Minnesotan Gives Senator A Talking-To

The Alliance for a Better Minnesota really doesn't think a "better Minnesota" includes incumbent senator Norm Coleman (R). The group launched a new ad featuring a Minnesotan, Grace Elliott of Brooklyn Center, giving Coleman a talking-to:

"You and I don't need a TV ad to tell us how much the oil companies are squeezing us --
though maybe Norm Coleman does," she says, before blaming him for giving tax breaks to oil companies. "Maybe Norm has spent too much time in Washington."

It's the same kind of ordinary-person-speaking-earnestly-to-the-camera ad that MoveOn.org has used against McCain.

-- Will Evans

3:02 PM ET | 09- 5-2008 | permalink

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Liberal Group Pounds Away At MN Senator

The Alliance for a Better Minnesota has another TV ad opposing Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN). Government filings show the group spent $267,000 on the ad. We'll post the video as soon as we can get it.

UPDATE: Cardinal tells us that the ad is the same as their last one -- they just bought more air time.

The group's executive director is Denise Cardinal, who has done press for America Votes, the National Education Association and Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND). The organization's board includes Kristin Beckmann, who runs the state council of the Service Employees International Union; Ben Goldfarb, who managed Minnesota Sen. Amy Kobuchar's campaign; Ryan Greenwood of Take Action Minnesota; and Connie Lewis of the regional chapter of Planned Parenthood.

-- Will Evans

6:00 PM ET | 08-28-2008 | permalink

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Group Ties MN Senator To "Big Oil"

Alliance for a Better Minnesota, part of the Progress Now network of liberal advocacy groups, has a new ad today condemning Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) for giving tax breaks to oil companies, while accepting contributions from "Big Oil."

On June 30th, the Alliance received $250,000 from the Fund for America, a now-defunct 527 group tied to top Democratic operatives.

-- Daniella De Franco

2:43 PM ET | 08-20-2008 | permalink

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