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Capitol View: May 6, 2006 Archive

Open thread: At the conventions

Posted at 1:15 PM on May 6, 2006 by Bob Collins (1 Comments)

Note the post below with the links to those who are blogging. Here's a roundup of what's happening via some of the blogs.

5th District
Via Power Liberal, Dorfman, Ellison, Saavedra, Schiff, Pallmeyer, Knapp, Thompson, Erlandson still in after first ballot.


6th District
Via Esmay delegate Psycmeister, Bachmann scores big -- as expected -- on the first ballot, but not enough for the endorsement.

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Ellison, Bachmann have solid days

Posted at 5:56 PM on May 6, 2006 by Bob Collins (1 Comments)

Keith Ellison gets the endorsement in the 5th (though the story seems to be the reception former party boss Mike Erlandson got).

Michele Bachmann destroyed the competition in winning the 6th.

Bachmann's and Ellison's speeches are or will be on the story pages.

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