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Scenes from a northern battleground district
Tom Anzelc’s sign on the corner of Itasca 8 and 336. It should be noted that the Balsam Deer Hunter’s Supper does not feature Michelob, though it is on the sign. Lord, give us votes, but thanks for the roast beef. This is the first election in a few cycles where the Minnesota deer hunting…
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V.P. Biden in Superior Friday afternoon
As mentioned earlier this week, Vice President Joe Biden will speak in Superior, Wisconsin — just across the bridge from Duluth, Minnesota — Friday afternoon. Doors open at 1 p.m. at the Superior Middle School. Tickets are free and can be obtained from the Obama campaign. Related posts: No related posts.
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On the MinnesotaBrown interview used in attack ads
It’s interesting to watch Rep. Chip Cravaack’s campaign and the American Action Network use footage from my interview with Cravaack’s challenger and former Rep. Rick Nolan last spring in negative attack ads. I had written a couple weeks ago that I was glad the interview was being viewed and that the quotes were being used…
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Persell, Howes to square off Thursday morning on Northern Community Radio
The final KAXE “Making Sausage” legislative forum between Reps. John Persell (DFL-Bemidji) and Larry Howes (R-Walker) in District 5A will take place Thursday morning from 8:15 to 9 a.m. on 91.7 KAXE Grand Rapids/90.5 KBXE Bemidji/89.9 Brainerd and kaxe.org. Tune in for what has been an interesting series of open format discussions between the candidates…
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Watch Cravaack, Nolan in final MN-8 debate today
Today at noon Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-MN8) will debate challenger and former Rep. Rick Nolan (DFL) in the fourth and final debate. Fittingly, the debate will be held at Mesabi Range Community and Technical College in Virginia, one of the hubs of the Iron Range region. As has been the case throughout the election, The…
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Wisconsin’s 7th District: Who is the *real* fake lumberjack?
My only real knowledge of the race for Congress in Wisconsin’s 7th District comes from what spills over into the Duluth TV market. Rep. Sean Duffy (R) faces Pat Kreitlow (D). The district itself bears a lot of similarity to my home district in MN-8. WI-7 is rustic, northern, was abnormally Democratic for decades before…
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Oberstar speaks out on coming transportation shortfalls
MinnPost’s Marlys Harris has a profile and interview of former Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN8) on transportation issues. Oberstar might have had a hard fall after his upset defeat in 2010, but his knowledge of transportation issues continues to be remarkable. He paints a picture of the cost of infrastructure maintenance in the future, a task…
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Vote No campaign kicks of Iron Range closing argument
Though I have strong personal political views, I try to avoid letting this blog become too activist in its goals. I like to report and analyze, but also like people to make up their own minds about how to vote. This reflects a change from the early days of this blog, which many of you…
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Vice President Biden to visit Superior on Friday
The campaign stops are coming fast and furious. Vice President Joe Biden will speak in Superior, Wisconsin this Friday. It’s a dual-purpose stop, catching the swing region of northwestern Wisconsin, a vital swing state, and reinforcing the Duluth, Minnesota, media market on that side of the bridge. As you may know, Bill Clinton will speak…
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Watch Bill Clinton speak at MN rally, courtesy of @theuptake
For those who can’t attend President Bill Clinton’s rallies in Minneapolis and Duluth today, The Uptake is providing a live feed of the Minneapolis rally. I’m happy to share it here. They will be recording the Duluth rally. I’ll also check to see if any news organizations are live streaming that event. UPDATE: Northland’s NewsCenter…
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DFL confirms Tuesday Bill Clinton rallies in Duluth, Minneapolis
UPDATE: Live footage of President Clinton in Duluth here. Former President Bill Clinton will rally voters in Duluth and Minneapolis Tuesday in support of President Obama, Senator Amy Klobuchar and, among others, former Rep. Rick Nolan, the DFL candidate in Minnesota’s Eighth Congressional District. At this time it appears that the rallies will take place…
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Clarity, clatter mark final week of MN-8 showdown
Last night, PPP released a new poll showing a 48-44 percent lead for former U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan (DFL) in his bid to oust freshman Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-MN8). While this lead remains narrow in terms of the margin of error, this is the third poll showing a Nolan lead in the past two weeks.…
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COLUMN: Love, like iron, stands up to pressure and time
This is my Sunday column for the Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece aired last week on KAXE’s “Between You and Me.” You may access the audio version here. Love, like iron, stands up to pressure and timeBy Aaron J. Brown The story of the Iron…
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Nolan, Cravaack and the politics of place in MN-8
Last year, Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-MN8) moved his family to New Hampshire so that his wife could be closer to her job in Boston. This was highly unusual for a freshmen member of Congress in a closely-contested district. The move made life easier for Cravaack’s family, which is admirable, but a political nightmare at the…
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Remembering Wellstone on the Iron Range
Today we commemorate the lives of Paul and Sheila Wellstone, Marcia Wellstone Markuson, Tom Lapic, Mary McEvoy, and Will McLaughlin. We lost them ten years ago today in plane crash on the Iron Range, an event that changed the course of Minnesota politics. In the hyper-partisan world in which we now live, it’s hard to…