(Drudge) Day one: Mondale goes negative

Drudge Report ^ | Oct 31, 2002 | Matt Drudge

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DAY ONE: MONDALE GOES NEGATIVE
Thu Oct 31 2002 17:32:31 ET

A new negative radio ad against Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Norm Coleman was launched just hours after former Vice President Walter Mondalee agreed to run for Senate.

Text of Ad, obtained by DRUDGE:

It sent thousands of good paying Minnesota jobs to China and Mexico.

Free trade has led to 36 bankruptcies in the steel industry alone.

And where was Norm Coleman when 1200 jobs were lost at LTV steel mining in Aurora because of the illegal dumping of steel?

And by the way, ask Norm Coleman about Lawson Software and Consceco Financial, two corporations that received millions in public subsidies while he was mayor of St. Paul.

These corporations have already laid off a total of 745 workers since Norm subsidized them. Don't let Norm Coleman do to Minnesota what he did to St. Paul.

Call Norm Coleman and tell him that before he makes any more campaign promises about creating jobs, he should start protecting the ones we already have.

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[Mr. K]

What the HECK is all over Mondale's face??????? He must look really awful if they thought THIS was an improvement...

[Reagan Man]

>>>Coleman is with Cheney tomorrow, Laura Bush on Sat, President Bush on Sunday, and Guiliani on Monday. Talk about heavy hitters.

Guiliani in the clean up spot. I like it.

[ErnBatavia]

Why are all Democrats so ugly? Because they hire beauty consultants

[ken5050]

Great points, and a cogent analysis...thanks...BTW..everyone is assuming that all of Wellstone's supporters will be determined Mondale voters...may not be the case....MOndale won't get all of Wellstone's voters, and just a 1-2% drop off will put Coleman over the top....

[concerned about politics]

Bet the farm that the Democrats have been doing tracking polls since last saturday. If they looked good for Mondale every media outlet in the nation would have them.

Yes. Where are the "missing" polls?

[Sam Cree]

Thanks

[riri]

Scary isn't it. I am not entirely sure this isn't Mad Halfbright trying to pass herself off as Mondale. Think about it, with the Clintoons involved anything is possible.

[The Vast Right Wing]

As someone that grew up in Mn., I would suggest that Guiliani is wildly popular their, the type of republican that gets elected their (sort of liberal, law in order type). Am I correct?

[Vol2727]

Oh geeez, my beer just came out of my nose! Yikes!!

[eureka!]

"BTW..everyone is assuming that all of Wellstone's supporters will be determined Mondale voters...may not be the case....MOndale won't get all of Wellstone's voters, and just a 1-2% drop off will put Coleman over the top...."

Yep. Wellstone was a hard lefty and many of his fans were probably as disgusted as us with the farce of a "memorial". Also, the absentee ruling where all Rats are facing a do over is not going to help them. Meanwhile, the GOPers are fired up, p*ssed and working their butts off. I live in California and got a call from the MN GOP for $$ to help with poll watching. The Rats overplayed their hand and it is wonderful to see. Go Coleman Go....

[JessicaDragonet]

Looks like Walter's been bobbing for french fries.

[Salvation]

Was this put out by labor unions?

[concerned about politics]

Oh geeez, my beer just came out of my nose! Yikes!!

I've often wondered. If a cow laughs, does milk come out it's nose?

[SoCar]

Can somebody tell me what the mayor of St. Paul has to do with NAFTA?

[ErnBatavia]

It's Halloween, after all.

[randita]

Issue advocacy groups (e.g. unions, NOW) would be able to advertise all they want. But a candidate or political party would be prohibited from responding to the ads. And this reform was supposed to take the special interests out of politics. What a joke!!! It actually empowered special interests far beyond their influence at present.

[Sam Cree]

Good point!

[Southack]

"Coleman is with Cheney tomorrow, Laura Bush on Sat, President Bush on Sunday, and Guiliani on Monday. Talk about heavy hitters."

Nice. The hilarious thing is that they are campaigning against a Party that is bashing Clinton's signing of NAFTA. Shouldn't someone tell that radio advocacy group that their ad is bashing one of their own?!

[spycatcher]

"Don't let Norm Coleman do to Minnesota what he did to St. Paul [Wellstone]"

I have no doubt this ad was designed to link Coleman with the death of the Dems "saint" in a subliminal way. They probably have a rally cry, "Remember the RATS!" and have used subliminal ad techniques ever since.

[Bogey78O]

Mondale: He's gonna suck and I'm gonna suck but he won't tell you while I just did.

Hmm...I don't think Mondale's stupid enough to try that again.