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DFL'ers to "push" on gun issues.
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kimberman
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Post subject: DFL'ers to "push" on gun issues. Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:24 am |
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Joined: Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:48 pm Posts: 2782 Location: St. Paul
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Focus your time and efforts on these Legislators and pro-gun supporters IN their districts. It's more "efficient" than beating your head directly against Mpls/StP dems. Focus on these 14 (and focus more intensely on the 3 underlined Reps) in your communications.
Quote: Today, Smart Politics examines those DFL legislators who have to toe equally thin political lines – those who serve in districts that were carried by both John McCain and Norm Coleman.
It is true that for the GOP to peel off even one or two DFLers in such an override scenario would be quite a feat: back in February of this year, the DFL was able to hold all 85 members of its caucus as the House overrode Governor Tim Pawlenty’s transportation bill veto, 91-41 (gaining six Republicans along the way).
While 11 of the 47 Republican seats (23 percent) represent districts carried by Barack Obama, 14 of the 87 DFL districts (16 percent) voted for both John McCain and Norm Coleman (no DFL house district carried by McCain was also won by Al Franken).
The ‘McCain 14’ are: Dave Olin (01A), Brita Sailer (02B), Tim Faust (08B), Mary Ellen Otremba (11B), John Ward (12A), Al Doty (12B), Al Juhnke (13B), Larry Hosch (14B), Gail Kulick Jackson (16A), Jeremy Kalin (17B), Kory Kath (26A), Andy Welti (30B), Denise R. Dittrich (47A), and Paul Gardner (53A). [The underlined Reps are on key committees.]
· These 14 DFL legislators have served an average of 2.9 terms – similar to the 2.6 terms of experience held by the 11 GOP representatives serving in Obama districts.
· Only two legislators, Jackson (16A) and Kath (26A), are newcomers.
· John McCain carried these 14 districts by an average of 7.3 points, including double-digit victories in districts represented by Otremba (11B, 11.9 points), Doty (12B, 16.4 points), Hosch (14B, 10.5 points), and Jackson (16A, 13.8 points).
· Norm Coleman, meanwhile, carried these districts by an even greater margin: an average of 11.7 points, including double-digit margins in all but three districts (Sailor’s 02B, Faust’s 08B, and Ward’s 12A).
· Not surprisingly, considering the partisan leanings of their districts, the majority of these DFL legislators faced stiff challenges in their 2008 electoral bids: 9 of the 14 won by less than 10 points and 6 of these narrowly won by 5 points or less. Only Ward (12A, 30.0 points), Hosch (14B, 34.3 points), Kath (26A, 13.9 points), Welti (30B, 11.2 points), and Dittrich (47A, 18.9 points) won comfortably.
Granted, the likelihood of any possible DFL defection is contingent on the details of the particular legislation at hand; this entry serves to highlight those DFLers who would potentially face greater political heat from the Republican-leaning districts in which they serve, should they decide to vote with their caucus.
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/smartpolit ... s_in_1.php
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jrp267
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:02 pm |
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Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2006 2:39 pm Posts: 124
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Jeremy Kalin who represents me needs no push. He is one of those rare pro gun dems. He voted for Tony Cornish's bill last year. But does get alot of pressure from the party.
_________________ But if “bear
arms” means, as the petitioners and the dissent think, the
Opinion of the Court
carrying of arms only for military purposes, one simply
cannot add “for the purpose of killing game.” The right “to
carry arms in the militia for the purpose of killing game”
is worthy of the mad hatter.
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Andrew Rothman
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:03 pm |
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Joined: Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:24 am Posts: 6767 Location: Twin Cities
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jrp267 wrote: Jeremy Kalin who represents me needs no push. He is one of those rare pro gun dems. He voted for Tony Cornish's bill last year. But does get alot of pressure from the party.
Good. So no push, just lots of pats on the back.
And remember him when he runs for reelection. If he is representing your views, he's earned some of your volunteer hours, right?
_________________ * NRA, UT, MADFI certified Minnesota Permit to Carry instructor, and one of 66,513 law-abiding permit holders. Read my blog.
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jrp267
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:52 pm |
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Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2006 2:39 pm Posts: 124
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Yes actually. He gets them for his support of my union issues as well. I also am a pac comittee member and we support him with cash as well.
_________________ But if “bear
arms” means, as the petitioners and the dissent think, the
Opinion of the Court
carrying of arms only for military purposes, one simply
cannot add “for the purpose of killing game.” The right “to
carry arms in the militia for the purpose of killing game”
is worthy of the mad hatter.
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JonnyB
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:25 pm |
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Joined: Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:43 am Posts: 273 Location: Central Minnesota
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Al Juhnke voted in favor of the current carry law twice. He's on the "good" side of the firearms issue.
He's not a free market sort and likes to pick up lots of other social engineering stuff but because of his pro-gun stand, he gets my vote. I've patted him on the back a number of times.
jb
_________________ There are things that you cannot imagine, but there is nothing that may not happen.
John Farnam (I believe)
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