In early November 2018, we reported In the ultimate dumpster fire, Jim Newberger campaign torches own yard sign to own the libs:
Nothing owns the other side--or supports suspicion of violence by your opponents--than torching your own sign in a campaign ad.
Perhaps the self-immolation is visually signaling something else. On Halloween, Mike Brest at the conservative Daily Caller reported in Minnesota Senate Dems Raise Significantly More Money Than Republican Challengers:
. . . Klobuchar, who is running against Jim Newberger, has raised $7,412,107 for her reelection campaign, according to the Star Tribune. Conversely, Newberger has only raised $210,846, which is only 2.8 percent of Klobuchar’s war chest. . . .
According to a Star Tribune/MPR News Minnesota Poll released last week, Klobuchar leads Newberger 56 percent to 33 percent. The poll, which was conducted in the middle of the month of October, also revealed 60 percent of those surveyed did not even recognize Newberger by name.
With that sort of money to burn on Klobuchar's part, we'd have to wonder why anyone other than Newberger would burn one of his signs.
He'd tweeted:
Amy Klobuchar sides with the extreme. This November 6th, don't let the mobs win. Vote for Jobs not Mobs! pic.twitter.com/OUSZHx3iN3
— Jim Newberger (@NewbergerJim) November 4, 2018
Two days later, he lost to Klobuchar, garnering only 36 percent of the vote. But he's not changing his tune. According to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, the former Minnesota House member from Becker has registered a new political action committee for which he's both chair and treasurer, MN Conservative PAC.
According to the PAC's website, Newberger is still worried about mobs:
Everyday we see our great state slipping farther away from the American Dream.
Many of us no longer recognize the very place which we grew up in. Everything seems to be changing. The slide into socialism is rapid and real. The major media outlets are on board with this and refuse to report what is going on. The promoters of socialism are now openly pushing for rapid change.
Our cities are looted, burned and vandalized. Mobs move in and shut down highways, blocking traffic and refuse to let emergency vehicles move through.
The Democrat party in our state, The DFL, seems to have joined forces with these radicals and are refusing to let law enforcement act in a timely fashion. Lives are lost. Property is destroyed. Neighborhoods go up in flames… AND the Socialist-Democrats keep winning elections.
Have you had enough?
We have.
The Minnesota Conservative PAC strives to do 3 things.
- Promote Conservative Values and keep you up-to-date on political events in MN.
- Find “over-looked” conservatives, who still have a chance, and HELP them!
- To be be proactive – do more than “put out political fires”.
The Minnesota Consevative [sic] PAC is not part of any specific political party, candidate committee, or other political organization. We operate independantly [sic]. This gives us the freedom to work for YOU, the Minnesota conservative voter.
Given Newberger's lack of fundraising for his own US Senate race, we're not sure how much he'll raise for those overlooked candidates in the miasmatic jungles of Minnesota. Our apologies to both Mencken and Arkansas.
Here are the issues upon which the PAC is focusing. There's an events page but nothing listed so far; given the current COVID-19 exposure in Minnesota conservative circles, this might not be such a bad thing.
The PAC's contact page says "We would love to hear from you!" By all means, readers should consider dropping the PAC a line. Use the old rural Minnesota grandma rule: don't use language you wouldn't use around your grandparents. Your grandparents may vary.
Banner image: From the ABOUT page of MN Conservative PAC.
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