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Walz, Demmer trade barbs in Minnesota’s First

By Andy Birkey | 10.14.10 | 10:17 am

Rep. Tim Walz and his Republican opponent, Randy Demmer, have been trading barbs frequently at debates in the district and in ads. The volley of claims have kept the fact-checkers busy, and the once quiet race for Congress has been heating up in recent weeks with an influx of independent spending by Republican groups targeting Walz.

Hagedorn: Walz a ‘plague’ and liberals ‘carpet bombing’ America

By Andy Birkey | 03.12.10 | 8:15 am

The rhetoric in Minnesota’s First Congressional District is reaching a fevered pitch as five candidates, Randy Demmer, Jim Engstrand, Jim Hagedorn, Frank McKinzie and Allen Quist, vie for the Republican endorsement to run against DFL Rep. Tim Walz. While

Quist, Demmer court the Tea Party vote in Mankato

By Andy Birkey | 02.01.10 | 9:15 am

At a candidate meet-and-greet Thursday night in Mankato, Republican candidates vying to run against Rep. Tim Walz openly courted the Tea Party vote and distanced themselves from “typical” Republicans. Allen Quist and Randy Demmer attended an…

DCCC and RNCC to Target 1st CD

By Matt Martin | 10.19.06 | 1:39 am

The press across the nation today indicates that the Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District is now on the DCCC’s (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee; also called “the D-trip”) radar.  First, the Washington Post:

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rahm Emanuel (Ill.) has