The following article by Hannah Jones was posted on the CityPages website July 13, 2018:
Eden Prairie Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen’s new campaign commercial opens with soulful piano music and a zoom in on a family photo album. Then comes Paulsen, in voiceover form:
“My parents taught me to love the outdoors,” he says. “I camp and canoe with my family in Minnesota’s Yellowstone: the Boundary Waters.”
The Boundary Waters are a gem for outdoor enthusiasts — 234,000 acres of untouched wilderness, miles from any human activity. And as the congressman sees it, they represent a key difference between his politics and those of President Donald Trump. Continue reading “With seat in jeopardy, Erik Paulsen suddenly becomes an environmentalist”