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The Olson backpedal: Republicans endorse, then distance from convicted candidate

Minnesota Independent
August 15, 2008

Smart Politics author Eric Ostermeier is quoted in this story about the GOP candidate race in Minnesota's senate district 17.

Could the endorsement put the race in play for DFL? Smart Politics's Eric Ostermeier crunched the numbers: "In the event Olson should actually win the primary, given the momentum for the DFL at the margins in the district and its modestly competitive 15-point race in 2006, the DFL just might gain yet another Senate seat this fall."

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