Dean Phillips Releases First TV Ad: “Coffee and Conversation”
Today the Dean Phillips campaign released its first TV ad, “Coffee and Conversation,” highlighting Dean’s background as a business owner who takes care of his employees.
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Advisory: Dean Phillips Announces First “Everyone’s Invited! Issue Forum” with Focus on Getting Special Interest Money Out of Politics
Dean Phillips will moderate a free and open-to-the-public panel discussion focused on money in politics in Edina on Monday, August 27. The educational forum will feature national leaders on campaign finance reform.
Release: Erik Paulsen Accepts Dean Phillips’s Invitation To Participate in Open-to-the-Public Voter Forums
Congressman Erik Paulsen finally accepted Dean Phillips’s invitation to participate in three voter forums, but with severe restrictions on participation and without offering dates on which he’d be available.
At Debate: Congressman Paulsen Misleads Voters
In the first debate between candidates for Congress in Minnesota’s Third District, Congressman Erik Paulsen refused to be honest with voters when directly confronted about how much money he takes from special interests.
Release: Dean Phillips Announces He’s Received Contributions from 54,000 Individuals
Ahead of the TwinWest MN03 Debate, Dean Phillips Announces that he has received contributions from 54,000 individuals and renews his invitation for Congressman Paulsen to sign The Minnesota Way Pledge.
FiveThirtyEight: 25 Districts that Could Decide the House in 2018
Where is the campaign for House control being fought, and what does the battleground look like? The likeliest 2018 bellwether: Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District.
Release: Dean Phillips Invites Rep. Erik Paulsen To Participate in Public Voter Forums
Dean Phillips once again invited Congressman Erik Paulsen to join him at a series of public voter forums in which people in Minnesota’s Third District would have the chance to hear from and ask questions of the candidates at a free and accessible event.
Statement: Dean Phillips on Rep. Collins and Corruption
The indictment of Congressman Chris Collins for insider trading is yet another example of the greed that dominates Washington’s pay-to-play system. It is unfortunate — but not surprising — that Congressman Erik Paulsen remains complicit in this culture of corruption.
NY Times: For Voters Sick of Money in Politics, a New Pitch: No PAC Money Accepted
Since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010 opened the floodgates for unrestricted political spending, polls have shown that voters are growing increasingly bitter about the role of money in politics.
Release: Dean Phillips Invites Rep. Erik Paulsen to Public Voter Forum in Coon Rapids
Dean Phillips will participate in a public voter forum on Monday, August 13, in Coon Rapids. Phillips has repeatedly called for open and accessible public forums where voters can hear from and ask questions of both candidates in the race for Congress in Minnesota’s CD3. Phillips invited Congressman Erik Paulsen to join him, but neither Paulsen nor his campaign manager has indicated an intention to participate.
Release: Jewish Democrats Endorse Dean Phillips for Congress in MN-03
Dean Phillips for Congress is pleased to announce today that it has received the endorsement of the Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA), the socially progressive and pro-Israel group that represents Jewish Democrats across the United States.