2016 Presidential Campaign Blog

Caucus for Cruz Event with Pastor Rafael Cruz in Bloomington, Minnesota on Saturday, February 27, 2016

Caucus for Cruz Event with Pastor Rafael Cruz in Bloomington, Minnesota on Saturday, February 27, 2016

Saturday at 3 PM

Cowboy Jacks
2801 Southtown Dr, Bloomington, Minnesota 55431

Get inspired hearing Ted Cruz's fathers story of fleeing the oppressive dictatorship in Cuba and finding freedom in the United States; and how he wants to inspire all to capture that love for liberty.

This is a fantastic opportunity to discover what all over the world seek, and help recognize why our United States is in need of a strong generation. Being a great opportunity to invite friends, all will hear a passionate message that can build you and others to advance the cause of growth and opportunities!

Lead the charge arriving early at Cowboy Jacks for social time and offer your friends the best spot in the house! Doors open to all 1 hour prior: See you Saturday at 3 pm!

Marco Rubio Rally Photos, Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 23, 2016 Part 2 of 2

         

 

Marco Rubio Rally Photos, Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 23, 2016 Part 1 of 2

Lt. Governor Tina Smith, Mayor Betsy Hodges and Hillary for Minnesota to Launch ‘Woman for Hillary’ in Minneapolis

Lt. Governor Tina Smith, Mayor Betsy Hodges and Hillary for Minnesota to Launch ‘Woman for Hillary’ in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN —A week out from the Minnesota caucus and a few days following Hillary Clinton's decisive win in Nevada, a group of prominent female elected officials, grassroots activists, and volunteers will launch ‘Women for Hillary’ in Minneapolis on Tuesday, February 23. The event will highlight Hillary Clinton’s commitment to breaking down barriers for those who have been left out or left behind for far too long, and encourage Minnesotans to caucus for Hillary on March 1st.

Lt. Governor Tina Smith, Mayor Betsy Hodges, Councilwoman Alondra Cano, Civil Rights Activist and Educator Dr. Josie Robinson Johnson, Executive Vice President of the American Federation of Teachers Mary Cathyrn Ricker, and MN College Democrats President and President of U of M College Democrats Haylee Hilton, will discuss why they believe Clinton is the best choice for Democrats ahead of the March 1st caucus. At the event, volunteers will sign up to make calls and knock on doors for Hillary Clinton's campaign.

"Our support for Hillary Clinton sends a clear message: we want a President who will break down barriers with inclusive politics to build an inclusive society,” said Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges. “Hillary believes, as I do, that your name, race, or zip code should not determine your fate. She has both the progressive vision and the record of actually making progress that America needs to make this inclusive society a reality.”

"Hillary Clinton and I have one very common bond: a lifetime spent fighting to improve the lives of people of color,” said longtime civil rights activist and educator Dr. Josie Robinson Johnson. “Hillary understands the integral inequities faced by African Americans and is committed to dismantling them with policies that create jobs, improve education, and access to affordable housing. As President, I am confident Hillary will do everything in her power to counter decades of neglect and triumphantly build on the progress we have made during the last eight years."

Ben Carson Campaign Update & Minnesota Caucus Training in Roseville, Minnesota on Monday, February 22, 2016

Ben Carson Campaign Update & Minnesota Caucus Training in Roseville, Minnesota on Monday, February 22, 2016
 
Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 6:30 PM  - Roseville, MN  

Join Ben Carson’s National Campaign Manager Ed Brookover and Minnesota's Carson for President  Director and former Republican Party Chairman, Ron Carey, for a discussion about Ben Carson’s campaign and how you can make a significant difference for Dr. Carson right in your neighborhood in advance of our March 1 caucus. No prior political experience required; only a desire to restore common sense values and leadership to America from a candidate who can win in November.

Please feel free to bring friends to this meeting regardless of whether or not they already support Dr. Carson.  We will talk about why Dr. Carson remains the best choice for America, what is a precinct caucus, what happens at a caucus, and why everyone should attend their caucus.  You will leave fired up to make a difference for Ben Carson in easy, yet impactful ways.

Campus Map - http://tinyurl.com/hsfgkky   

When  Monday, February 22, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (CST)

Where University of Northwestern - 3003 N. Snelling Ave.. Riley Hall - Room 2300. Roseville, MN 55113

Hillary Clinton Victory Remarks in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, February 20, 2016

Clinton on Nevada Victory: This is a 'Campaign to Break Down Every Barrier that Holds you Back'
 
Hillary Clinton gave victory remarks in Las Vegas tonight, thanking her supporters and highlighting her agenda to break down barriers. In her remarks, Clinton said: “This is your campaign.  It is a campaign to break down every barrier that holds you back.”
 
The transcript of the remarks as delivered is below.
 
“Thank you, Nevada!  Thank you so much!  Thank you so much!
 
"I am so, so thrilled and so grateful to all my supporters out there.  Some may have doubted us, but we never doubted each other.  This one’s for you!
 
"I want to congratulate Senator Sanders on a hard-fought race here.  And I want to thank each and every one of you.  You turned out in every corner of this state, with determination and purpose.  Hotel and casino workers who never wavered.  Students with too much debt, and small business owners who never go off the clock.  Tens of thousands of men and women with kids to raise, bills to pay, and dreams that won’t die.
 
"This is your campaign.  And it is – it is a campaign to break down every barrier that holds you back.  We’re going to build ladders of opportunity in their place, so every American can go as far as your hard work can take you.
 
"And to the thousands of volunteers and organizers who worked so hard in this state, to the more than 750,000 people who’ve gone to HillaryClinton.com and contributed what you could, the vast majority giving less $100, and to the millions of people across this country who are supporting our campaign, thank you from the bottom of my heart.  We hear you.  We see you.  We're incredibly grateful to you because we're in this together.
 
"We look at our country and see so much that isn’t working the way it should.  We see grandparents forced to choose between paying rent and buying medicine because a prescription drug company has increased prices 5,000 percent overnight.  We see African-American families denied mortgages at nearly three times the rate of white families.  We see small towns and rural communities hollowed out by lost jobs and lost hopes.  We see a rising generation of young people coming of age in a world where opportunity seems out of reach.  And worst of all, we see children growing up in poverty or pain or fear.
 
"Here in Nevada, a brave young girl told me how scared she is that her parents are could be deported.  In South Carolina, I met kids trying to learn in crumbling classrooms and neglected communities.  Then there’s Flint, Michigan, where children were poisoned by toxic water just because their governor wanted to save a little money.  So Americans, Americans are right to be angry.  But we’re also hungry for real solutions.
 
"In the campaign, you’ve heard a lot about Washington and Wall Street.  We all want to get secret, unaccountable money out of politics.  That starts with appointing a new justice to the Supreme Court who will protect the right of every citizen to vote, not every corporation to buy elections.  And we also agree that Wall Street can never be allowed to threaten Main Street again.  No bank can be too big to fail, no executive can be too powerful to jail.  But if we listen to the voices of Flint and Ferguson, if we open our hearts to the families of Coal Country and Indian Country, if we listen to the hopes and heartaches of hardworking people across America, it’s clear there’s so much more to be done.
 
"The truth is, we aren’t a single-issue country.  We need more than a plan for the big banks.  The middle class needs a raise and we need more jobs.  We need jobs that pay well and can’t be outsourced.  We can do it the entrepreneurs and small businesses.  We can do it with new investments in manufacturing, infrastructure, and clean energy, especially here in Nevada, the center of solar power.  Some country going to be the clean energy superpower of the 21st century.  It’s either going to be China, Germany, or us, and I want it to be us.  And it will be when I’m president.
 
"We also have to do more to make it easier for parents to balance work and family, and break down barriers that keep so many people on the sidelines of the economy, especially women.  Don’t you think we’ve waited long enough?  It’s time for equal pay for equal work!
 
"Don't you think it's time to face head-on the reality of systemic racism and investing in communities that have been left out and left behind?  that means reforming our criminal justice system, our immigration systems.  Ensuring that people with disabilities have the opportunity to work and fully participate in our society.  It means to make sure nothing holds you back – not debt, not discrimination, not a deck stacked for those at the top.
 
"Now, no one can get this done alone – not even the President of the United States.  It’s got to be the mission of our entire nation.  I’ve never believed in dividing America between “us” and “them.”  We’re all in this together.  And we all have to do our part.  So let me say this to the men and women who run our country’s corporations:  If you cheat your employees, exploit consumers, pollute our environment, or rip off the taxpayers, we’re going to hold you accountable.  But if you do the right things, invest in your workers, contribute to your communities, and help build a better America, we’re going to stand with you.  We're going to go into the future together.  We need more jobs.  We need more opportunity.
 
"And I want to say this to all the young people out there:  I know what you’re up against. If you left college with a ton of loans, it’s not enough just to make college more affordable.  You need help right now with the debt you already have.  That’s why I have a plan to cut your interest rates and cap payments so you never have to pay more than you can afford.  But I want you to – I want you to think about this.  It can’t be just about what we’re going to give you.  It has to be about what we’re going to build together.  Your generation is the most tolerant and connected our country has ever seen.  In the days ahead, we’ll propose new ways for more Americans to get involved in national service and give back to our communities because every one of us has a role to play in building the future we want.  Washington is never going to have all the answers.  But for every problem we face, someone somewhere in America is solving it.  And we need you to be part of that exciting journey we can make together.
 
"We need the community activist who decides to run for school board.  The entrepreneur who stays instead of leaving a hometown who has seen better days.  We need millions of teachers and nurses, police officers and firefighters who get up every day and do quiet, heroic work to make our country a safer, fairer, better place.   It’s going to take each of us, working together, growing together, looking out for one another and lifting each other up.  Because there’s a basic truth about this country:  America can only live up to its potential when each and every American has the chance to live up to our own potential, too.
 
"Because there is a basic truth about America.  It's something that Bill and I have been the beneficiaries of, that we have tried to contribute to and do all we could to continue.  America can only live up to its potential when each and every American has the chance to live up to your potential, too.  So imagine, imagine a tomorrow where no child grows up in the shadow of discrimination or under the specter of deportation. and every child in every zip code gets the education he or she needs and deserves.  Imagine a tomorrow where every parent can find a good job and every grandparent can enjoy a secure retirement.  Where small businesses thrive, and big businesses play by the rules and give more back to the country that has given them so much.  Where hard work is honored, families are supported and communities are strong. With your help, that is the tomorrow we will build for our country.
 
"Please join us.  Go to HillaryClinton.com and become a part of this campaign.  Or text 47246, JOIN, right now.  Now I am heading on – I am on my way to Texas.  I'm on my way to Texas.  Bill is on his way to Colorado.  The fight goes on.  The future that we want is within our grasp.  Thank you, all.  God bless you!"

Rally With Marco Rubio at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 *Updated

Rally With Marco Rubio at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 *Updated

When:
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 from 3:15 PM to 4:00 PM (CST)

Where:
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
1300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Hosted By:
Marco Rubio for President

Register for this event now at :
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/minneapolis-rally-with-marco-rubio-tickets-21893852101

Event Details:

Please join Marco Rubio for a Rally on February 23rd! Senator Rubio will deliver remarks and share his vision for A New American Century. DOORS OPEN at 2:15 PM and the EVENT BEGINS at 3:15 PM.

Each guest is required to RSVP for ALL Marco Rubio for President Events, including all adults over age 12. Each attendee must complete registration separately. If you are unable to RSVP via Eventbrite, onsite registration will be available (pending venue capacity) at the door.

More Than 100 Progressive Leaders in Minnesota Including Vice President Walter Mondale Stand with Hillary Clinton

More Than 100 Progressive Leaders in Minnesota Stand with Hillary Clinton
Vice President Walter Mondale, Advocates for LGBT Equality and Iron Rangers Join Statewide Coalition of Support

Minneapolis, MN — Hillary for America today announced its Minnesota Leadership Council has grown to include more than 100 elected officials, community, student, coalition, and grassroots leaders who will help build a grassroots-driven volunteer team that will work to Get Out The Caucus for Hillary between now and March 1st.

Leaders across Minnesota agree that Hillary Clinton is the most qualified candidate to defend women’s rights, stand up to the gun lobby and keep Americans strong and safe while representing our country to the world. The leadership council will continue to amplify the campaign’s national voice to Minnesota families and will continue to aid the campaign with rapid response, organization building, grassroots organizing events, recruiting volunteer leaders, and identifying leaders for Get Out The Caucus activities.

“Secretary Clinton is a proven leader. She is the only candidate in this race with the extensive experience necessary to deliver real results for Americans,” said Vice President Walter Mondale. “As President we can trust her to tackle the demands of the job, both here in America and abroad.”

“From working to pass the Equality Act to building on President Obama’s LGBT agenda, Hillary Clinton is committed to ensuring that all Americans feel like they live in a country where they belong,” said leader of Marriage Equality efforts in Minnesota Richard Carlbom, “When it comes to fighting the tough fights, there’s no one I want in my corner more than Hillary.”

“Hillary has always been a fighter for working families on the Iron Range. She visited Hibbing in 2008 and just last week, while visiting Minnesota, she specifically mentioned helping Iron Rangers through our current economic downturn,” said State Representative Carly Melin. “Her stance against the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a clear signal to families here that we have a candidate who is looking out for our best interests. She strongly supports organized labor because she knows that unions built America's middle class. Hillary not only wants to create jobs, she wants to protect the ones we have--and I trust her to do that as President.”

"When Republicans came out swinging against Planned Parenthood, Hillary didn’t hide,” said Minneapolis Council Member Alondra Cano. “Hillary stood up against the attempts to defund Planned Parenthood because she knows that they provide much needed health care access to many low-income, under-insured and women of color in Minnesota and throughout the country. The White House needs a leader who has spent her lifetime fighting for women's reproductive rights and that leader is Hillary Clinton."

“As First Lady, Hillary took on school violence and strongly advocated for the Brady Bill. As Senator, she co-sponsored legislation to close the gun show loophole and to extend and reinstate the assault weapons ban,” said gun violence prevention advocate Sami Rahamim.  "As President, I know we can trust her to continue to stand up to the gun lobby and put Minnesota families first.”

"I like Hillary a lot. Her old-fashioned idealism, her warmth toward people, her steady humor, her smarts. She's a champion," said author and Minnesota radio great Garrison Keillor.    
   
The Hillary for Minnesota Leadership Council now includes:

● Former U.S. Vice President of the United States Walter Mondale
● Governor Mark Dayton
● U.S. SenatorAmy Klobuchar
● U.S. Senator Al Franken
● Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith
● U.S. Representative Tim Walz
● Mayor Betsy Hodges, Minneapolis
● Mayor Chris Coleman, Saint Paul
● Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Eric P. Schwartz
● Former U.S. Ambassador Sam Kaplan
● Former Minnesota Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher
● Former Minnesota Secretary of State Joan Anderson Growe
● Former Lieutenant Governor Yvonne Prettner-Solon
● State Senator Sandy Pappas (President of MN Senate)
● State Senator Katie Sieben (Assistant Majority Leader)
● State Senator Jeff Hayden (Deputy Majority Leader)
● State Representative Paul Thissen (Minority Leader)
● State Representative Erin Murphy (Deputy Minority Leader)
● State Representative Melissa Hortman (Deputy Minority Leader)
● State Senator Terri Bonoff
● State Senator Gregory Clausen
● State Senator Kevin Dahle
● State Senator Christine Eaton
● State Senator Kent Eken
● State Senator John Hoffman
● State Senator Kathy Sheran
● State Senator Dick Cohen
● State Senator Melissa Franzen
● State Senator Ann Rest
● State Senator Charles Wiger
● State Senator Ron Latz
● State Representative Laurie Halverson
● State Representative Alice Hausman
● State Representative Debra Hilstrom
● State Representative Jason Isaacson
● State Representative John Lesch
● State Representative Rena Moran
● State Representative Jon Applebaum
● State Representative Dave Pinto
● State Representative Linda Slocum
● State Representative Jack Considine
● State Representative Erik Simonson
● State Representative Ron Erhardt
● State Representative Carly Melin
● State Representative Phyllis Kahn
● State Representative Yvonne Selcer
● State Representative Cheryl Youakim
● State Representative Dan Schoen
● State Representative Jon Applebaum
● Former State Representative, Betty Folliard
● Mayor Mike Maguire, Eagan
● Mayor Tim Willson, Brooklyn Center
● Mayor Peter Lindstrom, Falcon Heights
● Mayor Jim Hovland, Edina
● Council Member Alondra Cano, Minneapolis
● Council Member: Abdi Warsame, Minneapolis
● Council Member: Jacob Frey, Minneapolis
● Council Member Elissa Hanson, Duluth
● Council Member Zach Filipovich, Duluth
● School Board Member Nora Sandstadt, Duluth
● Former Council Member Melvin Carter, Saint Paul
● Former Council Member Jen Julsrud, Duluth
● Former Council Member, Gary Schiff, Minneapolis
● Melanie Benjamin, Tribal Leader
● Alan C. and Diane Sims Page
● Dr. Josie Robinson Johnson
● Vance Opperman
● Sylvia Kaplan
● Ellen Goldberg Luger
● Laura Bishop
● Hubert "Buck" Humphrey
● Dean Phillips
● Tammy Lee Stanoch
● Karen Wilson Thissen
● Gerald Strauss
● Corey Day
● Heidi Kraus Kaplan
● Shivanthi Sathanandan
● Jettie Ann Hill
● Sami Rahamim
● Koryne Kaneski Horbal
● Richard Carlbom
● Nancy Speer
● Lois Quam
● Missy Thompson Staples
● Garrison Keillor
● Ken Martin, Chairman, Minnesota DFL
● Dr. Sheila McGuire Riggs, Former IA Democratic State Party Chair
● Nancy Schumacher, DNC Member
● Lori Sellner, DNC Member
● Marge Hoffa, DNC Member
● Rick Stafford, DNC Member
● Javier Morillo Alicea, DNC Member
● Lauren Beecham, Executive Director, Women Winning
● Maggie Meyer, Associate Director, Women Winning
● Susy Bates
● Mary Ricker, National Executive Vice President, AFT
● Eliot Seide, Executive Director, AFSCME Council 5
● David Ybarra, Plumbers, President of UA Minnesota Pipe Trades
● Denise Specht, President, Education Minnesota
● Brandon Rettke, Education Minnesota
● Joshua Kyle Makarios, North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
● Colleen Murphy Conney, Machinists, Directing Business Representative LL 623
● Rick Ryan, Machinists, Assistant Directing Business Representative DL 77
● Lynn Wilson, Congressional District 1 Grassroots Volunteer Lead
● Hannah Quinn, Carleton College Grassroots Volunteer Lead, 2nd Congressional District
● Jules D'Eredita, Macalester College Grassroots Volunteer Lead, 4th Congressional District
● Teresa Campbell, 5th Congressional District Grassroots Volunteer Lead
● Conrad Zbikowski, University of Minnesota¬ Twin Cities, Grassroots Volunteer Lead, 5th Congressional District
● Jessica Andrist, 6th Congressional District Grassroots Volunteer Lead
● Justin DePaolis-Metz, 7th Congressional District Grassroots Volunteer Lead
● Joel Heller, 8th Congressional District Grassroots Volunteer Lead

Minnesota for Hillary Launches ‘Gustavus Students for Hillary’ in St. Peter; Hosts Organizing Events in Duluth, Wayzata

Minnesota for Hillary Launches ‘Gustavus Students for Hillary’ in St. Peter; Hosts Organizing Events in Duluth, Wayzata

Minneapolis, MN -- Minnesota for Hillary will hold three organizing events across the state on Thursday to encourage Minnesotans to caucus for Hillary Clinton on March 1st. In St. Peter , students from Gustavus Adolphus College will hold a campus phone bank to launch "Gustavus Students for Hillary." In Duluth, State Rep. Erik Simonson, At-Large City Councilor Zack Filipovich and School Board Member Nora Sandstad will join volunteers and organizers for a "Get Out The Caucus" kick-off event. And in Wayzata, voluteers and supporters will gather to make calls and talk to friends and neighbors about why Hillary Clinton is the most qualified candidate to step into the White House.

“While I admire both of our Democratic candidates, I look forward to supporting a candidate who can make real, tangible progress. That candidate for me, and for all of us, is Hillary Clinton," said Duluth City Councilor Zack Filipovich.

St. Peter "Students for Hillary" Event
WHEN: 6:30 PM
WHERE: Beck Academic Hall, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 West College Avenue, St. Peter
Public RSVP Here

Duluth "Get Out The Caucus" Kick Off Event
WHEN: 6:30 PM
WHERE: Education Minnesota Duluth, 639 E Central Entrance, Duluth
Public RSVP Here

Wayzata Phone Bank
WHEN: 6:30 PM
WHERE: Lunds & Byerlys Kitchen Meeting Room, 250 Superior Blvd, Wayzata
Public RSVP Here

Marco Rubio Minnesota Campaign Office Opening in Maple Grove, Minnesota on Thursday, February 18, 2016

Marco Rubio Minnesota Campaign Office Opening with Special Guest Rep. Chris Stewart in Maple Grove, Minnesota on Thursday, February 18, 2016

When:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 from 6:15 PM to 7:30 PM (CST)

Where:
Rubio for President Minnesota Campaign Office
13774 Reimer Drive
Maple Grove, MN 55311

 
Hosted By:
Marco Rubio for President

Register for this event now at :
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/minnesota-campaign-office-opening-with-special-guest-rep-chris-stewart-tickets-21735952820

Event Details:

Please join Team Marco and Special Guest U.S. Congressman Chris Stewart (UT- 2) on February 18th! Congressman Stewart will deliver remarks on why he is supporting Marco Rubio for President and we will celebrate the opening of the first campaign office in Minnesota. DOORS OPEN at 6:15 PM.

Each guest is required to RSVP for ALL Marco Rubio for President Events, including all adults over age 12. Each attendee must complete registration separately. If you are unable to RSVP via Eventbrite, onsite registration will be available (pending venue capacity) at the door.