Tag: Erik Paulsen

Erik Paulsen’s Negative Campaign Gets Even Worse

Paulsen releases fourth straight dishonest attack ad


Paulsen is among the most partisan members of Congress, voting with Trump 98 percent of the time and routinely carrying the water of his biggest donors. Credit: Fibonacci Blue

Excelsior, MN – Erik Paulsen has released his latest dishonest and negative TV ad as part of his ongoing smear campaign against Dean Phillips.

Despite the insinuations of Paulsen’s ad, Phillips was not the chairman of the board of Allina Health at the time the allegations in question were brought forward. And claims that Phillips, as a volunteer board chairman, was responsible for the day-to-day operations of Allina Health have already been called false by independent fact checkers.

“Erik Paulsen used to be known as the ‘nice guy’ but now he’s running one of the most outlandishly negative and dishonest smear campaigns of any incumbent politician in recent history,” said Zach Rodvold, campaign manager for Phillips for Congress. “Congressman Paulsen is so desperate to hold onto power that he’s even stooped to attacking community leaders at one of the Twin Cities’ most important health systems. This is what happens when you vote with Donald Trump 98% of the time and have no accomplishments to run on or anything positive to say. Voters deserve better.” Continue reading “Erik Paulsen’s Negative Campaign Gets Even Worse”

Erik Paulsen Continues Lying to Try to Stop You from Seeing His Real Record

For a Congressman elected 10 years ago to focus on attacking his opponent with continuing use of debunked claims is sad to see, but not surprising from what he and his party has become.

The latest attack ad from his campaign (he’s shown at the intro and does the required disclaimer, so he and his campaign own this one), get down in the muck of false claims regarding sexual harassment.

Here are the facts:

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Suburban voters will decide control of Congress

House Republicans struggling to preserve their majority are facing a wave of Democratic money and enthusiasm in suburban districts across the country, as well-educated and moderate voters consider new checks on President Trump.
An analysis of the types of districts in play shows that two-thirds of the Republican-held seats that a top election handicapper sees as vulnerable are in suburban areas.
That has Republicans on defense in an area where Trump has bled support, even in the 2016 election he won.

A GOP Tax-Law Writer Faces Skeptics in His Minnesota District

Eden Prairie, MN—Rep. Erik Paulsen followed the classic congressional playbook: Score a plum committee spot, rack up bipartisan accomplishments, raise millions in campaign cash and help write a major tax law delivering tangible gains back home.

That may not be enough.

Seeking a sixth term in the Twin Cities’ western suburbs, Mr. Paulsen faces a pair of problems. The tax law isn’t popular among Americans—and neither is the president who signed it.

View the complete October 8 article by Richard Rubin on the Wall Street Journal website here.