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Who’ll stop the rain of negative attacks in 3rd CD? No one, apparently

By Chris Steller | 10.05.08 | 3:24 pm

On WCCO-TV Sunday, State Rep. Erik Paulsen spoke for the first time on Republican claims that DFLer Ashwin Madia is less qualified for the state’s 3rd district U.S. House seat because he’s not a father, rents, and doesn’t fit the district’s “demographic.” Asked if he would condemn the line of attack, Paulsen dodged the question — without acknowledging his campaign’s role in rolling out the personal slams. More after the jump, including videos of WCCO’s interviews with all three candidates.

About last night: Media shrugs at HRC’s West Virginia win; GOP frets about Mississippi loss

By Steve Perry | 05.14.08 | 11:15 am

The media have fallen out of love with the longstanding pretense that Hillary Clinton still has a chance to win the Democratic nomination. The morning-after ledes by Jackie Calmes in the Wall Street Journal and Dana Milbank…

Great moments in sloganeering: Ask your doctor if a Republican Congress is right for you

By Steve Perry | 05.13.08 | 9:11 am

Props to Minnesota’s own Blue Stem Prairie for noticing that the House Republican caucus’s campaign slogan for the fall — The Change You Deserve — also happens to be a trademarked marketing slogan for the anti-depressant…

Video: Maxine Waters goes upside the head of Michele Bachmann

By Steve Perry | 02.28.08 | 1:43 pm

In this video excerpt of a US House floor debate from Tuesday, Rep. Michele Bachmann spends nearly five minutes discoursing on the Second Amendment. The occasion was a bill that included the prohibition of guns in facilities owned by…