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MN06 fundraising: Emmer leads, both Krinkie and Sivirajah self-funding

The race to replace Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is heating up. Mainly because two of the contenders are going to be self-financing. I noted two weeks ago that Grover Norquist minion Phil Krinkie...

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Rhonda Sivarajah thinks the Republican Shutdown was a bad idea

Is her candidacy doomed?   Anoka County Commissioner Rhonda Sivirajah used last nights Sixth District Congressional debate at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, MN to differentiate herself from...

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MN-06: GOP candidates scuffle over forums

I suppose that “scuffle” isn’t quite right. I’m not sure exactly how to describe it.   One of the Republicans vying to succeed Rep. Michele Bachmann says he won’t participate in a pair of upcoming...

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MN-06: Pederson ends GOP nomination bid

I suppose that John Pederson is more representative of the “sane” (an entirely relative term, in this context) wing of the MN-06 Republican electorate. So it’s unsurprising that he’s the first to go....

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MN-06: Emmer GOP endorsed, and the party goes on

By which I mean, both of Tom Emmer’s opponents have indicated that they will go on to the August 12 primary election, at least.   Republican activists in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District gave Tom...

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Emmer up big in internal poll

h/t Daily Kos Elections. The Tom Emmer campaign has released internal poll results for the Republican primary showing him blowing out his opponents. If the results are right, Phil Krinkie and Rhonda...

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MN-06: A little Tom Emmer history

So this is what too many MN-06 voters may well have decided is fit to represent them in the United States Congress. The candidacy of Tom Emmer is really just another boulder on the gargantuan pile of...

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MN-06: Perske gets St Cloud Times endorsement

I’m not suggesting that endorsements of any kind swing a race, which is why I very rarely blog about them. I find this one significant because of the pretty pointed language used, especially the direct...

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MN-06: Newbie Emmer rebuffed, just a little

Well, few of us get everything we want, in life. And I don’t suppose Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) can just sue, either.   The Delano Republican has additional responsibilities with his spots on the House...

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MN-06: Emmer is making no one happy

Which is actually arguably not the worst thing that could be happening, regarding Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN).   He backed House Speaker John Boehner’s bid for a third term, voted for a Department of...

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MN-06: Bob Helland enters the race

Helland will seek DFL endorsement and will run in any primary. His website is still in development. Here’s a Facebook page, from which I got the picture.   Developers Are Crabgrass has an article with...

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MN-06: Emmer calls for war

For the most part Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) has kept a relatively low profile in the U.S. House. He clearly does not want to be identified with his predecessor, Michele Bachmann. Yet during this time, the...

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MN-06: Emmer has a challenger from the right

Ordinarily I probably wouldn’t bother to blog this, but this is no ordinary election cycle in the matter of loud, proud, open bigotry as a “successful” electoral strategy. A wingnut named AJ Kern is...

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