Bloomington GOP: waiting for the bride and groom

by Kevin Featherly
Published: November 4, 2008
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At the Republican Party’s election party in Bloomington, the mood is casually expectant. The state has already been called for Barack Obama, and other results are trickling in. Several moments ago a whoop went up when FOX News showed Rep. Michele Bachmann with a 4-point lead over challenger El Tinklenberg with 19 percentof precinctsreporting, but the [...]

GOP: Not Such a Bad Night

by Kevin Featherly
Published: November 4, 2008
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Before your correspondent slipped out the door and left the Republicans to absorb the ramifications of Election ‘08, I wandered around to collect the impressions of some of the folks at the GOP’s post-election party in Bloomington. It was a night that KARE-11political analyst Dave Schultz, just after midnight,suggested might prove, "on balance, not a bad [...]

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