D.C. Dispatches

Members of Congress to stump for McFadden, Westrom this week

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WASHINGTON — Two Minnesota Republicans are bringing in high-ranking party members to boost their campaigns this week.

First, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson will be in Plymouth for a business tour with Senate candidate Mike McFadden on Tuesday. McFadden has often pointed to Johnson, a businessman-turned-politician, as one of the lawmakers he’d look to emulate if he’s elected to the Senate this fall. McFadden is challenging Sen. Al Franken.

On Wednesday, Louisiana Rep. John Fleming will be in Alexandria for a fundraiser and an Affordable Care Act roundtable with Torrey Westrom, Rep. Collin Peterson’s opponent in the 7th District. Fleming, a physician, has long been a critic of the ACA, a law Westrom has vowed to repeal.

Congress’ five-week mid-summer recess gives lawmakers a lot of time to play politics around the country, and Minnesota politicians have taken advantage of that on both ends. Rep. Rick Nolan, for instance, held a campaign rally and fundraiser with Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy last week, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar made August trips to Iowa and New Hampshire to stump for Senate candidates Bruce Braley and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen respectively.

Devin Henry can be reached at dhenry@minnpost.com. Follow him on Twitter: @dhenry

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Comments (3)

  1. Submitted by E Gamauf on 09/02/2014 - 12:37 pm.

    McFadden can’t stand on his own.

    What good does it do to bring in hitters from Louisiana & Wisconsin?
    That only matters to people already supporting McF & not even independents.

    Both are states with serious problems & its McF’s party that is at the root of many of them.

    McFadden has shown that he has a poor grasp of issues that matter to Minnesotans. He’s constantly backpedaling on his earlier declarations & positions, its nearly as though he’ll say anything to get elected.

    This is a matter of record.

    I’m sure they’re coaching him around the clock now, so that he has canned answers to fall back on when the later debates happen.

    • Submitted by Logan Foreman on 09/02/2014 - 03:08 pm.

      Perfect – fat cat WI businessman

      Campaigning for fat cat investment banker. Goal – end the middle class using trickle down “economic” policy.

  2. Submitted by jason myron on 09/02/2014 - 08:42 pm.

    McFadden has often pointed to Johnson…

    “McFadden has often pointed to Johnson, a businessman-turned-politician, as one of the lawmakers he’d look to emulate if he’s elected to the Senate this fall.” Sure Mike…you go ahead and run on that. This along with Jeff Johnson pledging to “go all Scott Walker” on Minnesota should make for a peaceful election evening for all Minnesota progressives.

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