Media coverage of MN political races in The Minneapolis Star-Tribune


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Abortion     Paul Gazelka: Pro-life, might support Texas-style abortion ban.     Karin Housley: Pro-choice advocates don't represent state's everyday values.     Walter Mondale: Opposes ban on partial-birth abortion.     Walter Mondale: Vote against nominees who would overturn Roe v. Wade.

Civil Rights     Walter Mondale: Supports gay spousal benefits but not gay marriage.

Crime     Karin Housley: Fight to end criminal elderly abuse in senior care homes.

Drugs     Mike Murphy: Possibly legalize marijuana to raise state funds.

Education     Jim Abeler: Oppose Common Core's centralized federal oversight.     Dick Cheney: Bush focuses on accountability; Gore on status quo.

Foreign Policy     Ilhan Omar: Anti-Israel tropes sparked House Resolution & apology.     Jason Lewis: Question dual loyalty of American Jews toward Israel.     Walter Mondale: Push North Korea to drop its nuclear program.

Free Trade     Norm Coleman: Supports permanent normal trade relations with China.     Walter Mondale: Supports NAFTA.     Walter Mondale: Supports permanent normal trade relations with China.

Gun Control     Howard Dean: Endorsed by NRA eight times as VT governor.

Health Care     Jason Lewis: Keep pre-existing condition coverage in replacement plans.     John McCain: Voted against repealing ObamaCare's individual mandate.     Jim Abeler: Big companies benefit from ObamaCare but not regular people.     Jim Abeler: Preventative care; coordinated treatment; low-income clinics.     Walter Mondale: Adding prescription drug benefit to Medicare.

Homeland Security     Lori Swanson: Joined other AG's in fight to keep transgendered troops.     Norm Coleman: Continue R&D on missile defense, and deploy it.     Walter Mondale: R&D on missile defense, but deployment destabilizes.

Immigration     Jim Hagedorn: Illegal immigration overwhelms communities; disrupts order.     Kelli Ward: No amnesty & no compromise on immigrant family separation.     Lou Barletta: Avoiding immigrant family separation is amnesty.     Martha McSally: Study proposals to deal with immigrant family separation.

Principles & Values     Paul Gazelka: Driven by his Christian faith, fought same sex marriage.     Jim Abeler: Former investment banker; outsider with no voting record.

Social Security     Walter Mondale: Privatizing Social Security is “a dreadful idea”.

Tax Reform     Walter Mondale: Cut FICA taxes on poor instead of tax cuts for rich.

War & Peace     Wesley Clark: Bush’s terrorism policy is “all bully and no pulpit”.     Walter Mondale: Fight war on terror without infringing civil liberties.     Walter Mondale: Against authorizing use of force in Iraq.

Welfare & Poverty     Jason Lewis: People on government assistance are parasites & scoundrels.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Dick Cheney Former Republican Vice President Howard Dean Democrat Ilhan Omar Democrat U.S. Rep Minnesota- 5 Jason Lewis Republican Senate challenger Minnesota Jim Abeler Republican challenger Minnesota Jim Hagedorn Republican U.S. Rep Minnesota- 1 John McCain Republican Karin Housley Republican candidate for Minnesota U.S. Senator Minnesota Kelli Ward Republican candidate for Arizona U.S. Senator Arizona Lori Swanson Minnesota Democratic candidate for governor of Minnesota Lou Barletta Pennsylvania Former Republican candidate for Pennsylvania Governor Martha McSally Republican appointee for Arizona U.S. Senator Arizona Mike Murphy Minnesota Republican candidate for governor Norm Coleman Former Republican Senator; lost court battle, 2009 Minnesota Paul Gazelka Minnesota Republican Gubernatorial Challenger Walter Mondale Former Democratic Challenger and Vice President (1981) Minnesota Wesley Clark Democrat