The Daily Digest: 7-24-06
This hasn't been too daily since I was on vacation.
Anyway there were some interesting things of late.
First off, Attorney General Mike Hatch isn't too happy with the state's largest newspaper snooping around. The Strib and AP have stories.
Four of the DFLers in the 5th Congressional District debate the issues. We'll try to have the entire debate audio up later.
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MDE has something else on State Rep. Keith Ellison..
The four candidates have another debate scheduled for Tuesday night. It's hosted by the Jewish Community Relations Council. It's at Temple Israel on Emerson Ave S. from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm.
The Wall Street Journal says you shouldn't expect too many changes to the nation's farm subsidy programs. WSJ and the NY Times say farm issues broke down talks over global trade.
Get ready to hear the candidates talk about this at FarmFest on August first, second and third.
The Philadelphia Inquirer has an interesting take on the Red State/Blue State divide and why few things matter more than green. Here's a quote from the story:
There's an apparent paradox in American politics: Rich people vote for Republicans, but rich states vote for Democrats.
Eight of the 10 states with the highest per capita incomes (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Delaware) voted for Kerry; all 10 states with the lowest incomes (Mississippi, West Virginia, Arkansas, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, South Carolina, Kentucky, Louisiana, Alabama) went for Bush.
Mark Kennedy received the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police. Amy Klobuchar didn't seek the endorsement. Klobuchar is ahead in several polls including the Wall Street Journal's Zogby Poll and a poll by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (Do you think they would have released it if they didn't like the numbers?)
Congressional Quarterly reports that the DSCC continues its fundraising dominance over its GOP counterpart.
That basically leaves GOP Senator Norm Coleman to say "I told you so..."
The Washington Post created a bellwether site to examine the nation's competitive races. The first site talks about eight issues that will shape '06. Get that pen and pad out.
MN's Sixth is profiled. Basically it says pocketbook concerns may not have an impact on the race between Republican Michele Bachmann and DFLer Patty Wetterling. That hasn't swayed the DCCC who seem ready to put some tv $ in the race (tootin my own horn here).
Finally, espn.com has an interesting analysis on Joe Mauer's swing. What does it have to do with politics, you ask? Nothing. It's just a cool interactive tool. I can't link to it directly so you'll have to find it on your own (it was the top link when I was there).