The Daily Digest: 10-23-08
One day after saying she said she regretted her comments about Barack Obama, GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann continues to raise criticism of Obama on conservative talk radio. She said "America will be changed forever" if Obama is elected.
Meanwhile, the National Republican Congressional Committee has pulled the plug on the last week of ads that were scheduled to run for Bachmann. The Pi Press and the Star Tribune have stories.
The Fix says House Republicans are bowing to political reality.
Democrat El Tinklenberg's new ad reportedly shows video footage of Bachmann on MSNBC. I'll link to it once I find it.
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KARE takes a look at the race.
Bachmann writes a blog post criticizing the EPA.
Bachmann's DFL challenger, El Tinklenberg, criticizes the Bush Administration in this blog entry.
Vandalism
The homes of six Minnesota politicians have been vandalized. They are GOP Sen. Norm Coleman, DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar, GOP Rep. John Kline, GOP Rep. Jim Ramstad, DFL Rep. Keith Ellison and GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann.
An Obama sign is attacked with racist messages in Southside Township.
3rd District
The candidates play nice in their latest debate. They also say they'll buck their own parties.
The Minnesota Republican Party will run ads on Paulsen's behalf.
1st District
DFL Rep. Tim Walz gets good ratings from an Afghanistan and Iraq Vet group.
Walz is also scaling back his ad buys in the Twin Cities. Republican Brian Davis is canceling his TV ad buys in the Twin Cities. No link provided since I saw the reports.
2nd District
The Jordan Independent profiles the 2nd.
4th District
MinnPost profiles the 4th.
Race for Senate
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will campaign with Coleman today. Franken will
campaign in Austin. DFLer Al Franken touts the middle class in his pitch about the economy. The Star Tribune and the Pi Press have stories KARE profiles Franken. Survey USA says GOP Sen. Norm Coleman's job approval rating has plummeted. Hillary Clinton stars in the latest Franken ad. Race for President DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar will appear with a special guest endorsement for Barack Obama today. Oh the Suspense! The Big Ten poll has Obama up big in Minnesota. An AP poll says the race is tightening but the Washington Post/ABC poll says Obama's up double digits. A new poll says religious voters are moving to Obama. McCain says he would consider a second stimulus package. He also says he's tested. Obama hits back on McCain's socialism comments. A study finds that negative media coverage of John McCain is up. The New York Times takes a look at GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin's wardrobe purchases in Minneapolis. The McCain campaign says the clothes will go to charity. Race for Legislature Gov. Pawlenty is working hard to elect GOP members to the Minnesota House. 2008 Other Political ad spending in the Twin Cities tops $40 million. The Center for Responsive Politics will cost $5.3 billion. Economy Jobless claims are up. State Government The state settles with two annuity firms. An ex-state employee is indicted for fraud. Minnesota's job market will continue shrinking in the coming months. Congress DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar says he'll fight to secure the pension funds of workers on the Iron Range.