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Article: Does party backing taint city elections? Some aren't pleased that the Republican Party has gotten involved by endorsing candidates in mayor and city council races.(WEST)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- July 26, 2006
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Byline: Ben Steverman; Staff Writer
With Eden Prairie facing a heated mayoral campaign, the city's current mayor is strongly criticizing the local Republican Party's decision to get involved in what are usually nonpartisan city elections.
Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens, who is not running for reelection, called the party's endorsement of one of the contenders "asinine, irresponsible and insulting."
Though parties often get involved in elections in the big cities, they usually stay clear of smaller local races.
"I hate to see it trickle down to the smaller cities," said Karen Anderson, a Republican and former mayor of Minnetonka who fought for years to keep party ...
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