Erik Paulsen

Erik Paulsen deletes tweet that says Sergio Garcia "sucks"

Think hitting the delete button removes that regretted-it-as-soon-as-I-published-it tweet from the internet fossil record? Think again.SEE ALSO: Erik Paulsen pushes medical device tax repeal while getting megabucks from medical industry It's a lesson Congressman Erik Paulsen is learning the hard way ... More >>

Norm Coleman rules out run against Dayton, takes shot at GOP's "purity police"

Earlier this year, Minnesota Republicans said they wanted to see Norm Coleman challenge Gov. Mark Dayton in 2014. They won't get their wish.SEE ALSO:-- Norm Coleman on Michelle Obama's Oscars appearance: Obamas "owe Hollywood so much" -- Norm Coleman's "shadowy" American Action Network under fire fo ... More >>

Roger Rivard, Wisconsin lawmaker: "Some girls, they rape so easy"

The latest Republican rape-related gaffe comes to us courtesy of Wisconsin, where state Rep. Roger Rivard, R-Rice Lake, recently told the Wisconsin Journal Sentinel that "some girls, they rape so easy."SEE ALSO:-- GOP Reps. Erik Paulsen and John Kline taking heat for supporting "forcible rape" langu ... More >>

Erik Paulsen should decide congressional race by eating contest, Comedy Central says

SEE ALSO:-- GOP Reps. Erik Paulsen and John Kline taking heat for supporting "forcible rape" language-- Erik Paulsen glitter-bombed [VIDEO]-- No one wants to talk to Erik PaulsenU.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Eden Prairie, won't debate his Democratic challenger. So if he won't let his positions on the is ... More >>

GOP Reps. Erik Paulsen and John Kline taking heat for supporting "forcible rape" language

SEE ALSO:-- Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" belief likely stems from University of Minnesota paper-- Iowa Rep. Steve King: Another GOPer hopelessly out of touch about rape, conception [VIDEO]Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin's troubling "legitimate rape" comments have created an opening for D ... More >>

Protesters blast Wells Fargo bonuses, political donations [VIDEO]

Protesters decried big bonuses paid to Wells Fargo executives​About 40 protesters marched from Occupy MN's "People's Plaza" to the Wells Fargo center this morning to blast the bank. The protesters were accompanied by Michele Bachmann, John Kline and Erik Paulsen imitators, who stood behind th ... More >>

Protesters stage sit-ins at congressional offices, demand meetings over economy

Michele Bachmann's office has protesters in it​Minnesotans representing the 99% are staging sit-ins at their congressional representatives' offices in Washington. The protesters arrived at the offices of Michele Bachmann, Chip Cravaack, John Kline, and Erik Paulsen earlier this morning to dem ... More >>

Congressman Erik Paulsen glitter-bombed [PHOTOS]

Congressman Erik Paulsen was glitter-bombed this afternoon after receiving a conservative award from Tom Emmer. Minnesota's familiar suspects, the "Glitterati" led by gay rights activist Nick Espinosa, were behind the political protest, which Emmer has decried as "assault." Paulsen and Emmer were a ... More >>

Erik Paulsen glitter-bombed [VIDEO]

There' video out now of U.S. Congressman Erik Paulsen getting glitter-bombed at the Midwest Leadership Conference in Bloomington. Paulsen stands at the podium in the clip when a young man runs up with what appears to be a tube full of glitter and hurls it at him. The conservative crowd gasps in un ... More >>

No one wants to talk to Erik Paulsen

Erik Paulsen: Have you seen this man? Probably not.​Minnesota Congressman Erik Paulsen is having the damndest time getting anyone to call him. A new study from Smart Politics found that Paulsen gets by far the least amount of attention of Minnesota's congressional delegation. That means he's not o ... More >>

Carver County Republican Party not very good at this whole "fundraiser" business

Carver County Republican Party: Not very good at politics.​There won't be a Carver County Republican Party fundraiser this evening. The GOP's original plan was to auction off access to state legislators and US congressmen this afternoon at the Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club. City Pages reported on ... More >>

John Boehner's ritzy Minnesota golf fundraiser: Is it even happening? [UPDATE]

U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner will have lunch with you for $1,000. Maybe.​Will John Boehner be hitting the fairway with mega-rich donors in Wayzata today? Maybe. Minnesota Public Radio obtained a copy of an invite last week to a Boehner fundraiser scheduled for today at Spring Hill Gol ... More >>

Republican House redistricting map means more safe seats, "isn't about politics"

Rep. Sarah Anderson: It's not about politics. Seriously. It isn't.​Few people seriously believe Republican Rep. Sarah Anderson when she insists that the GOP's congressional redistricting plan "isn't about politics." The Republicans' proposed map unveiled in St. Paul yesterday is clearly redra ... More >>

Bachmann, Kline, and Cravaak want to redefine rape because of abortion funding

Congress wants to exclude protection for victims of non-"forcible rape."​They ran for office talking about jobs and the economy, but some of Minnesota's Republican congressional reps are wading right in to one of the ugliest corners of the culture wars. Minnesota representatives Michele Bachmann, ... More >>

DADT passes House with help from Walz, Ellison, McCollum and Oberstar

Tim Walz speaks out in favor of repealing DADT.​The repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Gay folk are one step closer to being able to serve their country in the military openly. Minnesota Democrats Keith Ellison, Betty McCollum, Jim Oberstar and Tim ... More >>

Michele Bachmann won't party down in her own district

Michele Bachmann won't be partying in her own district tonight.​One of Tarryl Clark's constant gripes about Michele Bachmann this campaign season has been that the Republican congresswoman has been far too enamored with burnishing her personal image at the expense of her constituents at home. ... More >>

Michele Bachmann was for the stimulus while she was against it

Bachmann: Saddling our kids with the fedeal debt is OK when she does it.​Remember the Fox News gabfests, the D.C. rallies and the campaign ads where Michele Bachmann brags about voting against President Barack Obama's stimulus bill? Too much federal spending, she says. Turns out she had her h ... More >>

John Kline and Erik Paulsen turn up noses at Michele Bachmann's tea

Bachmann hasn't yet convinced Kline and Paulsen to drink the tea ​Tea for thee? As of 9:30 a.m. today, no other member of the House of Representatives from Minnesota has signed on as a member Michele Bachmann's Tea Party Caucus, the official "receptacle" of people pissed off that democratic e ... More >>

Bachmann slams Obama on BP, so we follow the money

Photo: USCG/FlickrDeepwater Horizon's fiery demise​Rep. Michele Bachmann got her crazy on again this week, lobbing a factually-challenged verbal assault on the president for persuading BP to establish a $20 billion independent escrow account to administer claims against the oil giant for its d ... More >>

Tim Pawlenty's PAC beats Sarah Palin's in Q1 fundraising

​Gov. Tim Pawlenty may not have the star power of Sarah Palin -- the $12 million bank account and the Lear Jet mandate and the poll advantage -- but he's ahead of her in at least one area when it comes to a potential 2012 run at the White House: Political action committee fundraising. Palin's ... More >>

Erik Paulsen spent $413,996.12 in taxpayer money last year to promote himself back home

That's the third highest amount spent by any member of the House of Representatives last year.

Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney together in April

Teabaggers take note: There's going to be flood of red-meat Rublicanism in Minnesota come springtime.

Tim Pawlenty to host Michele Bachmann, Erik Paulsen, John Kline at preppy DC bar

It's a place popular with a normally cute, young, preppy crowd.

A must-read editorial by Erik Paulsen on auto dealership closures

The Republican Congressman asks why we're allowing government-owned companies to close successful businesses in our communities.

Minnesota's U.S. House earmark requests available online

All Minnesota U.S. House members posted their requests on their site, except Rep. Michele Bachmann, according to watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense. She is one of 71 members who has yet to post the data on their site.

The Minnesota '08 Obama vote

If you're still stuck on the 2008 elections high, we've got more details on each state's vote breakdown are coming out and painting some interesting pictures of our country's voting patterns and our excitement for racial equality.

House passes major tax on AIG bonuses

The U.S. House passed a bill today requiring AIG and any other firms that receiving bailout cash to pay a 90-percent tax on any bonuses paid with the funds. The bill passed 328 to 93.

Minnesota happiness, by Congressional district

Ever wondered how happy you and your neighbors are compared to the rest of the state and country?

Erik Paulsen avoids Obama's coattails

The 2008 election was full of Democratic domination, particularly as some jumped on the coattails of Barack Obama. But nearly three dozen U.S. House districts split their vote between Obama and a Republican House member.

Erik Paulsen's office springs a big leak

We're used to a lot of scandalous leaks at the Capitol, but this takes the cake for the best office response.

How Minnesota voted: House stimulus package revised

The U.S. House passed the revised $787 billion stimulus package today with a 246-183 vote.

How Minnesota voted: House stimulus package

The U.S. House passed their version of the $819 billion stimulus bill 244-188 on Wednesday. The bill passed without a single Republican vote.

Erik Paulsen campaign makes Washington Post's "Best of" list

Bachmann nominated for Congress "Master of Self-Destruction"

Rep. Michele Bachmann received the much-coveted nomination for Congress "Master of Self-Destruction" in Stuart Rothenberg's annual Congression ... More >>

The Dream Is Over: Ashwin Madia Concedes

Besides Obama, Minn. Democrats didn't make any strides

Paulsen campaign accused of darkening Madia's skin in TV ad

Minn. 3rd District still a dead heat

Star Tribune endorses Tinklenberg, no one in 3rd District

GOP dropping funding for Bachmann race, media buyers say

Nancy Pelosi coming to Twin Cities Monday

Wikipedia shakes finger at Erik Paulsen

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Shocker: Dems say Madia is winning

Richest Minnesotans keep political campaigns rolling

Is Bachmann's seat up for grabs?

Madia and Paulsen: Family Values and Strip Clubs?

Madia campaign volunteer is so totally busted

Madia wins!

11/17: Morning Communique