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Watching the Whip 👀 Daily accountability on Rep. Tom Emmer (MN-06) Votes • Tweets • Money 📬 mn06watch.substack.com mn06watch.com

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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 1h
Emmer co-signed House GOP leadership's March endorsement of Herrera, citing his support for "our troops and veterans." By then, Herrera had posted "I standby it" about a video where he goose-steps to a German march. Timeline, with sources ☝️
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 1h
Today Rep. Tom Emmer told Texas voters: "#TX23, vote for Brandon on November 3rd!" Brandon Herrera once joked he's "basically an honorary veteran" because he thinks about putting a gun in his mouth. The record, and his defense: mn06watch.substack.com/p/in-our-name
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In Our Name
MN-06 Daily: October 7, 2026
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 20h
Emmer told Axios Republicans will put money "where you're gonna get your biggest return." His own committees on the road: $824,784 to 20 candidates. 36.5% to one Toss Up race. 8.1% to nine Solid R seats. mn06watch.substack.com/p/you-suck
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 20h
Rep. Emmer to donors, on Senate Republicans, per Axios: "Don't just keep telling me 'Don't have the votes. Don't have the votes.' You suck." He's called for ending the filibuster on air since at least March. mn06watch.substack.com/p/you-suck
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“You Suck”
MN-06 Daily: October 6, 2026
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 21h
Whip's log, supplemental. Stardate October 6, 2026: Axios says Emmer's Oct. 1 stop with Rep. Mark Harris was a closed-door fundraiser, where he told donors Senate Republicans "suck." Back home: Chapin held a town hall in Monticello. mn06watch.com/articles/on-...
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On the Road, and Back Home
He says he'll hit 56 more districts before Election Day. Each stop, logged after it's public: what he said, the race, both candidates' records, and the FEC money.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Whip's log, Stardate October 5, 2026 (district 8 of 56): Emmer toured the Texas border with nine House nominees. Location undisclosed. He says it's "SEALED." CBP: 8,870 apprehensions in August. Low, not zero. $212,830 from his committees to the nine. mn06watch.com/articles/on-...
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On the Road, and Back Home
He says he'll hit 56 more districts before Election Day. Each stop, logged after it's public: what he said, the race, both candidates' records, and the FEC money.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Whip's log, Stardate October 2, 2026 (district 7 of 56): Emmer rallied in North Carolina's 1st for Laurie Buckhout vs. Rep. Don Davis. Lean R. $57,909 from Emmer's committees. Back home: KARE 11 interviewed Chapin; Emmer didn't appear. mn06watch.com/articles/on-...
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On the Road, and Back Home
He says he'll hit 56 more districts before Election Day. Each stop, logged after it's public: what he said, the race, both candidates' records, and the FEC money.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
KARE 11 invited both MN-06 candidates on "On the Record." Doug Chapin showed up. Tom Emmer hasn't. So this Press Check round is all Chapin: 19 claims, same rules we used on Emmer. 13 check out, 4 need context, 2 not supported. mn06watch.com/articles/pre...
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Press Check: What the Candidates Told Voters, Checked
The MN-06 race is finally getting covered. We check what Rep. Tom Emmer and Doug Chapin tell reporters against the public record, by the same rules. First up: St. Cloud LIVE's profiles of both candida...
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Had to do a little something to entertain myself since these updates are going to follow the same format.
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Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard Waving
ALT: Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard Waving
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Whip's log, Stardate October 2, 2026 (districts 5 and 6 of 56): Emmer campaigned in North Carolina's 10th and 6th. Back home: KARE 11 asked both MN-06 candidates for interviews. Chapin sat down; Emmer's campaign hadn't responded. mn06watch.com/articles/on-...
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On the Road, and Back Home
He says he'll hit 56 more districts before Election Day. Each stop, logged after it's public: what he said, the race, both candidates' records, and the FEC money.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
August of 2023….
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Whip's log, Stardate October 2, 2026 (district 4 of 56): Emmer campaigned in South Carolina's 1st for Jenny Honeycutt, who faces retired Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore (D) for Nancy Mace's open seat. Cook: Likely R. $7,000 from Emmer's committees. mn06watch.com/articles/on-...
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On the Road, and Back Home
He says he'll hit 56 more districts before Election Day. Each stop, logged after it's public: what he said, the race, both candidates' records, and the FEC money.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Whip's log, Stardate October 1, 2026 (district 3 of 56): Emmer campaigned in Virginia's 1st for Rep. Rob Wittman. Cook: Lean R. A Post-Schar poll had Democrat Shannon Taylor up 50-46. $5,000 from Emmer's PAC. mn06watch.com/articles/on-...
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On the Road, and Back Home
He says he'll hit 56 more districts before Election Day. Each stop, logged after it's public: what he said, the race, both candidates' records, and the FEC money.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Log update, stop 4: Emmer campaigned in Kentucky's 4th for Ed Gallrein, who beat Rep. Thomas Massie in the May primary. Solid R seat; $7,000 from Emmer's committees, all after the primary was decided. Back home: St. Cloud LIVE profiled both MN-06 candidates. mn06watch.com/articles/on-...
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On the Road, and Back Home
He says he'll hit 56 more districts before Election Day. Each stop, logged after it's public: what he said, the race, both candidates' records, and the FEC money.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Emmer says his district roundtables can't be announced "because of the threat of violence." A North Carolina campaign is advertising his Oct. 2 rally with a street address and an RSVP form. mn06watch.com/articles/pre...
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Press Check: What the Candidates Told Voters, Checked
The MN-06 race is finally getting covered. We check what Rep. Tom Emmer and Doug Chapin tell reporters against the public record, by the same rules. First up: St. Cloud LIVE's profiles of both candida...
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
St. Cloud LIVE profiled both MN-06 candidates. We checked all 30 claims against the record, same rules for both. Emmer: "Real wages are up." BLS: real hourly pay fell 0.3%. Chapin: "about 15" town halls. His count: 19. mn06watch.com/articles/pre...
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Press Check: What the Candidates Told Voters, Checked
The MN-06 race is finally getting covered. We check what Rep. Tom Emmer and Doug Chapin tell reporters against the public record, by the same rules. First up: St. Cloud LIVE's profiles of both candida...
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One person, 35 days, every stop, race rating and FEC filing checked against the public record. If the log is useful, a paid sub or a one-time tip keeps it running. mn06watch.com/articles/on-...
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On the Road, and Back Home
He says he'll hit 56 more districts before Election Day. Each stop, logged after it's public: what he said, the race, both candidates' records, and the FEC money.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Emmer pledged 56 more districts before Election Day. We're logging every stop. Next to it: what his own district gets. Since Sept. 17, open town halls: Emmer 0, Chapin 1. Local press requests answered: 0 of 3 vs. 3 of 3. mn06watch.com/articles/on-...
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On the Road, and Back Home
He says he'll hit 56 more districts before Election Day. Each stop, logged after it's public: what he said, the race, both candidates' records, and the FEC money.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A Minnesota company's $15B steel mill, running on Minnesota ore, is going to Iowa. Emmer blamed "destructive policies." The CEO thanked Walz, the DNR and MPCA for permitting the state's first new iron mine in 50 years.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Emmer says he'll hit 56 more districts before Election Day. In his own since early voting opened: no town hall, no debate, no answer to the local paper or KSTP. His words: "If you have the right incumbent..." mn06watch.substack.com/p/the-right-...
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The Right Incumbent: Emmer’s 56 Districts, and His Own
MN-06 Daily: September 28, 2026
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Emmer, Dec. 2021, to Sam Bankman-Fried: "It sounds like you are doing a lot to make sure there is no fraud." Clipped, that looks bad. In context, it isn't. Same goes for Ellison's line Emmer keeps quoting. We're just asking for consistency.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In March, Rep. Emmer said AG Ellison should go to jail "if" donations after a meeting proved a quid pro quo. On Friday the "if" was gone. So we applied his standard to his own FTX record. RvR #21: mn06watch.substack.com/p/the-elliso...
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RvR #21 — The Ellison Test
Tom Emmer says a meeting followed by campaign money is evidence of a quid pro quo. Here’s what happens when you run his test on him — and why we still won’t call it one.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
2024, Emmer on Hunter Biden: "No one, not even the president's son, is above the law." 2026, on a GOP senator's request to subpoena Don Jr. and Hunter Biden: "a new Russia hoax." In the Minnesota Reformer today: minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/25/t...
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Commentary: Tom Emmer is running cover for Don Jr. • Minnesota Reformer
Kremlev's payment isn't the first Trump Jr. deal to draw scrutiny during his father's second term.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Emmer says AG Ellison is "charging just ONE criminal" in a child-meal fraud case. The case was civil. The nonprofit pays $18.5M, everything it had left, and dissolves. Ellison is recommending charges to prosecutors. mn06watch.substack.com/p/just-one-c...
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“Just ONE Criminal”
Emmer says Ellison is "charging just ONE criminal." The case was civil, the nonprofit paid all it had left, and the 2021 tape has more context.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Emmer posted that "unconfirmed reports allege a Somali gang shot up" an Edina church. In the report he drew on, "Somalis" described the teens being shot at. Police say the church wasn't the target and haven't described the shooters. mn06watch.substack.com/p/unconfirme...
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Unconfirmed Reports
MN-06 Daily: September 24, 2026
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Emmer said the August jobs report was "high paying, high tech and manufacturing jobs." Information: -23,000, the worst of any sector. Manufacturing: +16,000. Food services: +59,000. The multiple was right. The composition wasn't.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Emmer told the Washington Post his job is "a customer service office" where the members "are our customers." Same week: early voting opened, a district paper printed that he didn't answer its questions, and he rallied in Virginia. mn06watch.substack.com/p/the-custom...
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“The Customer Is Right”
MN-06 Daily: September 21, 2026
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Early voting is open in Minnesota. Full comparison, every source linked: mn06watch.com/articles/whe... Receipts, not rage.
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Where They Stand: Emmer vs. Chapin on 13 Issues
Both campaigns got the same thirteen questions. Chapin answered all 13. Emmer did not respond — his column is built from votes, bills, and statements. Every cell sourced.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
36 sub-questions each. Chapin: 36 campaign answers, published in full as received. Emmer: 29 from the record, 4 platform context only, 3 with no position found. Every cell shows its source. Every vote has a roll-call number you can check at clerk.house.gov.
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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Emmer's column: roll-call votes, bills he sponsored, letters he signed, his own transcripts. Where the record answers the question, the cell says so. Where it only supports an inference, the cell says that. Where there's nothing, it says "Position cannot be inferred."
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We sent both MN-06 campaigns the same 13 questions — taxes, health care, ICE, tariffs, Iran, SAVE Act, fraud, farm bill, data centers, abortion, guns, term limits. Each tied to a real vote or bill. Chapin answered all 13. Emmer didn't respond. So we built his column from his record. 🧵
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"This is a short-duration event... you will see these prices tumble down again." Tom Emmer, WCCO, March 23. Gas that week: $3.96. Today: $4.32. Diesel: $5.38 to $6.29. Day 202 of the war. mn06watch.substack.com/p/a-short-du...
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“A Short-Duration Event”
MN-06 Daily: September 18, 2026
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We published the receipts alongside it: all 18 stories with dates and outlets, and 234 FEC transactions with filing IDs. If we missed one, tell us and we'll add it.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Minnesota's 6th District has more people than any district in the state. Since Doug Chapin entered the race in July 2025, we can find 18 news stories naming both him and Tom Emmer. The 7th District, eight points safer, produced the same number. mn06watch.com/articles/why...
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Why Isn't Anyone Covering This Race?
Minnesota's largest and fastest-growing congressional district has produced eighteen news stories naming both candidates. A district eight points safer produced the same number. Five explanations, tes...
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Twenty-five years ago this morning I was a junior at Armstrong High School in Plymouth. Second-hour world history, the TV already on, nobody teaching. What I remember isn't the speeches. It's the quiet. mn06watch.substack.com/p/never-forget
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Never Forget
MN-06 Daily: September 11, 2026
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sept. 3: Rep. Tom Emmer says he believes he'll be at the State Fair "over the weekend." Sept. 5-6: no posts. No record he went. Sept. 9, from Dallas: "Minnesota, we're ready for you at the convention!" Today's MN-06 Daily: mn06watch.substack.com/p/minnesota-...
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“Minnesota, We’re Ready for You”
MN-06 Daily: September 10, 2026
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
1,122 days since his last town hall. The House leaves Sept 17. Every roll call, quote and source: mn06watch.substack.com/p/the-house-...
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“The House Has Done Its Work”
MN-06 Daily: September 4, 2026
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Twelve votes in four session days. A constitutional amendment that failed by 72. A funding bill the Senate wrote. And on the radio, the debt was "why I came here" — while crediting the law that added $4.1T to it.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Thursday morning, the House Majority Whip told CNBC three times: "The House has done its work." Thursday afternoon, leadership canceled the last two weeks of September and sent the House home again.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Aug 30, Emmer: it's "on the Senate's shoulders to start getting something done when we get back." The Senate isn't back until Sept 14. The first bill he named is the one sitting in the House. mn06watch.substack.com
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MN-06 Watch | Chad Maschke | Substack
Independent accountability journalism tracking Rep. Tom Emmer (MN-06). Click to read MN-06 Watch, by Chad Maschke, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Aug 28, on his official House page, Tom Emmer posted a 2:10 video explaining the job of Majority Whip. In 400 words it never says Minnesota, district, or Sixth. The only constituents in it belong to other members. mn06watch.substack.com/p/all-that-i...
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“All That Is Important Is That I Respect Them”
MN-06 Daily: August 31, 2026
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Buried in the MN-06 crosstabs nobody has published: A generic Republican runs ahead of Tom Emmer in his own district. Independents: 40-39 Emmer, then 39-42 Chapin after information. Women: 46-46. 65% still have no opinion of Doug Chapin. mn06watch.substack.com/p/fifty-one-...
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“Fifty-One, Thirty-Nine”
MN-06 Watch obtained the full Public Policy Polling toplines and crosstabs for the only survey in this race. The number that has been reported for three days is not the ballot test. It’s the one taken
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The MN-06 poll everyone reported as Emmer 50 / Chapin 40 is the informed ballot - measured after voters heard a biography of each candidate. The actual ballot test is 51-39. We obtained the full PPP toplines and crosstabs from the Chapin campaign.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Rand Paul called the Intel stake a step toward socialism. Tillis said it felt like a state-owned enterprise. The WSJ ran “The Nationalization of Intel?” We searched for any comment from the House Majority Whip on any of it. No record found. mn06watch.substack.com/p/emmer-marx...
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Bonus RvR #20: Government-Owned Grocery Stores
Rep. Tom Emmer set a test for what makes someone a Marxist. This is what happened when we applied it.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Rep. Tom Emmer, last November: “You’re gonna elect a Marxist who wants government-owned grocery stores.” That’s not name-calling. It’s a criterion. By the day he said it, the federal government owned 9.9% of Intel — bought with CHIPS money he voted against.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Cambria has no facilities in MN-06. Quartz tariffs took effect Aug 15 — 19-50%. In a new district kitchen: the lumber, the cabinets, and now the countertop each carry a tariff. In 321 archived appearances, Emmer discussed tariffs 21 times. Quartz: zero.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Two Minnesotans testified at the same federal hearing for the same company. Klobuchar: "I'm not here to prejudge the outcome." Emmer: "act decisively." Cambria's CEO and chairman gave Emmer $319,050. Klobuchar got nothing. Neither man is Emmer's constituent. mn06watch.substack.com/p/emmer-camb...
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RvR #19: The Countertop Tariff
Emmer testified for quartz tariffs benefiting Cambria. FEC filings show $319,050 from its executives, none of whom live in his district.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
On July 24 radio, Emmer said of Minnesota's elections: "I can only assume it's crooked." Certified 2024 result: Harris +4.24 — Trump improved on 2020. On Aug 17, a federal judge tossed DOJ's suit for MN's voter rolls. DOJ: 0-23. Full receipts: mn06watch.substack.com
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MN-06 Watch | Chad Maschke | Substack
Independent accountability journalism tracking Rep. Tom Emmer (MN-06). Click to read MN-06 Watch, by Chad Maschke, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Nine days home for the August work period. Rep. Emmer's record: 3 national interviews, 0 Minnesota outlets, 0 public district events, 0 press releases since Aug 6. Over 1,000 days since his last public town hall. Receipts: mn06watch.substack.com/p/look-and-s...
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“Look and Sound, Be From the District”
MN-06 Daily: August 21, 2026
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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
From Thursday's Fox News segment, the host's sign-off: "Congressman Tom Emmer, always great to have you on the program." He has been on that program three times in ten days. MN-06 has not had an in-person town hall since August 2023.
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