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Hobnobbing with Bachmann, Palin? $10,000 please

By Andy Birkey | 03.17.10 | 8:19 am

An upcoming fundraiser with Rep. Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin will cost up to $10,000, according to the event invitation (PDF) obtained by the Minnesota Independent. The April 7 fundraiser will be held in downtown Minneapolis at

Pawlenty disbands political committee, gives $85,000 to controversial charity

By Paul Demko | 09.08.09 | 2:40 pm

pawlentyGov. Tim Pawlenty has disbanded his gubernatorial committee, formalizing his decision not to seek a third term. In terminating the organization, he had to disburse more than $500,000 in remaining campaign…

GOP ad hits Walz, Peterson on health care; DFL hits back

By Andy Birkey | 08.11.09 | 3:31 pm

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The Republican Party of Minnesota and the Republican National Committee released a pair of ads on Tuesday attacking Reps. Tim Walz and Collin Peterson on health care reform. The spots spoof the ubiquitous television ads for prescription medications…

More reactions to Franken’s Senate victory

By Paul Demko | 06.30.09 | 4:47 pm

franken-hedAl Franken will become Minnesota’s junior senator — and everyone wants to weigh in on the development. Here’s a round-up of the latest statements about the end of the bruising U.S.…

MN GOP denies plans to challenge voters using foreclosure lists

By Paul Demko | 09.22.08 | 3:14 pm

The Minnesota Republican Party has no plans to use lists of recent home foreclosures to challenge voters on election day, according to party officials. Earlier this month, our sister site, the Michigan Messenger, reported that local Republican party officials intended to utilize such lists in order to strike voters from the rolls. “We will have a list of foreclosed homes and will make sure people aren’t voting from those addresses,” James Carabelli, chairman of the Republican Party in Macomb County, Michigan, told reporter Eartha Jane Melzer.

Karl Rove to visit Rochester for state GOP convention

By Andy Birkey | 05.29.08 | 4:38 pm

karlrove.gifThe Republican Party of Minnesota promised a “leading conservative” to headline the state convention in Rochester this weekend and got one: former top Bush adviser Karl Rove.

Party chairman Ron Carey told the party’s…

Minnesota GOP has history of FEC reporting problems

By Andy Birkey | 05.29.08 | 10:23 am

Since 2000, the Republican Party of Minnesota has had problems complying with the Federal Election Commission’s requirements for reporting, a fact made painfully clear over the last month as the party has amended virtually every report it…

Ron Paul backers to pose ‘serious challenge’ at convention

By Andy Birkey | 05.27.08 | 10:55 am

The Republican Party of Minnesota is concerned that Ron Paul supporters could take control of the Republican state convention in Rochester this weekend. Paul supporters are touting the likelihood of a Ron Paul appearance during the convention,…

Ron Carey’s glass house

By Andy Birkey | 04.28.08 | 12:04 pm

As the Republican Party of Minnesota hyperventilates over Senate candidate Al Franken’s lack of bookkeeping skills, MN Observer makes an astute observation: the Republican Party of Minnesota lacks bookkeeping skills as well.

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