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Here's the audio from the debate.
A liveblog of the MNGOP forum.
I’ll be covering the GOP candidate forum tonight and the straw poll tomorrow. I’ll try to live blog and live tweet any important information. Check back to Polinaut regularly for candidate audio, etc.
The Daily Digest
A round-up of the day's political news.
Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner has been running for governor the longest of any of the candidates (2 years!). She finally made her campaign “official” tonight when she formally announced her bid for governor. Here’s her speech to supporters: Thanks to MPR’s Jess Mador for gathering the tape.
Bachmann warns of abortions at school
Bachmann warns that school based clinics could help students get an abortion.
GOP state Rep. Marty Seifert issued a news release today announcing a list of his top supporters. Some are fundraising heavyweights. Others are party activists.. The list includes Bill Cooper, CEO of TCF Bank, Micro Control CEO Howard Hamilton, former and current state representatives and a long list of GOP activists. I’ll post the link…
The governors of Wisconsin and Minnesota place wagers on this weekend's gridiron match-ups.
The DNC reacts to Gov. Pawlenty's new PAC, and the team of advisers helping him with it.