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The Daily Digest: 9-30-08

Posted at 9:16 AM on September 30, 2008 by Tom Scheck (1 Comments)
Filed under: Daily Digest


The White House and congressional leaders are working to craft another rescue plan for the financial markets.

The stock market rallies with the hopes of a new bill. Global markets are mixed.

As the markets tumble, members of Congress point fingers at each other. Democrats say more Republicans should have voted for the bill. Republicans say vice-versa. People worry about their college and retirement funds.

The Chamber of Commerce threatens those who voted against the bailout.

An array of forces, however, lined up against the plan.

Minnesota's delegation split their votes. MPR, Forum Communications, WCCO and KARE have stories.

Country of Origin labels are coming to a grocery store near you. MinnPost said there's a loophole in the bill.

A judge returns wolves to federal protection.

2008 Race for President

John McCain took early credit for the bill's passage before it failed. He blamed Barack Obama after if failed.

Obama says Congress should expand the FDIC. He also urged the public (and the markets) to remain calm.

Both presidential candidates appear to oppose sugar subsidies.

2008 Race for Senate

The St. Cloud Times writes about Democrat Al Franken's criticism of GOP Sen. Norm Coleman's oversight of contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Coleman writes an op-ed on the issue here.

2008 Race for Congress

The House vote kept GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann away from last night's debate. She may attend the debate in Stillwater.

A DFL staffer was busted for stealing a scooter.

DFL candidate Steve Sarvi blogs about GOP Rep. John Kline's record.

2008 Other

The media is suing the state to get closer access to the polls.

The Vote Yes ad campaign begins.

State Government

Finance and Commerce says court funding is short.

Jesse

Jesse Ventura won't be a judge but he'll explore conspiracy theories.

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Debates!

Posted at 1:26 PM on September 30, 2008 by Tom Scheck (3 Comments)

We already posted the Senate debate schedule. Here's what we have regarding the debates in each of the congressional districts:

Minnesota's 1st District
(DFL Rep. Tim Walz, Republican Brian Davis and Independence Party candidate Gregory Mikkelson)

Oct. 2, 2008
Rochester Chamber of Commerce
Noon - 1:30pm
Ramada Hotel, 1517 16th St SW
Rochester, MN
(NOTE: An official with Tim Walz's campaign said this will be rescheduled as a result of the bailout vote.)

Oct. 4, 2008
KSTP/League of Women Voters
*Televised at a later date
(NOTE: An official with Tim Walz's campaign said this will be rescheduled as a result of the bailout vote.)

Oct. 13, 2008
Debate Minnesota
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Ostrander Auditorium, Mankato State University
Mankato, MN

Minnesota's 2nd District
(GOP Rep. John Kline vs. DFLer Steve Sarvi)

Oct. 13, 2008
1:30 p.m.
The Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen

Oct. 17, 2008
7 pm.
Live on TPT's Almanac

Oct. 18, 2008
2 pm
KSTP-League of Women Voters
*Televised at a later date

October 30, 2008
11:30
MPR, w/ Gary Eichten

Minnesota's 3rd District
(DFLer Ashwin Madia, Republican Erik Paulsen and I-P candidate David Dillon)

Oct. 6, 2008
7:30 a.m.
Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce
Hilton Minneapolis-Bloomington,
3900 American Blvd. W.

Oct. 10, 2008
7 p.m.
Almanac on Twin Cities Public Television.

Oct. 17, 2008
8 p.m.
League of Women Voters
Airs live on KSTP, channel 5.

Oct. 22, 2008
8 p.m.
Debate Minnesota
Valley View Middle School
6750 Valleyview Rd., Edina.
Note: David Dillon has not been invited to this forum

Oct. 27, 2008
11 a.m.
Minnesota Public Radio News Airs live on Midday with Gary Eichten.

Minnesota's 4th District
(DFL Rep. Betty McCollum vs. Republican Ed Matthews)

October 8, 2008
7:00pm-9:00pm
Jane Addams School for Democracy
U.S. House Forum
Humboldt High School

October 13, 2008
7:00pm
League of Women Voters Public Forum
Klas Center, Hamline University

October 16, 2008
1:00pm-3:00pm
Minnesota Senior Federation
Maplewood Community Center

October 28, 2008
11:00am-11:30am
Minnesota Public Radio, MIDDAY Forum with Gary Eichten

Minnesota's 5th District
(DFL Rep. Keith Ellison, Republican Barb Davis-White and I-P candidate Bill McGaughey)

October 11, 2008
KSTP-TV
*Televised at a later date

October 28, 2008
11:30-12:00
MPR Midday with Gary Eichten

Minnesota's 6th District
(GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann, DFLer Elwyn Tinklenberg and I-P candidate Bob Anderson)

Oct. 1, 2008
7:00 p.m.,
Stillwater City Hall,
Stillwater. MN

Oct. 16, 2008
12:00 p.m.,
Great River Regional Library,
St. Cloud, MN
(I-P candidate Bob Anderson has not been invited)

Oct. 29, 2008
11:00 a.m.,
MPR Midday with Gary Eichten (I-P candidate Bob Anderson has not been invited)

Minnesota's 7th District
(DFL Rep. Collin Peterson vs. Republican Glen Menze)

Menze says nothing has been confirmed at this point.

Menze updated us with this: One debate is scheduled for October 7 at 3:00 at PBS in Fargo.

Minnesota's 8th District
(DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar vs. Republican Jim Cummins)

An official with Oberstar's campaign says no debates are scheduled at this time

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Obama in La Crosse

Posted at 3:15 PM on September 30, 2008 by Tom Scheck

MPR will broadcast Barack Obama's rally in La Crosse, WI live tomorrow morning at ten o'clock.

Dying to vote

Posted at 3:21 PM on September 30, 2008 by Tom Scheck

A new study finds that deadly car crashes increase on election day. The study's authors say the findings, however, should not mean people should avoid the polls. They are calling for greater safety advocacy.

Suggested campaign slogan:

Click it and then pick my ticket!

Bachmann on national TV

Posted at 3:24 PM on September 30, 2008 by Tom Scheck (2 Comments)


GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann's office says Bachmann will appear on CNN's Larry King Live tonight at 8 Central. She will also appear on Fox and Friends tomorrow morning at 7:45 Central.

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New Senate ads

Posted at 5:42 PM on September 30, 2008 by Tom Scheck

GOP Sen. Norm Coleman and DFLer Al Franken are out with new ads.

Coleman's ad highlights his work on Childhood cancer with the adorable Wyatt Rech.

Franken hits Coleman on Wall St. contributions:

Candidates in 3rd to hold forums at U of M

Posted at 5:44 PM on September 30, 2008 by Tom Scheck

The 3rd Congressional District candidates will hold separate forums at the U of M's Humphrey School. Here's the info:

2008 Candidate Forums: 3rd Congressional District Humphrey Forum Hubert H. Humphrey Center 301 19th Ave S., Minneapolis The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance is hosting a series of public forums with the major party candidates for Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District to foster informed and substantive discussion of important matters of public policy. The forums create an opportunity for the candidates to rise above the talking points and fractious back-and-forth of the campaign to address the important policy challenges facing Minnesota and the country. It also creates a forum for students and citizens to listen and raise questions with the candidates. The events are free and open to the public. Scheduled Forums: Ashwin Madia (DFL) Monday, October 13, 2008 Noon - 1:15pm

Erik Paulsen (GOP)
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Noon - 1:15pm

David Dillon (IP)
Friday, October 17, 2008
Noon - 1:15pm

UPDATE: I failed to list that I-P Senate candidate Dean Barkley will also be speaking at the school. Here's the info:

Senator Dean Barkley - The polarization of our political parties Independence Party Candidate, U.S. Senate

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Noon - 1:15pm

President Bartlet to raise money for Minnesota House DFLers

Posted at 5:53 PM on September 30, 2008 by Tom Scheck

Martin Sheen, who played POTUS on The West Wing TV show, will raise money (along with some other DFL heavyweights) for the House DFL Caucus. Here's the invite:

Join the Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Tony Sertich with hosts Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Cong. Keith Ellison and Al Franken for a fundraising event in support of the House DFL Caucus with special guest Martin Sheen

Tuesday, October 14
5 PM - 7 PM

Home of Sam and Sylvia Kaplan
(Note: I deleted their home address)

Tickets:
$500 Co-host (picture with Mr. Sheen)
$250
$100

Paulsen camp knocks Madia for lacking kids, mortgage

Posted at 6:00 PM on September 30, 2008 by Curtis Gilbert (13 Comments)
Filed under: Campaign 2008: U.S. MN CD3

Republican congressional candidate Erik Paulsen's campaign says his DFL opponent Ashwin Madia lacks the "suburban life experience" to represent Minnesota's 3rd District.

"Raising a family in the district, sending your kids to the public school, owning a home, working in the 3rd District, paying property taxes in the 3rd District. Erik Paulsen has done all these things. And Ashwin Madia has not," said state Sen. Geoff Michel, R-Edina, who spoke on behalf of the Paulsen campaign at a press conference today.

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Michel questions Madia's suburban bona fides. Listen

And Michel argues those distinctions matter to voters.

"Do you feel what my family feels trying to save for college?" he asked. "Do you feel what my family feels sending our kids to public schools? When you talk about No Child Left Behind and the growth of the federal government's role in education, do you feel that as a father? These are all important, sort of minimum requirements for a member of Congress from the 3rd District."

Paulsen, 43, is a state legislator and father of four. Madia, 30, is a bachelor, and he's making his first run for office. He's also a lawyer and an Iraq war veteran.

"That is certainly something to be applauded, but it's not a shortcut to Congress," Michel said.

The Madia campaign called the press conference "desperate" and "offensive," and said it smacked of a "failing campaign."

"I think the key things in this race are going to be the issues, and how we handle two wars and an economic crisis, not whether someone lives in this city or that," said state Rep. Steve Simon, DFL-St. Louis Park, speaking for the Madia campaign. "I think people want answers and results and they're not much concerned about someone's mortgage."

Michel called Madia a "carpetbagger," because Madia wasn't living in the district when he decided to run for Congress. But Madia's campaign says he has strong ties to Minneapolis suburbs.

Madia's parents moved to the 3rd District when he was a junior in high school, and his family still lives there. After college and law school, Madia joined the Marine Corps and went to Iraq.

Madia had been living in Minneapolis and working at a law firm there last year, when Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad announced he wasn't running for re-election. That set off one of the most competitive congressional contests in the country. Madia decided to enter the race.

He now rents an apartment in Plymouth, which is part of the district.

Simon, the Madia campaign's official surrogate, pointed out that Ramstad, who holds the seat Madia and Paulsen are seeking, doesn't have children either.

"The voters continuously and repeatedly returned [Ramstad] to office, because he commanded respect from so many people on such a broad level," Simon said. "And I think the same thing is happening here, and I think that scares the people who are behind in this election."

The Madia campaign plans a press conference tomorrow to respond to the Paulsen campaign's criticisms.

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Coleman, Kline, Ramstad and Bachmann to raise money for Paulsen

Posted at 9:11 PM on September 30, 2008 by Tom Scheck (1 Comments)

GOP Sen. Norm Coleman, GOP Rep. John Kline, GOP Rep. Jim Ramstad and GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann will raise money for Republican Erik Paulsen. Paulsen is running to replace Ramstad in Minnesota's 3rd District.

Here's the letter:

Please join:

Representative Brad Finstad
Representative Rod Hamilton
Dave Ladd
Jake Hamlin
Lisa Frenette

Honorary Co-Hosts: United States Senator Norm Coleman
The Honorable Jim Ramstad
The Honorable John Kline
The Honorable Michele Bachmann

at a reception in support of Third District Congressional Candidate Erik Paulsen.

Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Mancini's Char House (531 West 7th Street, St. Paul)
Suggested Contribution: $100 to $500 per person

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