Dump Michele Bachmann (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
Chris Truscott of the Barkley campaign just called me and announced that Elwyn Tinklenberg just delivered a concession speech on 91.1 radio. Well, my friends--thank you for fighting the good fight. In my view, when God closes an "election" door, He opens a "censure" window. The fight goes on, starting tonight. Starting right now, in fact...
Dump Michele Bachmann (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
PiPress : Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is hosting a "Road to Victory" rally today at O'Gara's Grill in St. Paul. The doors open at 3 p.m. and the event starts at 4 p.m. Sen. Norm Coleman, Rep. John Kline and Rep. Michele Bachmann are expected to attend. I hope reporters have a chance to ask her about the claim she made Saturday on the NARN radio suggesting that a NTSB report will find Elwyn...
Minnesota Democrats Exposed © (Free subscription) | 11/01/2008
This video is pricesless: Elwyn Tinklenberg is “delighted” there are lobbyists in Washington D.C. I hope Tinklenberg keeps talking like this for the next few days.
Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
Who the heck is Chuck Baldwin and why is he running for president?
Dump Michele Bachmann (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
The PiPress Editorial Board endorses Elwyn Tinklenberg : Once again, Minnesota's 6th Congressional District is in the national spotlight. And it is focused, like a proverbial laser, on the Republican incumbent, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann. Our take is simple. We believe that Bachmann's positions and voting record are probably a better match for this conservative-trending district, even...
Dump Michele Bachmann (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
Polinaut : GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann and DFLer Elwyn Tinklenberg were orginally scheduled to debate tomorrow but it's been moved to Thursday at 11. H/T Lady
David Drake (Free subscription) | 10/25/2008
Elwyn TinklePants: Jeebus told him not to worry about gusset plates. Elwyn Tinklenberg TinklePants is the Democrat candidate running against Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. TinklePants is the former head honcho of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and...get this...he's one of those religious Lefties . Yeah, he's a former Methodist Minister! Horrors!...
Dump Michele Bachmann (Free subscription) | 10/26/2008
... session that followed her speech Tuesday, Bachmann hinted she would attempt to tie Tinklenberg to the 2007 collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis. Without mentioning Tinklenberg — the former state transportation commissioner under then-Gov. Jesse Ventura from 1998 to 2002 — she called the collapse “a failure of government.” She suggested a final National Transportation...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
Minnesota Public Radio (10/21-23, likely voters): Elwyn Tinklenberg (DFL) : 45 Michelle Bachmann (R-inc) : 43 Bob Anderson (IP) : 5 (MoE: ?4.7%) Last night SurveyUSA showed Elwyn Tinklenberg zooming out of obscurity and past Michelle Bachmann in the wake of her mac-carth-a moment on Hardball. Today gives us another poll (from Minnesota Public Radio) giving Tinklenberg...
Dump Michele Bachmann (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
Minnesota Public Radio : Poll: Dead heat in the 6th District race The poll of 430 likely 6th District voters shows 45 percent favor DFL challenger Elwyn Tinklenberg, compared to 43 percent for incumbent Rep. Michele Bachmann. Five percent of those surveyed support Bob Anderson, the Independence Party candidate. The survey was taken after Bachmann publicly questioned whether the views...
Dump Michele Bachmann (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
ECM publishes a bunch of papers in the 6th CD. Today, they endorsed Elwyn Tinklenberg : Michele Bachmann made a compelling case for her re-election during a recent interview with the ECM Editorial Board... ... but .... We appreciate her strong stance on the bailout, but we question her wisdom in calling for resignation of fellow Congressional leaders. We fear that her polarizing approach...
MyDD (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
More bad news for Minnesota's freshman Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, whose neo-McCarthyist rant last week on "Hardball" has led to a backlash -- including at least $1.3 million in contributions to her Democratic challenger, Elwyn Tinklenberg -- that has turned her once relatively safe reelection bid into an uphill climb for a second term. SurveyUSA just polled the district...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
SurveyUSA (10/20-21, likely voters): Elwyn Tinklenberg (DFL) : 47 Michele Bachmann (R-inc) : 44 Bob Anderson (IP) : 6 (MoE: ?4%) It seems that every cycle, one Republican hands Democrats a golden opportunity just by shooting their mouth off. In 2004, Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning turned what was supposed to be a blowout into a near-loss after a series of bizarre statements and erratic...
Greg Prince's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
He’s putting the money to good use. We’ve got to get Bachmann out of there. Also, Keith Olbermann noticed Minnesota’s most embarassing whack job. more about “Elwyn Tinklenberg Transportation Ad“, posted with vodpod
Dump Michele Bachmann (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
Short biography of Elwyn Tinklenberg . It features Tinklenberg's achievements as Transportation Commissioner in the Ventura administration including the very successful Hiawatha LRT Line (nice shots of the LRT and swarms of passengers). Bachmann opposed the Hiawatha Line and the Northstar commuter line currently under construction. Read about Bachmann's sorry transportation record...
