Bush White House used taxpayer money to campaign for Mark Kennedy

In 2006, the Bush White House used taxpayer money to campaign for Republican candidates across the country, and George W. Bush took a particular interest in Minnesota, according to a report released Monday by the Office of Special Counsel. Former Rep. Mark Kennedy, who ran for the seat vacated by former Sen. Mark Dayton, benefited from a number of campaign appearances by Bush cabinet members, and those appearances were illegally paid for with taxpayer money, the report found.

Hotdish Wednesday – Pawlenty Still “Not Running”?

With 21 months still to go until the 2008 Republican National Convention, there is still enough talk about Governor Tim Pawlenty and the Presidential ticket to fill a hotdish every day.

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Minnesota’s GOP Winners and Losers This Fall

And the “Pachy” awards go to…

The election is nearly a month behind us. The nation breathed one huge, collective sigh of relief when it was over: For most it was a relief because the good guys won.…

Some last minute pre-election numbers — Add more if you like!

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A Closer Look at the Senatorial Race

At the outset of the mid-term election cycle Minnesota was rated nationally as the best chance for a Republican Senate seat pick-up in 2006.  A year later and four days away from the finish line, the extent…

MDE not telling the whole story… again.

Why Minnesota Democrats Exposed has the traffic it does is beyond me.  I mean, a Republican operative using the internet as a nasty attack machine?  How original.  But as long as people read him, we’ll have to keep debunking…

Mark Kennedy shows he’s desperate by being the 1st to go negative

Mark Kennedy knows that he can’t run on his record, the issues, he knows he can’t or even his image, so he’s turning to the last hold-out of the desperate politician: the attack ad. 

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WashPo’s Cillizza Drops MN from top 10 Senate Races

Over at The Washington Post’s “The Fix,” Chris Cillizza has reported what he thinks are the top ten most competitive Senatorial races this fall and guess who’s no longer on the list.  That’s right, Klobuchar v. Kennedy is…

Senate Pre-Primary Numbers: A Closer Look

At the end of last week the fundraising for the pre-primary filing deadline started seeping out and we promised a more detailed look once all the info came out.  Well, it’s out, so let’s dive in!

The first, and…

Mark Kennedy’s Voting Record: Not as good as he says…

One of Makeover Mark Kennedy’s favorite things to brag about is his voting record in the House:

I was one of 9 of 435 that didn’t miss a vote last year.  I’ve worked very hard to make sure I

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