Surprise! Bill Frist in Minnesota to help Mark Kennedy.

[Demrock6]

http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/5477368.html

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist flew to Minnesota on Sunday to campaign for Rep. Mark Kennedy, R-Minn., who is running for the seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Mark Dayton.

A Republican from Tennessee, Frist praised Kennedy's leadership skills and Midwestern common-sense values. Frist also cited a recent story in a national political publication that said the battle for the seat in 2006 will be the No. 1 race in the United States.

"We're not coming here to tell you how to vote or to get involved," Frist said at a news conference at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. "From a national standpoint, we want you to how well his reputation has been."

U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, who also flew in from Washington, D.C. for the news conference, praised Kennedy's grass-roots campaign efforts when he ran for the U.S. House.

Kennedy said three of his primary campaign issues will be the war on terrorism, health care and the economy.

Frist also attended a fundraising event for Kennedy.

Democrats running against Kennedy are Hennepin County Attorney Amy Klobuchar, child safety advocate Patty Wetterling, Twin Cities shopping center magnate Kelly Doran and veterinarian Ford Bell. GOP retired minister Harold Shudlick and Independence Party candidate Jack Uldrich, the party's former state chairman, are also running.

Michael Cavlan, a registered nurse from Apple Valley, announced that he will be a candidate for the Green Party endorsement.

David Chanen

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Not that we did not see this coming from a mile away, but it presents us with a unique opportunity. Kennedy will get the GOP endorsement for sure. He "like Norm Coleman" was hand picked by the Karl Rove White House. Because we can be more then fairly cretin about Kennedy, we can prepare for the campaign ahead of us now.

The republicans taught us how to make a congressional candidate look bad, just look what they did to Kerry. Twist his voting record to say he is out of touch with Minnesota values, call him week on issues, ect. The flip flop tactic can be used against anybody in congress. Might as well do to them what they did to us. Anybody know if they can find video, or transcripts from the Kennedy vs Wetterling debate? We can analyze his weaknesses.

I don't know about you guys but I say we get the ball rolling into attack mode.

Is there a dump Kennedy blog?