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Democrat Coleen Rowley is positive and upbeat about her campaign as voters go to the polls on election day.

“We won this intersection,” Rowley said cheerfully, holding an enormous “Rowley For Congress” banner at the intersection of County Road 42 and Cedar Avenue in Apple Valley.  “I think this could work,” she said, “even if it [...]

Editor’s Note: This space will contain live coverage from the Coleen Rowley (DFL) campaign and other news from the 2nd CD, and will be updated throughout the day.
It’s pretty clear this will not be Rowley’s night; she appears set to fall by double digits. That’s not altogether surprising, as the second is hostile territory [...]

Voters expressing support for Democratic candidate Coleen Rowley have been receiving calls giving inaccurate and misleading information, according to the Rowley campaign.  Rowley’s camp alleges that the calls are being made to help incumbent Rep. John Kline (R-MN02).

The calls apparently originate from a cellular phone number in Manhattan.  The caller allegedly asks voters if they [...]

The second congressional district was not projected to be the closest race in Minnesota this year, and it has not been; incumbent Rep. John Kline has been reasonably safe in this largely conservative district since beating Bill Luther in 2002.  But the Democrats have had an intriguing challenger in former FBI agent and 9/11 whistleblower [...]

Incumbent Rep. John Kline (R-MN02) has seen his lead over Democratic challenger Coleen Rowley dwindle to just 8%, according to a SurveyUSA poll.

The poll shows Kline with a 50%-42% lead over Rowley, a former FBI agent.

While Kline still leads reasonably comfortably, the poll shows a significant shift over the past month.  A September poll had [...]

Blogger Lakeville Dad joined a small protest today outside of Second District Republican Congressman John Kline’s local congressional office.  The protest was a reponse for Kline’s co-sponsorship of the “Bush-backed detainee bill.”

Rather than being poorly received, it appears the protest wasn’t received at all.

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Annualized Salary is $93,533

Mike Osskopp, District Director for Rep. John Kline (R-MN02), has earned at least $70,150 in taxpayer funds since July of 2005, according to LegiStorm. 

The salary covers the third and fourth quarters of 2005 and the first quarter of 2006, the most recent quarter for which figures are available. 

Osskopp has been forced to [...]

Rep. Jack Murtha (D-PA12) today endorsed Coleen Rowley in her challenge to incumbent Rep. John Kline (R-MN02).

Murtha, who has become a lightning rod figure due to his opposition to the Iraq war, praised Rowley, calling her “courageous” for her willingness to risk her career to draw attention to FBI failures prior to the terrorist attacks [...]

Congressman John Murtha will visit Minnesota to Sunday, September 17th.  He will be meeting with Congressman Jim Oberstar (D-MN 8th) and 2nd CD DFL Candidate Coleen Rowley, who will be visiting U.S. military veterans and the public at the Rosemount American Legion Post No. 65 at noon.

Minnesota Monitor will be covering the meeting, including a [...]

In a Minnesota Monitor interview following last Friday’s debate with Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Democratic challenger Coleen Rowley expressed optimisim about the state of the campaign, and strongly condemned her opponent’s position on the Iraq war.