With one week left until Election Day, the political parties, especially the state parties, are assessing the campaigns, taking an accounting of their limited resources, and placing their bets with independent expenditures on close races that may be leaning their way. Voters in SD43, where the incumbent Sen.
Terri Bonoff (DFL-Minnetonka) faces Republican challenger
Norann Dillon, received these bullet points in a direct mail piece paid for by the Republican Party of Minnesota:
- Terri Bonoff raised her own pay - Bonoff voted with DFL Senators to raise their per diem pay 45% to $96. Nice work if you can get it!
- Opposed cutting her own office budget
- Supported other wasteful spending - where to start with all of the earmark spending? See this postcard and the Taxpayers League of Minnesota for examples (warning: taxpayer discretion advised!)
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