erik paulsen like most minnesota republicans seems to prefer the credit card method. he doesnt want to be forced to match his tax cuts for the wealthy with spendi...... [Show More]
in the final days of an election there is so much information from so many races its difficult to stay on top of every story and understand the subtle dynamics often at play on the ground. thankfully we have an expansive 50state blogosphere to match our 50state strategy. over the last two weeks of the campaign weve asked leaders of the state blogospheres to provide in...... [Show More]
arlon lindner Post Source: moderateleft.com Posted: Oct 27 2008 14:58:07
remember state rep. arlon lindner rcorcoran sure you do hes the insane former state representative whose political career imploded when he said well this
charming fellow. to be fair this wasnt the only bit of insanity lindner espoused. he skipped a joint session of the legislature because the dalai lama was addressing it saying as a christian i am offended th...... [Show More]
a trip down memory lane Post Source: phoenixwoman.wordpress.com Posted: Oct 27 2008 14:09:56
former minnesota house republican arlon lindner is one of the bigger blots on the gopher states political landscape. he says openly the things that his fellow conservative politicians only allude to using code language.
how much of a nutty bigot is he for starters he opposed allowing the dalai lama to speak before the minnesota state legislature because get this 8212...... [Show More]
new madia ad Post Source: mnpublius.com Posted: Oct 25 2008 21:24:25
not sure how i missed this yesterday but madia has a new ad out via mncr ...... [Show More]
well what have we here the cook report is um reporting that mn03 the open seat where the fabulous ashwin madia is running has moved from toss up to lean democratic. this is excellent news and furthers the momentum madia is no doubt feeling after last nights debate
overall i thought all three candidates got their point across paulsen that congres...... [Show More]
lets not talk about voting records lets not talk about veterans lets not talk about the bailout and lets not talk about that smirky grin kline had when that woman made that offensive ignorant race comment last friday. lets talk about umcongre ssionalap rovisions
me anwhile john kline voted against the independent panel on ethics voted a...... [Show More]
thought colemans week sucked erik paulsen is joining the club ashwin madia pulled in almost a million this quarter. then the rncc pulls out another weeks worth of tv ads. more madia and cd3 newshere
jeff rosenberg mn campaign reporta exclusive madia to post another huge fundraisingnumber
tom scheck minnesota public radio polinautanrcc cancels another week for paulse...... [Show More]
as recently as last week the race for minnesotas 3rd district seemed to lean republican. but then ashwin madia had the most incredible week ive ever seen. yesterday i wrote about it in a piece exclusive to mn campaign report
first a poll showed him ahead of erik paulsen by 5 points . then the nrcc canceled a week of advertising for paulsen. yesterday a second poll showe...... [Show More]
oksen nbs pn bsp andrew rice d 900k raised via email mi09 nbs pn bsp gary peters d 650k raised since midjuly mn03 nbs pn bsp ashwin madia d 998k raised nc08 nbs pn bsp robin hayes rinc ...... [Show More]
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