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As a boy in St. Cloud, Jim Graves remembers arguing together with his buddies about candidates in the 1960 presidential race eventually as they walked towards the cinema,デュベティカ 激安, boys bickering about men they knew little about. Upset over Graves' support of Democrat John F. Kennedy,http://kevindurantshoesonlinestore.blogspot.com/, another boys stripped him of his shoes and threw them in the street. "Looking back,デュベティカアウトレット, I had been probably within the right," Graves recalled. Rep. Bachmann wanted,Kevin Durant Shoes, hoping to derail her bid for a fourth term. The race presents a stark contrast for voters in Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District: A left-leaning businessman with labor support with no political background pitted against a staunch Tea Party conservative who's a household name after her recent failed presidential bid,ダウンジャケットレディース. As a DFLer facing a Republican incumbent in the state's most conservative congressional district,http://parajumpersoutletjackets.webmium.com/, Graves could face a challenge similar to on that day back in 1960. "He's going to have to win some Republicans over,http://cheapindoorsoccershoesonline.blogspot.com/," said Kathryn Pearson, a University of Minnesota associate political science professor who studies congressional elections. "Even some of the swing voters lean Republican there." Graves said his strengths lie inside a lifetime spent in the business sector,デュベティカアウトレット, creating jobs. The district, he explained,デュベチカ 通販, "deserves a . business-savvy congressperson who'll fight full-time to create livable-wage jobs and strengthen the economy,デュベティカ 店舗, ensuring a strong middle class." 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After spending many years dealing with and gaining knowledge from a local businessman, Graves founded the budget motel chain AmericInn in the late 1970s. He sold that business in early 1990s and focused his efforts on building and managing luxury hotels in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois,デュベティカ 店舗, New York and Honduras. The entrepreneur, who now employs between 500 and 600 people, had a labor union leader at his side when he announced his candidacy. "[Graves] can discuss creating jobs in a manner that Bachmann can't,デュベティカダウンジャケット," said Ken Martin,ダウンジャケットレディース, Minnesota DFL party chairman. Graves chose to run against Bachmann after noting that the other candidates for the DFL endorsement had no political experience,デュベティカ取扱店 福岡. "I saw a real need . for leadership,ダウンジャケットレディース," he said. 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