Archive for 'CD-3' Category


Bonoff and Running?

2009 August 5 by First Ringer

How much long will it be All Quiet on the Western Suburban front?
It was almost a year ago that Rep. Jim Ramstad passed up his nearly lifetime appointment as the Congressman from Minnesota’s Third Congressional District, putting a seat that had routinely gone to the Republican incumbent by 30 or 40-point margins in play.  And despite a flurry of [...]

Paulsen Firmly Resists Paycheck Liability

2009 January 28 by Paul

Were I an employer, I would think twice before hiring or retaining marginal employees, upon enactment of S.181. The purpose of the bill is to roll employer liabilities continuously forward upon each paycheck. Coined the “Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act”, it would be more accurately termed the “Lilly Ledbetter Paycheck Liability Act”. The bill was [...]

Paulsen’s Lack of Will on SCHIP

2009 January 27 by Paul

In the 1/14 “SCHIP” House vote of 289 to 139, there were 40 Republicans joining the majority. New US Rep Erik Paulsen R-MN03 of Eden Prairie was among them. Many recall that in 2007 W courageously vetoed a less expensive SCHIP bill. Many recall how Michele Bachmann bravely stood her ground back then.
“SCHIP 01/14 HR [...]

Be Not Afraid of Greatness

2009 January 2 by First Ringer

To paraphrase the Baird: some politicians are born great, some achieve greatness and some are simply called great by the Washington Post’s Fix rundown of the Best U.S. House campaigns of 2008:
• Minnesota’s 3rd district — Erik Paulsen (R): At first glance, the retirement of Rep. Jim Ramstad (R) presented an ideal pickup opportunity for national Democrats. [...]

Paulsen votes against increasing teenage minority unemployment – again

2008 May 5 by Gary M. Miller

The kidz apparently think increasing the minimum wage is sound public policy.

If you injected 10 economists with sodium pentathol, you would be hard pressed to find one who would would agree.

Has it come to this?

2007 October 8 by SD63

Really, has it?
Iraq war veteran and former Watertown Mayor Steve Sarvi just began his campaign against Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) on Thursday, but he’s already talking about not only his own victory in 13 months, but three others for the state’s Democrats as well.
“We’re talking about the whole state turning blue,” Sarvi said. “It’s going [...]

Poll-pourri

2007 September 25 by First Ringer

News n’ notes heard ’round the various water coolers of the 3rd congressional district:
* With Terri Bonoff now officially in the race, word is spreading rapidly of the Minnetonka senator’s potential strength.  Sources outside the district are even becoming aware of Bonoff’s ideological fit for the 3rd and prowess among the education lobby.
* As rumored, [...]

Sullivan out

2007 September 24 by Gary M. Miller

Quick-draw MDE beats us the the punch in reporting that Brian Sullivan will not be a candidate in the 3rd.
We spoke with a GOP heavyweight who commented, “Brian is an executive, not 1 of 435.”
By taking a pass, Sullivan remains the conservative heir-apparent to Tim Pawlenty in 2010. 

Jeff Johnson to conservatives: take heart

2007 September 24 by Gary M. Miller

Jeff Johnson chastises my stinkin’ thinkin’. 
As long as we nominate a conservative candidate who understands what most of the voters in the Third District care about, we will be successful. A prolife candidate will lose some votes and gain some votes because of that issue. But abortion (or gay marriage, school choice, stem-cell research, gun [...]

CD-3 EXCLUSIVE: Paulsen assembles potent team

2007 September 21 by Gary M. Miller

TvM spoke with folks close to likely congressional candidate Erik Paulsen last evening and learned that the 7-term Eden Prairie conservative is quietly assembling a potent fundraising team. 
Both Senator Boschwitz and fmr. GOP chair Ron Eibensteiner have signed on to spearhead Paulsen’s nascent bid.  The state representative is said to be putting together an impressive “kitchen cabinet”.
One [...]

After the Rammer

2007 September 17 by First Ringer

UPDATED: The Ramming has ceased.  Let the electoral hammering begin.
Third Congressional District Rep. Jim Ramstad looked to be the Minnesota GOP’s senior statesman.  Locked into his district, a repeated winner by huge margins and armed with a perpetually large campaign account, Ramstad appeared set for life, destined to become a Republican Martin Sabo or Jim [...]

6-2?

2007 September 17 by Gary M. Miller

Is the Minnesota congressional delegation about to go 6-2 Democrat?
That could be the net result if this rumor posted by Brodkorb proves to be true.
Jim Ramstad is the embodiment of everything I loathe about RINOs.  He is an SOB but he’s OUR SOB and losing Ramstad would almost certainly mean losing this “first ring” seat.  Congressional [...]