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GOP leaders make video plea for Coleman cash as campaign calls Franken ‘dangerous’

By Chris Steller | 02.18.09 | 12:24 pm

Norm Coleman’s campaign sent another e-mail plea for money today, this time linked to a new video featuring nearly a dozen Republican leaders also asking for cash to help the former U.S. senator regain his seat. The e-mail cites Democratic…

The difference between Coleman and Franken, in inaugural and fundraising messages

By Chris Steller | 01.20.09 | 5:39 pm

In separate e-mails sent almost simultaneously this evening, Al Franken and former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman offered takes on President Obama’s inauguration as diametrically opposed in style as the Senate contenders are opposed in their rival campaigns. Franken’s is an…

Coleman camp: Franken at Supreme Court like bank robber asking for receipt

By Chris Steller | 01.13.09 | 7:18 pm

“Franken filed a petition with the Minnesota Supreme Court … that’s a bit like a bank robber stopping on his way out the door to ask the teller for a receipt.” That’s how an e-mail appeal for funds from…

Dems to Minnesotans abroad: Phone home to be sure votes counted

By Chris Steller | 11.22.08 | 11:36 am

Democrats Abroad, a Washington, D.C.-based group, is asking Minnesotans who voted by absentee ballot from outside the country to contact their home elections offices immediately to be sure their votes were counted. In a Nov. 22 e-mail, the group warned that…

McCain-Palin email gets Minnesota’s same-day voting requirements wrong

By Chris Steller | 11.03.08 | 7:43 pm

An e-mail to Minnesotans from the McCain-Palin campaign gets the state’s same-day voting requirements wrong. The Minnesota Independent’s Andy Birkey spotted the errors: The e-mail erroneously states that anyone registering at the polling place needs both an ID and a current bill, and it omits the option of having another voter from the same precinct vouch for you.