Posts Tagged Tim Walz
VFW moves to dissolve PAC’s board
Posted by Bruce Kaskubar in news on October 18, 2010
Politico tells the story of the VFW’s PAC and its tendency to endorse Democratic candidates based on very fine (and biased?) criteria. A commenter points out that some of the PAC’s endorsed candidates went on to vote for funding of groups that actively fought against our troops. Locally, the PAC has endorsed Tim Walz.
Randy Demmer surging
Posted by Bruce Kaskubar in news on October 18, 2010
The latest KSTP/SurveyUSA poll of likely voters has Tim Walz beating Randy Demmer 47-42. Time to worry? Yes, if you’re Tim Walz.
First, the difference is within 1% of the margin of error.
Second, Walz’s lead has done nothing but shrink from poll to poll.
Third, when Walz was the challenger in 2006, the same poll had him trailing by 10 points at this stage of the race.
Fourth, every winner of the last three gubernatorial KSTP/SurveyUSA polls, taken at this stage of the race, failed to win the election. (Yes, we know Randy isn’t running for governor but the observation is about poll dynamics.)
Hmmm.
Expect plenty of negativity from the Walz campaign and third parties on his behalf because he cannot be successful by running on his record.
Expect plenty of facts from the Demmer campaign. As we used to hear, facts are stubborn things.
By the way, there are two other candidates in the race. Steve Wilson and Lars Johnson carried 4% and 1% of the poll results, respectively. Both results are less than the poll’s margin of error.
Tim Walz’s NRA Endorsement
Posted by Bruce Kaskubar in analysis on October 12, 2010
RedState has some reactions to the NRA’s endorsement of Tim Walz. The NRA gave both Walz and Demmer their A rating. But the NRA prefers incumbents for endorsement.
The Gun Owners of America, GOA, gave Walz a D rating while Randy Demmer gets an A.
A few questions for climate alarmists
Posted by Bruce Kaskubar in analysis, columnist on May 15, 2010
Paul Driessen has some questions at Townhall.com.
Our Congressman, Tim Walz, already voted for the House version of this legislation. In his recent spate of glossy mailings to constituents, he says he’s concerned about our federal budget deficit and about job creation. Yet, if this legislation becomes law, the planet will not be saved, energy will be more expensive for Americans, and everything that relies on energy will be more expensive (unless produced outside of the U.S.). For all of us, that means we can afford less of everything (or have fewer jobs). That means we need less production of everything. That means fewer jobs. That means less tax revenue for the government. That means more pressure on government deficits.
Democrats like Tim Walz are either incapable of connecting the dots — fools — or unwilling to expose the dots — dishonest. In any case, what Tim Walz claims to be concerned about and what Tim Walz votes for are two different things.