On Friday, we posted Who owns Trump brand in MN?: MN GOP, #mnleg caucuses' battle Dorr Bros, MAGAsota "scams" on new website; MAGASota fights back, about a turf war among Minnesota conservatives.
The state Republican Part of Minnesota, the Minnesota House Republican Caucus and the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus has posted a website, Minnesota Scammers Exposed, which took after two Dorr Brothers' pro-gun and pro-life efforts that attack Republican state lawmakers (we looked at these operations in early February's Dorr family expands brand: adds scaring abortion foes about GOP to gun rights stories) and MAGASOTA, a grassroots pro-Trump group that formed federal PAC at the end of December.
The filing gave the address of Prior Lake conservative activist Michele Even as its own. Monday morning, Even replied in a writter statement on social media, after posting a long Facebook video last week.
Here's Even's Facebook statement, followed by an embed of the Facebook post which is the source:
MAGASOTA’s response to the recent attacks:
Last week the MNGOP, the House Republican Caucus and the Senate Republican Caucus unleashed it’s animosity toward MAGASOTA, its members and insulted grassroots activists across the state.
From the moment MAGASOTA launched we have been under attack. Sadly those attacks have been lies, mischaracterizations and smear campaigns. They have been constant and ongoing by RINOs and other activists who supposedly support our president.
Thursday the MNGOP led by chair Jennifer Carnahan, the Senate Republican Caucus led by Senator Paul Gazelka and House Minority leader Kurt Daudt , with your tax dollars, created a website that features MAGASOTA, a pro life group and a pro gun group as scammers.
This is a serious allegation that has no merit. They are accusing us of something criminal. No crime has been committed. No one has been scammed. It is truly pathetic to know that our elected officials who are paid by our tax dollars would spend your tax money and waste valuable time going after Trump supporters.
The swamp is alive and well right here in St Paul. Why aren’t they putting effort into denouncing America hating Ilhan Omar? Why aren’t they lowering our taxes? Why are they funding the fraudulent DHS? Why do they continue to infringe on our rights? Why are they voting on unconstitutional omnibus bills and funding abortion? Why are they giving themselves a raise?
Who are the real scammers?
They would rather spend time and money going after taxpayers, voters, grassroots activists, Trump supporters and people who love freedom and liberty- Americans.
This is the most outrageous attack on MAGASOTA and members. This is a Minnesota version of what President Trump has gone through in DC. Tragically the MNGOP is attacking it’s very own supporters. The Trump haters in this state are coming out of the closet. Are they afraid of losing their power? Are they afraid of WE THE PEOPLE?
MAGASOTA’s mission has been clear from the beginning and hasn’t changed. We are here to win Minnesota for President Trump.
This attack is sickening and without merit, tarnishing the reputation of the good people working for President Trump. It’s a play straight out of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals.
MAGASOTA will not be stopped. We know our supporters and members see right through the slander and libel, and will continue to work for President Trump. Read what they published on their website about MAGASOTA.
“ these scammers aren’t affiliated with the official campaign in any way, shape or form.”
“The MAGAsota folks are diverting valuable volunteer time to an effort that will have a marginal effect on the actual election. Remember, Minnesota has not voted for a Republican Presidential candidate since 1972 so it will take everyone “rowing the boat” in the same direction”
“There has never been a more robust effort in the state of Minnesota. Efforts like MAGAsota look good on the surface but without coordination with the real campaigns, ultimately result in a waste of valuable volunteer time.”
So because we are not affiliated with the “official campaign” our efforts will be marginal? Diverting valuable volunteer time? No -we are actually doing the work.
Do you really think President Trump would support this kind of BS? No. He would not. He would welcome any support and effort put forth on his behalf.
President Trump has been the outsider and remains the outsider. He is working to drain the swamp-not be a part of it.
Then on Friday the MNGOP sent an email to everyone in the state standing behind their false allegations of scamming. Let me tell you what they said.
“Despite those great strides, the foundation of who we are as Minnesota Republicans is being assaulted and manipulated by outside groups posing as Trump supporters and leaders.”
Those are pretty strong baseless allegations. MAGASOTA has not assaulted anyone nor has anyone been manipulated. MAGASOTA members are free to come and go as they please. Our members are “free thinkers”. Why is the mngop assaulting the intelligence of our members?
“These groups prey on low information activists that love our President- and manipulate those activists to get involved in efforts that cause harm to our President’s ability to win Minnesota”.
The GOP Party leadership believes that YOU are low information activists because you don’t tow the line for them.
Hillary Clinton called us Deplorables. Now our own Republican party is calling us “low information”. I think not.
No one is causing harm to the President. It’s the party that is causing harm to the President. They are dividing supporters -not MAGASOTA. Our state hasn’t won a Republican Presidential race since 1972.
This is on the party-not me and not you! Own up to your own failures MNGOP.
“These groups also actively work against Republicans in our state- which hurt our chances to hold the majority in the State Senate and win back the State House.”
More lies. We are endorsing one candidate and supporting one race. President Trump. If Trump doesn’t win we all lose!
“We have one goal in this state- to elect Republicans up and down the ballot. Any outside group or entity that tries to use our activists and leaders to work against our President and fellow Republicans will not be accepted by our party. We are standing strong with our Repuclicna partners at the RNC, Trump Victory, NRcc, NRSC, Minnesota House and MInnesota State Senate.”
Who is the party to lay claim on activists and volunteers? They do not own you. The arrogance of this statement is nauseating.
And finally the party is making it very clear that MAGASOTA or any other grassroots effort is REJECTED BY THEM!
“Turn out to caucus and don’t let the scammers take over our party and run us into the ground.”
Really? That is what they think about us? That we will participate in the political process, take over “our” party and run “us” into the ground. This is just unbelievable. This party does NOT want Trump supporters participating.
Finally my friend, MAGASOTA is a PAC. We by law cannot work in direct coordination with a campaign. We will be using our financial resources to support our effort to win Minnesota for President Trump. Our members have already been going door to door, making thousands of phone calls, participating in MAGASOTA meetups, sending thousands of email and more. Our efforts remain in Minnesota. Our calls stay in Minnesota.
President Trump has claimed Minnesota. WE are not going to disappoint him.
2020 is likely our last chance to elect a Republican President in this state. I do not believe in my life time there will be another opportunity. Communism has taken hold in St.Paul.
Your support of MAGASOTA is needed now more than ever! Please show the MN GOP that we are the opposite of ‘low information activists’ by working with us!
2020 is about Freedom and Liberty!!
-Michele Even
We're hearing about the dis-unity of Democrats on the national scale given the presidential primary, but the internal fighting among North Star conservatives is Minnesota not-nice. We're also curious what landed MAGASOTA with the Dorr Brothers enterprises.
Finally, there's a certain delicious irony in reading the title of the party's website, given that this is the political party that had its research director create Minnesota Democrats Exposed. The targets have shifted.
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Image: From a message about the website shared by Republican party units.
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