Today’s jobs numbers once again illustrate the Democrats’ failed economic policies. More people believe that Elvis is still alive than the stimulus actually created jobs. Can you blame them? By growing government and the national debt, Americans are not better off today. But, in November, the voters will be able to make a real change to get our country moving again.
One disillusioned voter is Minnesota independent voter Thomas Partridge. He voted for Democrats in the past, but has become disappointed by them. He talked to a Minnesota newspaper:
“I don’t agree with [the] borrowing that they’re doing, the taxing and the continual spending,” Partridge said. “The results are not there, and we cannot keep digging a hole. There is not the fiscal responsibly that they said they would take.”
Unfortunately for Partridge, he is being represented by a Congressman who is part of the problem.
Rep. Tim Walz has sided with Nancy Pelosi over 97% of the time. For instance, Rep. Walz has voted for trillion dollar deficits, a government takeover of health care bill, and a cap-and-trade national energy tax.
Voters in Minnesota’s First District can make a change in November by sending Young Gun candidate Randy Demmer to Congress.
On taxing and spending, this former farmer and small business owner gets it, which is a clear contrast to an out of touch Democrat controlled Congress.
First, if Congress doesn’t do anything, on January 1st, 2011, taxes will go up for millions of Americans, including many small businesses. That will discourage economic growth and job creation–which we all know we desperately need. Rep. Walz had a chance to do something about it. Instead, he along with other House Democrats chose to go back to their districts to campaign.
Randy recently pointed out what will happen if taxes rise:
The Walz-Obama approach would impair the ability of small-business owners to put our country back to work by raising taxes on nearly 40 percent of all small-business income — money that could otherwise be used to hire more workers.
Second, Randy wants the job-killing health care law (supported by Rep. Walz) repealed and replaced with “common sense alternatives that won’t drive up the cost of healthcare or put government in the drivers’ seat.”
Third, Agriculture is a vital industry in the First District. The Democrats’ plan to raise energy taxes through a cap-and-trade national energy tax plan would hurt farmers since they use energy to raise crops. Rep. Walz joined Democrats in voting for it, while Randy strongly opposes it.
I’m impressed with Randy’s strong campaign. He has momentum on his side. Check out his website and his Facebook page.
Thanks,
Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Moe Lane
Dan McLaughlin
Dan Spencer
Jeff Emanuel
Neil Stevens
Cook just moved this race to "Lean D"
qsclues (Diary) Friday, October 8th at 2:35PM EDT (link)It had been “Likely D”. I’ve seen no polling on this race, which is odd given that the Republicans were targeting this one from the beginning. As I noted in a previous diary, Walz has done some internal polling, but hasn’t released the results. I suspect that it is because he doesn’t like what he sees.
This is the district I grew up in, and my father owned a small business there for over 30 years. And his father was in the restaurant business before that. The business my father worked in has been struggling because of a lack of development in the area. Walz isn’t helping.
By all accounts, Walz is a nice guy (he was a high-school teacher who a couple of my cousins actually had), but a major liberal in a moderately conservative district. Demmer may well win this now that Walz has the cap-and-trade and Obamacare votes around his neck.
I also saw in a Barone column that a recent poll showed the usually-safe Jim Oberstar up in MN-8 by only 3 points. Meanwhile, Bachmann is up 8 to 10 in every poll. Who thought even a couple of months ago that Bachmann would be safer than Oberstar?
Main Entry: rac·ism
Pronunciation: \ˈrā-ˌsi-zəm also -ˌshi-\
Function: noun
Date: 1933
1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination
3 : term used by a liberal to concede an argument
Actually, the GOP hasn't been targeting MN-01 from
eburke (Diary) Friday, October 8th at 2:45PM EDT (link)the beginning because Walz won it with 63% of the vote in ’08 for two reasons:
1) He parlays his Vet status and NRA endorsement, along with his “I’m a nice guy” patina, into making folks think he’s a moderate conservative;
2) Our side nominated someone who didn’t run a very effective campaign.
As I noted below, Randy’s staff has worked tirelessly to get this on the national radar screen because you usually don’t look at districts where the incumbent won w/13% of the vote as prime candidates to flip.
This race is *absolutely* winnable and Randy’s got the fire, the vigor and the message to get it done.
“All that need be done for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
Unified Patriots
All true, but...
qsclues (Diary) Friday, October 8th at 4:47PM EDT (link)…this was a Republican seat prior to 2006, so I do believe they felt it was a pickup opportunity if they got the right candidate. It was certainly a better pickup opportunity than any other Minnesota seat.
Main Entry: rac·ism
Pronunciation: \ˈrā-ˌsi-zəm also -ˌshi-\
Function: noun
Date: 1933
1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination
3 : term used by a liberal to concede an argument
I will agree that it was/is the most likely to flip,
eburke (Diary) Friday, October 8th at 6:18PM EDT (link)but I’ll also tell you as a supporter of Demmer’s since April that he didn’t get any GOP lovin’ (translate ‘money) until about 2 weeks ago.
I’m not saying I blame them; I don’t. Walz won with 63% of the vote in ’08 and when you start running your finger down a list of districts that might flip so you can concentrate your resources, you usually don’t pay a whole lot of attention to the one’s where the vote total for the Dem starts with the number 6 (or higher).
Randy and his folks have worked their hinders off on this, and they (and Cravaak’s folks up in MN-08, which is even more of a miracle than MN-01) need all the help we can give them if we want to make this the tsunami it has the potential to be.
“All that need be done for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
Unified Patriots
I might add
rdelbov Friday, October 8th at 2:39PM EDT (link)that farm income in 2009 was 33% lower then in 2008–a modest recovery is expected in 2010 but surely that impacts this district in a negative way for the democrats.
I live in MN-01 and Randy *rocks*. I voted for Randy at the
eburke (Diary) Friday, October 8th at 2:41PM EDT (link)District Nominating convention and April and have not regretted it for a moment.
Why? Because Randy spent over an *hour* with me on the phone, explaining his positions and why Tim Walz needs to go. He is an articulate promoter of conservative ideas and doesn’t need a teleprompter to be able to look you in the eyes and tell you that it is *not* the role of government to dictate to private individuals and businesses what they should and should not do.
Randy is a tireless campaigner (I was privileged to walk with him in some of the 50+ small-town, rural parades he walked in this summer) and he and his staff have been working 16 hour days, seven days a week to put this race on the radar.
The bottom line is: Tim Walz has a ACU lifetime rating of 6% as he represents a district that is an R+1 district, and has been in Republican hands for all but 12 years since 1894. That means that *my* Congressman is to the *left* of Dennis “The Menace” Kucinich’s 9% lifetime rating.
Please. Help. Us. Get. Rid. Of. Him.
“All that need be done for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
Unified Patriots
Demmer and Cravaack
tholmstrom Friday, October 8th at 2:43PM EDT (link)Walz was elected in the Democrat wave of 2006 when he upset 12 year incumbant Gil Gutnecht. This is a mostly rural farming district, but includes the medical hub of Rochester and university hub of Mankato. Mankato went almost 80% for Walz in 2006 to help him pull the upset. Walz tries to paint himself as a moderate, but he’s far from it. He’s with Pelosi on every major bill. We need Demmer to win.
Also watch out for Chip Cravaack in Northern MN (MN-08). He’s polling within the margin of error against 36 year incumbant and transportation committee chair Jim Oberstar. Oberstar has always won by huge margins, but this year could be different. Chip is a Navy veteran and retired Northwest Airlines pilot. He’s an excellent candidate and has a ground game going like I’ve never seen up here. Go to www.ChipCravaack.com to donate.
I almost fell off my chair, tholmstrom, when I saw Cravaack w/in the MOE.
eburke (Diary) Friday, October 8th at 6:24PM EDT (link)Considering the MN-08 contains the highest concentration of unions in the state, along with the liberal stronghold of Duluth, I didn’t think Cravaack had a prayer against Mr. I’ve been in Washington Forever Oberstar. And I *know* he’s not exactly awash in cash.
In the famous last words category, I had a politically active friend of mine ask if there was a chance to take out Oberstar this year to which I replied “unfortunately, the only way Oberstar loses that district before assumption of room temperature is if the wave is so high that there are fewer than 100 Dems left in the House.”
Dear God, let both be true.
“All that need be done for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
Unified Patriots
We need to close strong. It would be beyond sweet to give Oberstar an involuntary retirement
tholmstrom Friday, October 8th at 11:51PM EDT (link)Growing up in Duluth and having recently moved back here, I’m always skeptical when there’s any good news politically. The poll showing Cravaack this close was done by his campaign, which leads me to be skeptical. But I thought for sure that Oberstar would put out an internal saying that he’s actually way ahead by now. That hasn’t happened, so I’m hoping that the poll is reasonably accurate. I will attempt a backflip if Chip pulls the upset.