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Frustrated with Rep. Paulsen’s false claims

Dear Editor:

As a citizen frustrated with the current political climate, I am eagerly anticipating the upcoming elections. I find myself discouraged and depressed however, at the ridiculous barrage of false advertising – particularly from our current representative, Erik Paulsen.

As someone who has voted for many Republicans and Democrats, I always look at candidates with skepticism. However, the easily disproven, fraudulent attacks by the Paulsen campaign against Dean Phillips are particularly unsettling. Of the numerous negative attacks, one stands out above the rest: the accusation that Phillips covered up harassment at Allina’s Health System Clinics. This is blatantly false, and disputed by both the business and the women themselves. Paulsen has yet to stop running the ad or apologize for the debunked claim, cynically hoping that voters simply swallow it. This new, corrosive trend of creating your own truth and lying to the public is destructive. Fabricating a story involving harassment because it is currently such an emotional issue is repulsive.

We’ve also been told that Dean Phillips avoids paying his taxes (he doesn’t) and doesn’t provide healthcare to employees (he does), and as more of these dishonest attacks are unveiled, we learn just how far Erik Paulsen is willing to go to keep his job. Continue reading “Frustrated with Rep. Paulsen’s false claims”

Phillips Presents Alternative to Anger and Division in Closing Ad

Phillips forges ahead with “decency, respect, and contagious optimism”

EXCELSIOR, MN – Today, Dean Phillips released his closing TV ad, entitled “Together”, amplifying the unifying voice that has become a hallmark of his campaign for Congress.

“In times like these, it is more important than ever that our elected leaders speak out against the hateful and divisive rhetoric that pervades our political discourse,” said Phillips. “My campaign has always been about getting people talking again, and returning to a time when Democrats, independents and Republicans worked together in the common interest. We can get there again, but it will require new leaders in Congress who are committed to putting country before party, and people before PACs. I humbly ask for the chance to be that leader for our community.”

Phillips’s closing argument echoes the themes of his introductory video, the second-most watched of this campaign. He has run a people-powered, energetic, grassroots campaign with over 66,000 individual contributors and 2,000 volunteers. Phillips’s motto is “Everyone’s invited!” – and Democrats, independents and Republicans alike have been actively involved in his campaign. And according to numerous public polls, voters in the 3rd District are responding positively to his positive, unifying message. Continue reading “Phillips Presents Alternative to Anger and Division in Closing Ad”

Change is coming and everyone’s invited

To the Editor:

We are getting closer to the election finish line, but the closer we get the more aggressive the attack ads against Dean Phillips are getting. Why?

We’ve all seen the headlines. We know how close the race is between Dean Phillips and Rep. Erik Paulsen, but I don’t understand why Paulsen endorses ad after ad attacking Dean Phillips under false pretenses. The ads run by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) and the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) are prime examples of false advertising. Should this type of campaigning be allowed? Where’s the integrity in Paulsen’s campaign?

I encourage each and every eligible voter to seek truth (which can be found from sources such as fivethirtyeight.com, erikpaulsen.org and opensecrets.org) to fully understand the situation before listening to the ads. Commercials such as the attack ads against Dean Phillips are creating division and anger. Continue reading “Change is coming and everyone’s invited”

As MN CD 3 Race Heats Up, Seniors Sponsor Candidate Forum

BLOOMINGTON — Senior citizens, retirees and others met at the Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall last Friday to hold a candidate forum in the 3rd congressional district hosted by the Minneapolis Regional Retiree Council(link is external).

The focus of the form was on debt and its debilitating impacts.

“My niece recently completed graduate school at the University of Minnesota [and] she told my brother that she expects she will never own a home because of the debt she incurred while going through school. Debt is a rising tide threatening to drown the American dream,” said Leif Grina, President of the Minneapolis Retirees Council.

View the complete October 23 article by Filberto Nolasco Gomez on the Workday Minnesota website here.

Trump & Ryan Reward Paulsen for His Unflinching Loyalty

Trump & Ryan Reward Paulsen for His Unflinching Loyalty

Erik Paulsen’s payoff for his unflinching loyalty to Washington Republicans & voting with President Trump nearly 98 percent of the time keeps on coming.

Late last night, Paulsen received the seal of approval from tweeter-in-Chief, President Trump:

“Congressman Erik Paulsen of the Great State of Minnesota has done a fantastic job in cutting Taxes and Job Killing Regulations,”  tweeted President Trump. “Hard working and very smart. Keep Erik in Congress. He has my Strong Endorsement!” Continue reading “Trump & Ryan Reward Paulsen for His Unflinching Loyalty”

Truth is Truth: New Phillips Ad Fact Checks Paulsen’s Lies

New Phillips for Congress TV ad amplifies growing backlash against Erik Paulsen’s unprecedented negative campaign

Excelsior, MN — Today, Dean Phillips’s campaign for Congress released a new ad – entitled “False” – which showcases the multitude of independent fact checks calling Congressman Erik Paulsen out for repeatedly lying in his campaign. The ad comes the same day that President Donald Trump, who is also notorious for lying to voters, issued a “strong endorsement” of Congressman Paulsen via Twitter.

“Erik Paulsen is running one of the most negative campaigns – filled with objectively false claims – that Minnesota has ever seen from a sitting incumbent,” said Zach Rodvold, campaign manager for Philips for Congress. “Congressman Paulsen’s record of voting with President Trump 98% of the time earned him the President’s ‘strong endorsement’, and now Paulsen has adopted President Trump’s complete disregard for truth on the campaign trail, too. Voters are finally getting to know the real Erik Paulsen, and they don’t like what they see.”

Congressman Paulsen’s unprecedented negative campaign has been called inappropriate, reckless, false, distorted, not even in the same time zone as truth, extremely misleading, just plain false, and wildly out of context by independent journalists, community leaders, sexual harassment survivors and their attorney, and Democrats, independents, and Republicans alike. Continue reading “Truth is Truth: New Phillips Ad Fact Checks Paulsen’s Lies”

Fight for control of Congress may be decided in Minnesota

Minnesota is a key battleground this election day. With more than half of the state’s Congressional districts up for grabs, Minnesota could decide which party controls Congress. NBC’s Kasie Hunt joins Craig Melvin with details on why this could be the true bellwether come November 6th.

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Watch: New DCCC Ad Warns Minnesotans About the “Paulsen Way”

Today, the DCCC launched a new ad in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District, warning voters that Rep. Erik Paulsen is a bought-and-sold politician who has lost touch with Minnesotans. Paulsen, who ranks 5th in the country for the most special interest money taken, has banked more than $2 million dollars from special interests while voting their way in D.C.

Since Paulsen can’t defend his own record, he’s using that special interest cash to launch false attacks on his opponent Dean Phillips. Paulsen and his allies have come under fire for launching a series of attack ads that have been condemned by business leaders, fellow Republicans and the media: Continue reading “Watch: New DCCC Ad Warns Minnesotans About the “Paulsen Way””