I'd have to concur with RT on this one. In fact, I'm going to go out on a
limb and predict that Stenberg and IP Candidate Denn Evans have a horse race
for second place, with the edge to Evans.
Having run two legislative races and been actively involved in the
management of a third race in the area that is now roughly the 60B area,
(Dave Anderson for HD 62B in 1988 and 1990, and Maryann Campo for SD62 in
1990); I can assure you Adam that while your race efforts are admirable,
they by no means are, as you phrase it: "...the most active Republican
campaign for state representative in 20 years..." Both the Anderson and
Campo campaigns had literally hundreds of lit drop volunteers on any given
weekend and easily maxed out on the fundraising limits.
SW Mpls voters care about Minneapolis issues, and in my opinion, the
presence of the likes of Jim Ramstad, Steve Swiggum and Dennis Schulstad
wouldn't move a single SW Mpls voter to your column. The literature
presence of the Dibble campaign has been simply a superior fit to the issues
this district cares about, while the Stenberg literature, when available,
has been closer to traditional republican themes that have never generated
more than a 30% base in the district. That base continues to dwindle, too.
In my walking of the district, (which has been a lot the last two weeks) I
have seen much more IP lit from Gibson and Evans than I have from any
Republican.
My prediction in 60B: Dibble 48% Evans 29% Stenberg 23%
Steve Minn
as of late...of Lynnhurst
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>From: Adam Stenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Jessie knows my number! (So does Stenberg)
>Date: Mon, Nov 6, 2000, 8:02 PM
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> Well, I just finished knocking on my last of almost 11,000 doors here in
> district 60B and am settling in for one last night of personal phone calling
> along with about 18 volunteers scattered throughout southwest Minneapolis.
>
> I want to take the opportunity to respond the idea posed by R.T. Rybak "that
> the Independence Party is working harder...than the Republicans." I hesitate
> to address it because the proposition is such so ludicrous. I personally
> knocked on Mr. Rybak's door on the day when Jim Ramstad took an entire morning
> to block work with us. I left a note since nobody answered. However, my
> volunteers probably wouldn't stop at the house since it contains a lawn sign
> for my opponent. Even so, another volunteer hit that particular block earlier
> today. The fact that literature wasn't in a certain neighborhood last
> Saturday is certainly no basis for a such broad assumption.
>
> We've had House Speaker Sviggum knocking on doors along with FOUR former city
> council members. We've had up to 25 people knocking in a single day! We
> purchased five billboards. We sent out 15,000 pieces of targeted mail. As of
> today, we have nearly raised and spent the maximum allowed by law ($25,320).
> We have individually knocked on almost every door in the district. We were
> just talking recently, that this is probably the most active Republican
> campaign for state representative in 20 years. We very well know we will
> quite possibly win tomorrow in this independent area of Minneapolis. Tomorrow
> will tell.
>
> For those of you in district 60B, your vote will be appreciated tomorrow and
> will finally give Minneapolis a voice in the house majority amongst a straight
> slate of eleven democrats!
>
> - Adam Stenberg
> Fulton Neighborhood
> Republican-endorsed candidate for 60B
>
> P.S. R.T., I'd still appreciate your vote, too!
>
>
> "R.T.Rybak" wrote:
>
>> I just got a call from Jesse Ventura. Well, actually it was a RECORDED
>> call...on behalf of the Independence legislative candidate in my area. I
>> found it interesting that the Indepdence Party is working harder in this
>> race, it seems, than the Republicans.
>>
>> I also saw evidence of that this weekend when I was leafleting for Neva
>> Walker, and found lots of Independence literature on doorsteps...but none
>> for Republicans.
>>
>> It is list-appropriate to ask what other tactics people are seeing to turn
>> out city voters?
>>
>> R.T. Rybak
>> East Harriet.
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