The Ron Paul Machine vs. the Republican Establishment: 6 Steps Toward Unity
May 20, 2012 at 10:56 am | Posted in Pajamas Media | Leave a commentTags: dan severson, gop, Kurt Bills, mngop, Pete Hegseth, Republicans, Ron Paul, Unity
Note: This piece was written a couple weeks before it was published, before the Minnesota Republican U.S Senate endorsement contest was settled.
This year’s election is for all the marbles. President Barack Obama, his administrative cronies, and his allied radicals on the Hill are hell-bent on continuing their “fundamental transformation” of America from a republic of law into a neo-feudal plantation. Most activists right of center understand the gravity of the situation and recognize a proverbial time for choosing.
However, there is another battle erupting within the Republican Party which is just as consequential. A civil war is taking place between established activists and new entrants rallied around Ron Paul. This battle for the soul of the party has the potential to leave both sides — and thus the party itself — in tattered ruins, accomplishing more than any leftist subversive could ever hope to.
The Case for Endorsing Dan Severson for U.S. Senate
May 18, 2012 at 5:19 am | Posted in Political | Leave a commentTags: 999, Amy Klobuchar, Ben Schwanke, Chris Barden, Cuts, dan severson, Dick Morris, Doc, Endorsement, Fair Tax, gop, grassroots, Herman Cain, Immigrants, Integrity, judicial reform, King Banaian, liberty, Minority, mngop, Outreach, Photo ID, Reductions, Republicans, Senate, spending, tea party, U.S. Senate
The following is a compilation of posts made in the days leading up to the Republican Party of Minnesota’s 2012 state convention. Each offers a reason to support Dan Severson as the party’s endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate.
A Grassroots Fixture
Everywhere I went, he was there. That was a big reason why I decided to throw my meager support behind Dan Severson for U.S. Senate.
After years of heckling from the political sidelines, the advent of the Tea Party inspired me to activism in 2009. I fired up a blog and podcast under the name Fightin Words, and began attending every conservative community event I could physically get to. That quickly resulted in a network of new relationships with people of like mind. Whether Tea Partiers, libertarians, or established conservative grassroots activists, all were united in their abhorrence at the “fundamental transformation” imposed by President Obama and radical Democrats like Senator Amy Klobuchar. Continue Reading The Case for Endorsing Dan Severson for U.S. Senate…
Severson for Senate: From Unity to Victory
May 18, 2012 at 12:29 am | Posted in Political | Leave a commentTags: Amy Klobuchar, dan severson, gop, mngop, Republicans, U.S. Senate
An endorsement contest can be a setup for failure. Delegates tend to be activists who are passionate about a well-thought out set of principled positions, looking for a candidate who embodies those as closely as possible. However, when it comes time for the general election, the undecided among the electorate are much more focused on impressions of competence and stature. As a result, it is not unusual for a passionate party delegation to put forth a candidate who passes their ideological test without the fundamentals necessary to win.
However, every once in a while a candidate comes along who threads both needles, with the right stance on the issues and the stature to credibly bear the standard in November. Dan Severson is such a candidate.
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Severson for Senate: Citizen Legislator
May 17, 2012 at 3:43 pm | Posted in Political | Leave a commentTags: Amy Klobuchar, Citizen, dan severson, gop, Legislator, Legislature, mngop, U.S. Senate
Each day until the state convention comes to order on May 18, we shall consider a variety of reasons for endorsing Dan Severson to challenge Senator Amy Klobuchar in November. Follow the series at Fightin Words and check in on the day of the convention for a compilation including the most compelling reason to support Dan Severson.
It has been said that Washington D.C. is a few square miles surround by reality. National policy makers are easily insolated from the effects of their decisions. There has emerged a political class distinct from the people they are meant to serve.
One trait which makes the problem worse is ambition toward a career in public office. With the next election as an evergreen priority, the objective best policy tends to take a back seat to political pressures.
Severson for Senate: The Future of the MNGOP
May 16, 2012 at 2:58 pm | Posted in Political | Leave a commentTags: Amy Klobuchar, Ben Schwanke, dan severson, gop, Immigrants, Minority, mngop, Outreach, Republicans
Each day until the state convention comes to order on May 18, we shall consider a variety of reasons for endorsing Dan Severson to challenge Senator Amy Klobuchar in November. Follow the series at Fightin Words and check in on the day of the convention for a compilation including the most compelling reason to support Dan Severson.
One of the advantages of being a relatively new activist is not taking anything for granted. While more seasoned players may fall into routine for routine’s sake, new folks often ask why things are done the way in which they are.
Emerging from the role of armchair quarterback to join the Tea Party in 2009 and enter party politics in 2010, I questioned why the MNGOP was not more directly engaged in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The conventional wisdom is that these areas and their demographics are a lost cause for Republicans. However, accepting that as true means accepting generations of statewide defeat.
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Severson for Senate: The Solutions Candidate
May 15, 2012 at 8:56 pm | Posted in Political | Leave a commentTags: 999, Cuts, dan severson, Fair Tax, gop, Herman Cain, mngop, Reductions, Republicans, spending, U.S. Senate
Each day until the state convention comes to order on May 18, we shall consider a variety of reasons for endorsing Dan Severson to challenge Senator Amy Klobuchar in November. Follow the series at Fightin Words and check in on the day of the convention for a compilation including the most compelling reason to support Dan Severson.
Many of the reasons so far listed for supporting Dan Severson for U.S. Senate are practical. He is far and away the most experienced candidate. He is a proven leader. He has run statewide before and built the relationships necessary to win.
However, all that matters less without a platform of positions which promises to translate conservative principle into actual policy. Dan has that platform. More than rhetorical flourish, Dan has articulated specific actionable policy objectives.
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Severson for Senate: Thoroughly Vetted
May 14, 2012 at 9:39 am | Posted in Political | 4 CommentsTags: Amy Klobuchar, dan severson, family values, Fiscal Responsibility, gop, mngop, Vetted
Each day until the state convention comes to order on May 18, we shall consider a variety of reasons for endorsing Dan Severson to challenge Senator Amy Klobuchar in November. Follow the series at Fightin Words and check in on the day of the convention for a compilation including the most compelling reason to support Dan Severson.
These are trying times for the Republican brand in Minnesota. Known as the party of fiscal responsibility and family values, Republicans have recently had to endure highly publicized lapses in personal judgment. Whether fair or not, the party and its activists have come under ridicule for perceived hypocrisy.
Chances are that we have only begun to see the ways in which recent scandals will be exploited by the Democrats this fall. With the Marriage Protection Amendment on the ballot, you can bet that any opportunity to hoist candidates on the petard of the party’s expressed values will be seized and beaten beyond death.
Severson for Senate: A Godly Man
May 13, 2012 at 5:30 pm | Posted in NewsRealBlog | Leave a comment
Each day until the state convention comes to order on May 18, we shall consider a variety of reasons for endorsing Dan Severson to challenge Senator Amy Klobuchar in November. Follow the series at Fightin Words and check in on the day of the convention for a compilation including the most compelling reason to support Dan Severson.
Sunday seems an appropriate time to consider the spiritual life of a top tier candidate for U.S. Senate. Any length of time spent with Dan Severson and his wife Cathy Jo reveals their always on connection to the Lord.
Politicos know Cathy Jo as a founding chaplain and current president of the Capitol Prayer Network. Volunteers and visitors to Severson campaign headquarters are familiar with Dan’s regular invocations before embarking on any business. Their Christian walk is an integral part of their lives. Mark Johnson, lead pastor at Jubilee Worship Center in St. Cloud, expounds:
Dan and Cathy Jo Severson have been faithful members of our congregation for many years. They also serve as Elders at Jubilee. Dan is highly respected at our church, and has faithfully served in a variety of ways. I have been impressed with how Dan reaches out others, and serves humbly wherever needed, without seeking recognition. I have found Dan to be a man of his word, and with Christ-like character and high integrity.
Religious institutions and people of faith are under withering assault by the current administration, aided by radical cronies like Senator Amy Klobuchar. The freedom to associate and worship according to our own conscience is not only God-given, but rationally and objectively derived from nature. Dan Severson will always stand as a stalwart in defense of that freedom and an unapologetic practitioner of his faith.
That is another reason why I support Dan Severson for U.S. Senate. Check in at True North or Fightin Words each day until the state convention for more reasons to support Dan.
Severson for Senate: Statewide Electoral Experience
May 12, 2012 at 12:00 pm | Posted in Political | Leave a commentTags: dan severson, gop, mngop, Republicans, U.S. Senate
Each day until the state convention comes to order on May 18, we shall consider a variety of reasons for endorsing Dan Severson to challenge Senator Amy Klobuchar in November. Follow the series at Fightin Words and check in on the day of the convention for a compilation including the most compelling reason to support Dan Severson.
Defeating Senator Amy Klobuchar is going to be a challenge for a number of reasons, not the least of which is her name recognition. Between now and the general election in November, her challenger will need to introduce himself to many voters who are already familiar with Klobuchar.
Dan Severson has a significant head-start in that process due to his run for secretary of state in 2010. Critics are quick to point out that he lost that race. However, a serious analysis must be more comprehensive than that. Hardly a blowout, Dan garnered just shy of one million votes and came within 3.5% of victory in a year when every MNGOP statewide candidate fell short of the finish line.
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Dan Severson: The Man in the Arena
May 12, 2012 at 9:00 am | Posted in Political | Leave a commentTags: dan severson, gop, mngop, Republicans, U.S. Senate, Voting Record
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena… – Theodore Roosevelt
True North has a policy of keeping posts which are related to endorsement contests focused on the positives of candidates which authors are for, rather than the negatives of candidates which authors do not support. Despite that, Dan Severson has recently come under attack in this forum for cherry-picked aspects of his legislative record. Rather than answer that invitation with a counter-attack and drag the discourse into the gutter, let’s remain positive and deal earnestly with the concern raised.
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