This Time It Didn’t Take Six Months- Sen. Franken Sworn In For Second Term
The last time Al Franken took the oath of office it was after an eight month odyssey of recounts and court challenges. Minnesota went six months without a second senator in 2009 as former Senator Norm...
View ArticleSlain Teen’s Grandmother Questions Madison Mayor About Police “Extreme Violence”
The Grandmother of Tony Robinson, a 19-year-old man shot by police in Madison, Wisconsin submitted a question to the Mayor of Madison at a debate on Thursday night. Sharon Irwin wanted to know “what...
View ArticleVideo Replay-Bernie Sanders Town Hall Meeting
More than 3,700 people squeezed into a Minneapolis gym Sunday to hear presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders lay out his campaign agenda. More people were left standing outside. Upon arrival,...
View ArticleBernie Sanders: Why Did Thousands Stand In Line To Hear Him?
Nearly 4,000 people in Minneapolis waited in a long line on a Sunday morning to hear presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders. That’s a lot more than the 200 people the campaign originally...
View ArticleVideo: Bernie Sanders Speaks To 600 In Rochester
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders makes his second campaign stop in Minnesota and speaks to about 600 supporters in Rochester.The Sanders campaign scheduled the appearance because it was...
View ArticleTrump ‘A Disaster’ Says Former Gov. Quie
Former Minnesota Governor Al Quie says Ben Carson is his first choice for president among the Republican candidates.Quie laughs when talking about the current Republican and Democratic presidential...
View ArticleVideo Replay & Transcript: GOP Candidates Rip Rep. Kline On Budget Vote
All four Republican candidates vying to replace retiring Rep. John Kline (R-MN) say they would have voted differently than he did to approve the budget and raise the debt ceiling.During a short debate...
View ArticleRead And Watch The MN GOP CD2 Debate-Full Transcript And Video
Minnesota Republicans held the first extended debate between the five Republicans running to replace retiring Rep. John Kline. Debating on November 19 were former talk show host Jason Lewis, former...
View ArticleDFL Congressional Candidates Differ On Guns, Abiding By Endorsement- Full...
The first public debate between the three candidates seeking the DFL endorsement for Minnesota’s only open congressional seat brought out sharp differences on gun laws and raised the possibility that...
View ArticleMN GOP Support For Ted Cruz Ranges From Solid To Soft
Some came to see their favorite conservative constitutionalist. Other Minnesota Republicans hadn’t made up their mind and were curious what presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz was going to say.Several...
View ArticleDFL Race To Replace Rep. Kline Narrows As Mary Lawrence Ends Campaign
Saying “it is clear that I would not win the DFL endorsement through the caucus process,” Mary Lawrence ended her mostly self-funded million dollar campaign for Minnesota’s only open congressional...
View ArticleCraig’s Remaining DFL Opponent Ends Campaign
Angie Craig will apparently have a clear path to the DFL endorsement for Minnesota’s only open congressional seat. Her well-funded opponent Mary Lawrence ended her campaign Tuesday and her only...
View ArticleVideo Replay & Transcript: Republican Candidates for Congress Take on Obama &...
Five of the Republicans running for Minnesota’s only open congressional seat had in common a clear distaste for President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal during a January 21 debate.The candidates for the...
View ArticleSanders MN Rally Crowd Young, Motivated And A Threat To Clinton
Even with 74-year-old Bernie Sanders in the room, the average age at his St. Paul rally was way below 30 years of age. Young people, many of them college students, made up a large portion of the 14,000...
View ArticleGOP Congressional Candidates Lewis & Howe Offer Differing Solutions To Racial...
Two of the Republican candidates for Minnesota’s only open congressional seat, Jason Lewis and John Howe, have very different views on solutions to racial inequity in Minnesota and across the...
View ArticleAs MN Caucus Nears, Who Will GOP Voters Pick To Replace Rep. Kline?
With precinct caucuses just three weeks away, Republicans apparently don’t have a favorite yet for Minnesota’s only open congressional seat. A preference poll after a debate between six of the GOP...
View ArticleVideo Replay – Sanders Forum Focuses On The Black Experience In Minnesota
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders participated Friday in a forum focused on the Black experience in America, and specifically in Minnesota, home to some of the worst racial disparities...
View ArticleVideo Replay-Clinton & Sanders Speak At Humphrey/Mondale Dinner In St. Paul
Democratic party presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hilary Clinton speak at the annual Humphrey/Mondale Dinner in St. Paul.
View ArticleMN GOP CD2 Debate In Cannon Falls – Full Video And Transcript
With just three weeks to go until they would have to make a choice, voters got one last opportunity Monday night to hear a debate between the Republican candidates running for Minnesota’s only open...
View ArticleObama: Don’t Assume I’ll Appoint A Moderate To Supreme Court
President Obama is asked if the country should assume that he will nominate a moderate to the US Supreme Court because of potential Republican opposition. He says no. He says people should not make...
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