During the glory days of one-party power, the GOP stuck together. Party discipline was high, and they fervently pushed President Bush's misguided agenda through Congress. Our own Senator Norm "W" Coleman was in the forefront of Bush's supporters, voting with his GOP colleagues nearly 95 percent of the time--even more than the GOP average.
Now, however, it's a different story. GOP Senators--including Coleman--are pathetically trying to mislead voters into thinking they are "moderate." Party unity has disintegrated as they each try to prove that they are in the mainstream.
Norm Coleman is no exception. In fact, he's run away even faster than his Republican colleagues. He now votes with his own party even less often than average. But we know today's Coleman isn't the real Coleman. So why has he run away from his party? Because he knows Minnesotans disagree with him on the issues, and he's desperate to be re-elected. Coleman was never elected because of his stance on the issues; he was elected because of the tragedy of Paul Wellstone's plane crash and the public's backlash to the now infamous memorial service.
DON'T BE FOOLED! Coleman is a far-right Republican in the mold of George W. Bush. Over the coming months, I will be exploring Coleman's record, with one issue in the spotlight each week. I will show that, while he is sprinting toward the center now, his heart lies far to the right. He is out of touch with Minnesotans, and he needs to be held accountable for that.
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