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Rudy Takala: Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2011 5:37 PM
(Click hereif you have a subscription to PIM and would like to read it there. Otherwise read it here): The short knives are out in the Republican Party. Former GOP deputy chairMichael Brodkorbharshly criticized 2010 gubernatorial nomineeTom Emmerat Saturday’s State Central Committee gathering. “I think Republicans nominated the one candidate who couldn’t possibly win in 2010,” Brodkorbtold Minnesota Public Radio. The comments indicate ongoing tensions over the conduct of the 2010 campaign. |
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Monday, December 05, 2011 3:11 AM
After the State Central Committee meeting of the Minnesota Republican Party (RPM) held on December 3, some of the issues that presently define the RPM were made evident. The State Central Committee is a body made up of approximately 350 delegates governing the RPM. Though I am presently in Washington D.C., I am a delegate and have spoken with countless people who did make it to the meeting. To recap: Kelly Fentonwas elected deputy chair of the RPM on the second round of balloting, with 173 votes out of about 350. |
Michael Brodkorb, Pat Anderson, Tom Emmer, Tony Sutton, Minnesota Republican Party, Michael Cummins, David Fitzsimmons, MNGOP, Kelly Fenton, Marty Seifert, Pete Nelson
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2011 10:49 PM
In an e-mail sent to State Central Committee members last Monday, Minnesota GOP Deputy Chair Michael Brodkorb announced that he was stepping down from his position to help state Sen. Mike Parry run for Congress against Democratic Rep. Tim Walz. Michael Brodkorb was never exceptionally popular with the GOP base. When he ran for his second term for the position earlier this year, he received 255 votes from the committee to 83 votes for his opponent, Sheldon Beilke. Sheldon had never been involved in politics before; in his mid-twenties, he registered to vote only after making the decision to seek the second-highest position in the state party. |
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 6:04 PM
P olitics in Minnesota's Charley Shaw did an article recapping the RNC race between Tom Emmer & Jeff Johnson that quoted me very briefly. Text of the article is below. (Otherwise view it on Politics in Minnesota byclicking here.) _____________________________________________________________ When Republicans from around the state flocked to the Ramada Mall of America last Saturday, there appeared to be little question who would win the race to replace Brian Sullivan as Minnesota’s man on the Republican National Committee. |
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:51 PM
Before State Central took place, I stated that the conservative bloc held a majority of power in the Minnesota GOP right now. That statement was absolutely correct, and unfortunately for Tom Emmer, it was one big reason he lost the campaign for national committeeman. When he won the gubernatorial nomination last year, it was because he represented a break from the traditional paradigm of a candidate who had little to no personality, who voted like a moderate, and who acted only after instructed to act by his party's most out-of-touch leaders. |
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:48 PM
T hese are the results from State Central. Fifty percent plus one was required to win, so that was why a second round of balloting needed to take place in therace for national committeewoman. I will post an analysis of these results shortly. Deputy Chairman, 1st round:
Michael Brodkorb, 255 votes Sheldon Beileke, 83 votes
National Committeewoman, 1st round:
Pat Anderson, 155 votes Janet Beihoffer, 122 votes Mary Igo, 39 votes Pamela Punt, 26 votes
National Committeewoman, 2nd round:
Pat Anderson, 180 votes |
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:46 PM
T here was a very nice article titledThe Republicans Totems at the Thunderbirdin Checks and Balances yesterday.Click here to read it. A subscription is required; if you don't want to subscribe, just scroll down to find the text here. Most entertainingly, one candidate can't remember whether he voted for George W. Bush or John Kerry in 2004. That's pretty bad since it was both the first and last election he ever voted in. Needless to say, Tony Sutton & Michael Brodkorb are going to win re-election as chairman and deputy chairman, respectively. |
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