Deletion of Michael Brodkorb

Comment: WP:POLITICIAN is irrelevant, since he easily passes GNG - in that he has significant coverage from multiple independent reliable sources http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&btnmeta_news_search=1&q=Michael+Brodkorb&oq=Michael+Brodkorb&aq=f&aqi=d1d-o1&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=2693l5884l0l18327l16l15l0l7l3l0l161l705l4.4l8l0#q=Michael+Brodkorb&hl=en&gl=us&tbs=ar:1&tbm=nws&ei=eycPT9PwL8ihsQKF4-DsAw&start=0&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=d4a8a8a74a643886&biw=1051&bih=667, several of which I have added to the article. http://www.minnpost.com/cyndybrucato/2011/12/21/33998/stadium_politics_played_role_in_koch_and_brodkorb_dismissal_insiders_say This reference says that he and Koch were "the two most powerful people in the Minnesota Senate."  And it is not a case of , because he had plenty of coverage before his recent resignation and even before he went to work for the senate - for example, over his role in a landmark libel suit.http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MN&p_theme=mn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=117D6736355B1A78&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons (WP:BLP1E)

Comment: Whether or not he technically passes/fails , Brodkorb appeared to be a major player among Minnesota conservatives even before the rumors regarding Amy Koch were reported. Per Ann Coulter: "In liberal's imaginary world, lone blogger Michael Brodkorb is more powerful than the ''New York Times'', the ''Washington Post'', the ''Minneapolis Star Tribune'', the ''St. Paul Pioneer Press'', and the entire liberal blogosphere." Per http://www.jayweiner.com/ Jay Weiner: "Brodkorb was then Minnesota's most active right-wing blogger."http://books.google.com/books?id=R_-36vArnfoC&pg=PA69&dq=%22Michael+Brodkorb%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Z1AOT7_bNqmaiQL9pZHTDQ&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Michael%20Brodkorb%22%20-wikipedia&f=false Appears to have been a "powerful" part of the Minnesota GOP: http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/136121763.htmlhttp://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2011/12/michael_brodkorb_domestic_dispute_wife_sarah_brodkob_amy_koch_affair.php. It's silly to use WP:GNG to give a pass to an individual for some obscure record only listed in Guinness World Records, but not someone like this
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)

Comment: Per nom.  may confer notability on a state-elected official. However, Brodkorb was not elected to his position by the people of Minnesota; he was elected by the Minnesota Republican Party. Thus, Brodkorb would have to meet , which, I don't think he does. He does act as a GOP spokesperson in his position as Communications Director for the party, but that doesn't make him independently notable as he is more or less just a conduit. Finally, his blog may get some press, but it appears to be confined to Minnesota only and is probably insufficient to make him notable. As for the recent events, that is clearly insufficient under 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN||WP:GNG||WP:BLP1E)