The Daily Digest: 10-16-06
Sunday's "Meet the Press" debate between Democrat Amy Klobuchar and Republican Mark Kennedy leads the digest. MPR, the Star Tribune, the Pi Press, the MN Daily. KSTP-TV and the St. Cloud Times have stories. The Washington Post also has this write-up on the debate and offers this perspective on Kennedy and the war in Iraq:
"I think Kennedy did as good as he can do," said a national GOP campaign official who watched the 40-minute debate and who lamented its initial focus on the Iraq war. "It is just a tough issue to be talking about it in mid-October in a state like Minnesota," said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of critiquing an ongoing campaign and candidate."
The Meet the Press debate will air on MPR at noon. You can also listen to it on our website or read the transcript.
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The National Review has a story saying the race will probably go to Klobuchar. The writer also says Kennedy's decision to run for the Senate may determine control of the House. I think that's a stretch. Doesn't control of the House depend on the GOP candidates actually running for Congress not the guy who's running for the Senate?
Forum Communications has profiles of Kennedy, Klobuchar and I-P candidate Robert Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald is on Midday today. Klobuchar will be on the program on Tuesday. Kennedy is tentatively scheduled for Thursday. Klobuchar is also holding a news conference today to criticize Kennedy on his latest ad. Kennedy has an afternoon news conference to criticize Klobuchar on the war.
Kennedy still leads Klobuchar in fundraising but she outraised him in the most recent quarter. Wetterling is leading Bachmann in the money race in MN's 6th District.
The Washington Post's David Broder mentions Bachmann and Wetterling in his column on women making inroads this election.
Real Clear Politics says the GOP problem has hit Minnesota.
DFLer Mike Hatch held a news conference on Sunday to complain about rising property taxes but offers no solution. WCCO-TV and the Strib have stories.
The Star Tribune follows Sunday's profile of Hatch with a look at his record.
The paper also follows Sunday's look at property taxes with a story on fees.
KSTP-TV and the Pi Press take a look at the race in the 5th.
DFL Secretary of State candidate Mark Ritchie has a new tv ad out. It's scheduled to run on KARE-11and Fox 9 over the next couple of weeks.
The Star Tribune announces that Katherine Kersten has a new blog. Conservatives cheer and liberals groan.
Finally, the Star Tribune has a story on a radio host who doesn't even live in Minnesota. Maybe callers should ask him who he's going to vote for in Minnesota's Senate race. I wonder how he'd answer that one.