Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty touts himself as a competent but firm manager in the 2004 Minnesota transit strike and 2005 Minnesota government shutdown in an ad playing in Des Moines and Ames, Iowa.
Tim Pawlenty came in fifth in a new presidential poll released by McClatchy-Marist. Minnesota’s governor has consistently finished in the bottom half of presumed presidential contenders in polls conducted in recent months. This one comes as he heads…
DFL candidate Jim Meffert filed an ethics complaint with the House Ethics Committee on Tuesday charging that Rep. Erik Paulsen, his Republican opponent, falsified information in an official House communication with district residents. The Meffert campaign is taking issue with a tax-payer funded mailer that shows a graph of the national deficit, claiming that the graph is purposefully distorted.
Republicans just successfully filibustered a defense authorization bill, killing an effort by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to attach the DREAM Act and a repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell to the bill. All Democrats…
Rep. Michele Bachmann released a new television ad on Tuesday attacking her DFL opponent, Tarryl Clark. The ad is the second this cycle that doesn’t include “Jim the Election Guy,” a point that the Clark campaign made hay out…
Rep. Michele Bachmann lashed out at Bill Clinton on conservative radio this weekend after the former president criticized Bachmann at a fundraiser for her DFL opponent Tarryl Clark last week. Both Clinton and Bachmann have been prolific with fundraising emails…
As part of its new campaign, the AFL-CIO is sending out 2.5 million mailers in 60 electoral races across the country — including one that targets Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer. That mailer references the 2007 collapse…
Rep. Mark Buesgens was arrested on Saturday night on suspicion of drunk driving and for having an open container of alcohol in the vehicle. Buesgens was chair of Tom Emmer’s campaign for governor and was formerly his campaign manager.…
A new Greenpeace report finds that the Koch Brothers, via their PAC, contributed $2.51 million since the beginning of the 2006 election cycle to lawmakers’ campaigns, more than any other oil and gas industry PAC. At the same time, the…
Rep. Michele Bachmann released a new campaign ad late last week that attempts to tie DFL opponent Tarryl Clark to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The ad is Bachmann’s fourth, and is the first ad to forgo
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