Gov Dayton

[delcecchi]

It really works well for us. Elections are expensive and the big town of avoca saves major coin by not paying election judges. Everyone mails ballots to the county. I recommend other areas looking into it.

How do you keep track of who gets ballots, and who fills them out and returns them? Colorado seems to be having a little issue with that.

[LMITOUT]

Not really that close...

If it's "not really that close", I wonder why Dayton's billionaire ex-wife pumped $880,000 into his campaign in the last 30 days...

[Big Dave2]

If it's "not really that close", I wonder why Dayton's billionaire ex-wife pumped $880,000 into his campaign in the last 30 days...

Meh, because the final month is when you normally pump the most money into a campaign. I doubt it is anything unusual.

[LMITOUT]

If it's "not really that close" then why bother? It's not like it's $500 or even $5000...it's almost a million dollars.

Yeah, she can afford it, but why pony up that much cash if it's a forgone conclusion like the DFL and state-run media would lead you to believe?

[KawishiwiKid]

I think its done to make sure it stays "not close". Eric Cantor was cruising to a win, took his eye off the ball... Hillary was cruising...

Next door to me Martha Coakley, an absolute lock first for the senate criused to a loss to Brown, and appears to have cruised herself right out of the governorship. You spend a million to NOT be a Coakley.

[LMITOUT]

Or, the fact that there are 10% still undecided and Johnson closed some of the gap in the last poll.

[pushbutton]

You are grasping dude. Just be content your boys... and a few girls.... are going to control the houses. Hopefully, for all our sakes they will actually walk the fiscal talk and not get muddled down in ministers, gays, killing babies before they are borne, trying to invade every planet on this earth, and simply anything other than the Obamola blame game.....am skeptical, but sincerely wish you/us well.

[LMITOUT]

You are grasping dude.

[amateurfishing]

Hopefully you have your hidden arsenal ready to defeat all your conspiracies next wed morning after your world comes tumbling down. In all of your rhetoric I have not once read a post by you saying something positive about your side, it has been all defamation to the other side. Complainers get nowhere, problem solvers are winners. If T-paw had not sat on his arse his entire term you may not look so bad, unfortunately reality sucks for you right now. Good luck LMITOUT

[Big Dave2]

If it's "not really that close" then why bother? It's not like it's $500 or even $5000...it's almost a million dollars.

Yeah, she can afford it, but why pony up that much cash if it's a forgone conclusion like the DFL and state-run media would lead you to believe?

These people put together a marketing plan long before election polls are announced. I'm sure this money was slated to be spent and the media was purchased over a year ago. This stuff doesn't happen last minute.

[DrJill]

They said the same thing before

Yep ... it's the old "Minnesota is in play !!!" delusion/fund raising angle.

Last heard on October 28, 2012, 2 years to the day of the above post !!!

2 years TO THE DAY.

BHO won by 8 points.

But hey, don't listen to me GOPers.

Now's the time to step up and write your guy a big fat check.

Your dollars could make the difference.

[LMITOUT]

Meanwhile Alida keeps writing those checks for a candidate who's got it wrapped up...

[swamptiger]

Quote:

If it's "not really that close", I wonder why Dayton's billionaire ex-wife pumped $880,000 into his campaign in the last 30 days...

Wonder how a guy gets an ex-wife that generous in the first place. Must be true love.

[FM_Mike]

Wonder how a guy gets an ex-wife that generous in the first place. Must be true love.

I'm sure there's nothing in it for her, nothing.

Mike

[delcecchi]

Wonder how a guy gets an ex-wife that generous in the first place. Must be true love.

For her it is nothing, like me throwing a few bucks in the red kettle on the way into Walmart.

[Big Dave2]

Don't kid yourselves. I'm sure it is an investment with a good size return.

[Big Dave2]

Meanwhile Alida keeps writing those checks for a candidate who's got it wrapped up...

Meanwhile.........you obviously don't know anything about marketing or media buying.

[Uncle Bill]

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Donor No. 1

Wow. Talk about you heavyweight campaign contributor. A single individual--Rockefeller-heiress and ex-wife of Governor Mark Dayton, Alida Messinger--has contributed more than $2 million this election cycle to the Minnesota Democrat cause.

I’m not claiming that this represents all of her donations the last two years, but here is what I have documented to date:

Alida Messinger DFL Donations

[LMITOUT]

Meanwhile.........you obviously don't know anything about marketing or media buying.

Meanwhile....you obviously don't know anything about politics. *spoiler alert*

[Mid-Lake Rock]

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

A single individual--Rockefeller-heiress and ex-wife of Governor Mark Dayton, Alida Messinger--has contributed more than $2 million this election cycle to the Minnesota Democrat cause.

Funny how the left is against big corporations and big oil, however they have no problem accepting massive campaign funds from an individual that is extremely wealthy because of big oil.

[LMITOUT]

That deserves a...

Hypocrites and Frauds ™

[Mid-Lake Rock]

I will serve up another H&F that is supplying the Democrats with $100 million in financing. Earned his money in the coal game. The left has no problem accepting money made polluting developing nations, however the Koch brothers are evil.

Meet Tom Steyer.

[Big Dave2]

Meanwhile....you obviously don't know anything about politics. *spoiler alert*

[hugonian1]

Pretty funny Big Dave.

It reminds me of Pee Wee every time Limit gets boxed in and has nothing to offer.

[Uncle Bill]

Were you aware that Governor Dayton proposed a huge middle-class income tax hike?

30 October 2014.

Note: this commentary was rejected by the editors of MinnPost and the Star Tribune.

Were you aware that Governor Dayton proposed a huge middle-class income tax hike?

If you were unaware of the Dayton tax hike proposal, you are not alone. The local media never reported it.

Dayton’s first budget proposal as Governor was to create a new 10.95% income tax bracket for "rich" people: individuals making over $85,000 and married couples making over $150,000 in taxable income. That doesn't seem like it would affect the middle class, but it would. You see, Governor Dayton's huge tax hike was not indexed for inflation. So, while salaries and prices will naturally continue to climb, the new tax bracket threshold would stay at $85,000 for individuals and $150,000 for married couples. Eventually the entire middle would be taxed at the new 10.95% rate.

One could argue that not indexing the tax increase to inflation was a mistake by Dayton. However, Deputy Revenue Commissioner Matt Massman testified in committee that not indexing it to inflation (Link to final tax policy.pdf) was a "policy choice” made by Dayton to "have a permanent revenue solution going forward."

This "solution" would be "permanent" because under Dayton’s budget proposal, inflation would move additional middle class taxpayers into the 10.95% tax bracket every year. There would be little need to actually raise rates again because every year more taxpayers would be bumped into the top tier by virtue of inflation, even if their income remained stagnant. Today's $45,000 a year job is tomorrow's $90,000 a year job for the same reason a hamburger doesn't cost 15 cents anymore. Dayton’s proposed bracket creep would not end until all Minnesota income taxpayers eventually paid the 10.95% rate......

Dayton’s middle class income tax proposal is not the only example of Governor Dayton supporting middle class tax hikes.

Source

[Ufatz]

Yeah, yeah yeah..and eventually we are all gonna die too. This is a bogus argument and I see why the piece was rejected. It presumes there would NEVER be any changes to tax policy as years went by and incomes rose.

Am not necessarily a Dayton fan but would like to see valid arguments used in attempts to defeat him.

And as people make more money they are GOING to pay more taxes. We will need additional revenues to pay for all the bleeding heart social programs and to cover the costs of all the various "refugees" the state seems hell bent to drag into the tent.

Move from most other states INTO Minnesota if you want a kick in the teeth tax-wise.

We should have signs at the border "Welcome to Minnesota-Bring money"

[swamptiger]

The trouble with the "tax the rich" crowd is they need to keep moving the goalposts to make things actually work. Well, sort of work..

[Eric Wettschreck]

How do you keep track of who gets ballots, and who fills them out and returns them? Colorado seems to be having a little issue with that.

Late with the response, I know.

The county auditor mails the ballots to the registered voters of Avoca. When you fill yours out in front of a witness, you put it in a little envelope and seal it. Put that envelope in another envelope. On the second envelope there's an area for you to fill out your name and address and witness signature. This ballot bundle gets either mailed or you can hand deliver them to the county auditors office.

I'm not famaliar with the situation in Colorado.

[delcecchi]

Late with the response, I know.

The county auditor mails the ballots to the registered voters of Avoca. When you fill yours out in front of a witness, you put it in a little envelope and seal it. Put that envelope in another envelope. On the second envelope there's an area for you to fill out your name and address and witness signature. This ballot bundle gets either mailed or you can hand deliver them to the county auditors office.

I'm not famaliar with the situation in Colorado.

It is basically the same, except they have an issue with people moving or dying etc and the ballots ending up with whoever. A couple of signatures and it is good to go.

How does the County assure that the voting rolls are accurate and up to date? One advantage of having to physically show up to vote or get an absentee ballot is it cuts down some on voting the cemetery.

If the county mails them, what actions do they take to assure the actual people get them and return them? What keeps college students from voting there and at school, especially out of state? What would keep someone from buying ballots?

[Eric Wettschreck]

I don't know how the county does it all. All I really know is that it's basicially an absentee ballot.

I do know this much, however. When my 3 kids were 18 and living with me they were registered voters, and got ballots mailed to them at my house. After they left, ballots no longer showed up for them. How this happens I have no clue.