On the choice issue alone.

He's close to Janet Robert, who has given him substantial money in 2006 and for his 2008 run. And we all know who Janet Robert is:

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The FEC site, via donor search, lists:
ROBERT, JANET
STILLWATER, MN 55082
TINKLENBERG, ELWYN GLENN
VIA TINKLENBERG FOR CONGRESS
05/16/2006 -$2100.00 26960124668
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ROBERT, JANET
STILLWATER, MN 55082
JR BROADCASTING LLC/CEO
TINKLENBERG, ELWYN GLENN
VIA TINKLENBERG FOR CONGRESS
11/15/2007 $2300.00 28930177730
03/31/2008 $2300.00 28931089666
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ROBERT, JANET
STILLWATER, MN 55082
SELF-EMPLOYED/LAWYER
TINKLENBERG, ELWYN GLENN
VIA TINKLENBERG FOR CONGRESS
06/23/2005 $2100.00 25970677185
06/23/2005 $2100.00 25970677185
See HERE (and for Part 2 HERE), more about big time regular contributor, Janet Robert - the "you pay the piper you call the tune" Stillwater doyen.
See more detail, here. Oberstar is quoted, and we know how that affects Elwyn TInklenberg:

Oops. Sorry. Let's get it right.
Blue Dog's Master's Voice:
