A Democrat cheating to win? Say it isn't so.

This guy (Omar Fateh, running for mayor in Minneapolis) was just following the Democrat playbook; cheat to win. That said, Asmongold's assessment at the end seems fair:

Let's see how this goes.

 JD Vance speaking in Minnesota:

Well, not too bad. Not bad at all.

Democrats' canary in the coal mine

You want to know what Joe Biden's response is going to be when he is finally forced to take a position on whether he thinks the police should be defunded?  Well it won't be the same answer as the Minneapolis mayor who was asked the same question by protestors. 

He was clearly the canary in the coal mine for Democrats - or the trial balloon in a different metaphor. Biden cannot give the same answer and expect to get the Black Lives Matter, far left vote. But he cannot capitulate and get the suburban Democrat vote, at least in the same turnout level. So what is he going to do? He's going to try to craft some sort of middle of the road answer between the insanity of having no police and supporting law and order. Perhaps something along the lines of needing to review federal funding for states for police forces to meet some sort of threshold level of anti-racism in order to continue to receive funding. In other words, states will have to earn continued funding. Yes, that's an absurd stance but perhaps enough to stave off enough vote loss. Never mind that police funding is local and state funding of cities and federal funding of states is so peripherally linked to the actual question - radicals don't care.

As the left continues to eat itself, it's not all good news for president Trump.  If the media manages to avoid pinning down Joe Biden, the president should call him out during his own press engagement.  Then they will have to ask Joe.  It's no loss for the president - we all know where he stands on law and order.

Midterms Matter: In Minnesota 2nd District, please support Jason Lewis

Minnesota has been represented by Jason Lewis since 2017.  He deserves your continued support. He's an independent thinker, but focused on common sense approaches to issues:

Since taking office, Jason has served on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, the Budget Committee, and the Education and Workforce Committee.

Though an active Minnesota resident for two decades, many people in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District know Jason from his popular radio show in the Twin Cities. On the air, Jason was known for an independent streak – critical of the status quo in Washington and St. Paul.

The alternative to Jason Lews, might appear promising but really, is not an option:

It's not just health care; the economy is finally awakening after sleepwalking for the better part of a decade.  That's thanks to the tax cuts that Jason Lewis supported. Angie Craig doesn't want any part of it.

On the issues, Jason Lewis is far closer to common sense values. Please support his efforts; volunteer, donate or at least check out his positions on his website. And by all means - vote.

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: In Minnesota's 7th district, please support Dave Hughes.

According to FiveThirtyEight, Collin Peterson has a 93% chance of winning re-election in Minnesota's 7th congressional district. I suspect that's mainly due to his over-extended incumbency.  When you look at what Collin Peterson stands for, it's hard to understand why any Minnesotan would want him as their representative; higher gas tax, questionable insider donations, lack of constituent accountability,  unwillingness to investigate the IRS group targeting scandal,  and more:

Minnesotans deserve better. Thankfully Minnesotans have a choice. Instead of sending an establishment, partisan, do-nothing-and-feel-entitled politician back to congress, in Minnesota's 7th district, voters can vote for real change, for effective and responsible representation by voting for Dave Hughes.

President Trump won this district by almost 31 points.  Mitt Romney won by almost 10 points.  That difference shows that voters want real change, and in a more common sense direction.  A vote for a Democrat is a vote for the unhealthy status quo.  Dave Hughes has a real shot at winning the district and representing Minnesotan values in the next congress.  

Please support his efforts; volunteer, donate or at least check out his positions on his website. And by all means - vote. 

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: In Minnesota 3rd District, please support Erik Paulsen

In Minnesota's 3rd district, quality incumbent Eric Paulson has been trailing his Democratic opponent but the gap is closing.  His opponent is a hypocrite: an "environmentalist" millionaire who is heavily invested in fossil fuels.

This is an interesting situation - a rich, connected silver-spoon millionaire co-opting the liberal line, in a ostensibly liberal state in order to gain power. Unseemly.  Self-serving. And it's not the first time he's been a hypocrite.

Erik Paulsen has been a tireless servant for regular people and has worked hard in his role in congress in doing so.

Erik is a leading voice for accountability, transparency and fiscal discipline in the federal government. He serves of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and is a champion for small business, and supports pro-growth initiatives to create jobs. He is an active voice for fiscal discipline, ensuring our veterans receive the support they’ve earned, and strengthening American jobs and competitiveness.

This race is going to be close.  Erik Paulsen needs your vote and your help.  Please support his efforts; volunteer, donate or at least check out his positions on his website. And by all means - vote. 

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: In Minnesota's 8th District, please support Pete Stauber

Pete Stauber looked one month ago to be trailing in his congressional race for Minnesota's 8th congressional district. The most recent poll has him comfortably ahead in a district that leans Republican.  But this is no time to be complacent.  Without support, he won't win.  Stauber has been endorsed, more than once, and his opponent has some ruinous ideas.

Pete Stauber supports common sense, blue collar values.

Please support his efforts; volunteer, donate or at least check out his positions on his website. And by all means - vote.

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: In Minnesota's 1st District, please support Jim Hagerdorn

Jim Hagerdorn believes the president could use a hand in cleaning up Washington. In Minnesota's first district he is in a toss-up race that really matters.

He's committed to common sense:

His opponent, meanwhile is quietly focused on the ridiculous and destructive idea of impeaching the president, as well as other unimportant but divisive issues:

Asked whether he would support articles of impeachment against President Trump if Democrats take control of Congress, Feehan said the investigations, both by Congress and the special counsel, need to be finished first before a decision could be made by him, if he is elected.

“I don’t know how I would vote. We have to see through to the conclusion of the investigations,” he said.

Feehan would not say whether he would support Nancy Pelosi for speaker if Democrats take control of the House. Some centrist Democratic candidates for Congress have vowed to oppose Pelosi for speaker, concerned Republicans will damage their candidacies by associating them with the most liberal wing of the party.

...Hagedorn has proposed eight debates for the 1st District race. Feehan has proposed three... 

...During a phone interview, Hagedorn, who is making his third attempt for Congress, described Feehan as someone who “doesn’t fit the district, because he’s not from the district.” 

...“His positions are far to the left of Tim Walz when Walz ran for Congress in this district,” Hagedorn said, referring to the current occupant of the congressional seat who is running for governor.

“Dan is an open border’s guy. He’s a gun-control person who says we should look to Australia to handle firearms issues. He wants socialized medicine. I think Dan’s positions aren’t going to fly in Southern Minnesota,” he added.

Asked about whether he supports NFL football players taking a knee during the national anthem, Feehan said he supports “all nonviolent protests.”

It's a pretty clear cut case of common sense versus a return to low growth, expensive government waste and burdensome regulation.  

There is not much in the way of polling for the district, but the race is listed as a toss-up. Jim Hagerdorn needs your support. Please support his efforts; volunteer, donate or at least check out his positions on his website.  And by all means - vote.

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: For Minnesota Senate, please support Karin Housley

Karin Housely has a history of service to Minnesota, a common sense approach and a common sense vision for America that includes a thriving economy, accountable government and family values.

Her opponent once worked for Planned Parenthood at a very senior level. And despite claiming that she grew up in Minnesota, her roots are clearly New-Mexico-based. How far left is she?  Her mentor was Walter Mondale.

Karin Housely by contrast is quite different. Her policy positions are sound, common sense. Karin is definitely still the underdog in this race but her win would serve the state very well. 

Please support her efforts; volunteer, donate or at least check out her positions on her website.  And by all means - vote.

Thank you.

Minnesota: Mike McFadden is the better choice

I don't know why anyone would want a Senator who just doesn't know things, like Al Franken when an informed common sense candidate like Mike McFadden would do a wonderful job for the state.

Predicting the Election Outcome

This is really a weird year in terms of convergence of views on the outcome of the presidential election.  Polls are all over the place - from the differences between sample skews to the differences between the state polls and national polls, the lack of consistency points to a wide range of potential outcomes.  I've never looked at an election with as much optimism and trepidation at the same time.

The takeaway from Santorum's second wind

It's early, but if the results hold up as they look so far, there are some takeaways from the results.

(1)  Mitt Romney is in trouble.  In the non-binding Missouri race, Rick Santorum currently leads Romney 55% to 25%.  In Minnesota Santorum leads Ron Paul 43% to 27%.  Mitt Romney has 17% and only leads Newt Gingrich's 12%.  In Colorado, Rick Santorum leads Newt Gingrich 50% to 21%, Romney trails in third with 19%. That represents three majorities of Not Romney in one night.

(2) In the bigger picture there is room for two Not Romney candidates.  Gingrich is still well positioned in the south if he plays his cards right.  Santorum clearly is well positioned elsewhere to compete with Romney.  If the two play the game intelligently, they can split the states they compete with Romney.  Alternately if either Gingrich or Santorum bow out, the remaining candidate can compete with Romney.  Either way, Mitt Romney is in trouble.

(3) Santorum may be surging.  But it is too early to claim that, just as it was to early to claim victory for Romney after Florida or Nevada.  The race is more likely a lot more fluid than pundits have realized.

(4) Mitt Romney is not doomed now.  But he is in trouble. He doesn't have this race sewn up.  Other contenders can compete.  Clearly Santorum has a claim to be the not Romney.  Gingrich can also now claim his southern states strategy is more viable than people thought last week.  And with a  lengthy lull coming after tonight (with the exception of Maine), there is time for all the candidates to reformulate their plans.

(5) Ron Paul can't win, but his share of the votes in some states can be significant.  He cannot be ignored, not forever.  What remains to be seen is how he is included or excluded from the party.

Helping Out Tom Emmer

Republican Tom Emmer may be a bit of a dark horse, but the race for Minnestoa governor is very tight in the home stretch. According to Rasmussen,

The race to be Minnesota's next governor remains a close one with Republican Tom Emmer running neck-and-neck with Democrat Mark Dayton, while support for Independence Party candidate Tom Horner appears to be fading.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state finds Dayton still barely ahead, with 44% support to Emmer's 41%. Horner now picks up 10% of the vote.

For Emmers, jobs are priority #1:

And that means better education;



and most importantly, he's no Mark Dayton;

Franken gets it

Al Franken, clueless lefty, finally gets it. Known for his boisterous tirades and his angry brand of anti-conservative illogical, Franken has been on his game during the hearings for Supreme Court judicial nominee Elena Kagan. The thing is, it looks like his game isn't really politics.

Senator Franken? That's just stinkin' thinkin!

Unfortunately the reality is that Al Fanken will be seated as a Senator for Minnesota. It's more than just stinkin' thinkin'. This from the state that elected Jesse 'The Body" Ventura as Governor. True, some people will call shenanigans on the process that saw every vote not be counted. And there's merit to that claim;

Ginsberg said he believes 4,400 unopened absentee ballots should count, and called Monday's ruling "inconsistent with the Minnesota tradition of enfranchising voters."

But Rick Hasen, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles who runs an election law blog, called it "a careful, unanimous opinion" that is "unlikely to be disturbed on appeal."

Just because you carefully considered rejecting legal ballots, does not mean you came to a reasonable conclusion. Statistically speaking you've got an odd, unlikely result. So the claims of something untoward happening to get that win for Franken are legitimate.

But then there's reality.

There are two things missed here. Mondale, Ventura, Franken is not a track record of which to be proud.

Secondly and more importantly - every vote counts apparently holds true in Florida Democratic circles but not in Minnesota. Or more precisely, in Democratic circles it holds true when it helps Democrats, but when they are on the wrong side of that equation - shenanigans. Legal mumbo jumbo. Obfuscation, delay and misdirection.

CNN: from Al Gore "The first lesson is this: Take it from me -- every vote counts. In our Democracy, every vote has power. And never forget: that power is yours. Don't let anyone take it away or talk you into throwing it away. And let's make sure that this time every vote is counted."

It gets kookier.

Those who decry what they deem as an unfair election are clearly not up in arms over this Franken travesty, where an election actually has been stolen. But they will scream to high Heaven when they think they can get away with it.

What it boils down to, is that Minnesota will seat a loudmouth kook in the Senate. They got what they deserve for not turning out for Coleman in greater numbers, or for supporting this blight on rational and civil discourse. The problem is that unfortunately America has to put up with Minnesota's mistake.

Progressive stealth attack

A little while ago I posted some concerns (not assertions) about the creeping-Franken-election-count. I got a polite comment in return questioning why I was raising baseless accusations about a seemingly above board and all clean election recount.

I of course replied which prompted him to reply again. Politely again. However, I researched his name John Emerson, and found similar posts on other sites/blogs, especially since he stated he has been performing an Internet 'study' and offered corrections where he's found them.

What I found was a blog where he calls people thinking the election was being stolen 'morons' and one where he is seemingly a writer for the Minnesota Progressive Project, and claiming Norm Coleman is stealing the election.

So he claims that Coleman is stealing the election but wants me to offer evidence that Franken is trying to do so? Please. There have been numerous questions raised in countless places. If he doesn't want to believe what he's read in his 'Internet study', any evidence I might offer is going to fall on deaf ears.

Franken campaign's absurd statement

In Minnesota, Mark Elias - Al Franken's campaign attorney is claiming they will win by 35-50 votes when the Senate recount is complete. The fact that the statement has been been is absurd.

1) If they know that is the case, then to paraphrase Corporal Hudin the movie Aliens, why don't we just put him in charge? Did his team count faster than the official recount?




2) The comments mean nothing, since the recount is NOT FINISHED. On top of that it's inappropriate to claim victory during a recount. What happened to every vote must be counted? Is that only true when you're behind, Democrats?

3) How can they possibly know the outcome before it happens unless they know something others don't know? Which they shouldn't know by the way. If that's the case, then the fix is in - so why advertise it?

The real question is whether this election is being stolen. It sure seems like the recount will continue until the outcome Franken is looking for is accomplished. Sort of reminds me of 2000, when Democrats tried to steal the election from Bush. If indeed the election is being stolen, Americans have a right to know. This should be a more open process - as the rug is being pulled out from underneath Senator Coleman there needs to be brought into the light of day the underhanded tactics in play from the Franken camp.

Secondarily where is Coleman on these questions? I would be all over every comment out of the Franken camp. Decorum has no place in this situation. Every comment, no matter how inane has to be challenged and requests for tangible proof must be forthcoming. If I were part of the Coleman team, every day I would be talking to the media, explaining the latest Franken tactic and why each questionable one is being allowed and what it means for Democracy. This is a knock-down drag out fight being fought on one side and the Coleman camp has no reason to remain above the fray - they're in it whether they want to be or not. The votes are in, public image doesn't matter for these guys until 2014. So fight for every vote, procedurally and publicly. Make your case publicly because whether you want to admit it or not, public opinion can cause a bias on anyone, including election officials.

Lastly, the US Senate does not need another blowhard demagogue right now, and Franken fits that bill to a T. And if he's corrupt to boot, it compounds the image of the Blagojevich/Rahm scandal. Surely the electorate, particularly the Democrat electorate, is not so cynical as to say "who cares if he's a crook, he's on our side' he's the guy we want". And surely, if that's the case, the effort should be started right now, if evidence is there, use it to make the point about political corruption. This is not change, unless change for the worse counts as change. I guess technically it does, but I'm pretty sure it's not the change the Obamabots were voting to get. Then again, maybe it's not the type of change they are prone to want to notice.