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Rubio “Electable” Alternative To Trump Say MN Supporters

“Anybody but Trump.”The middle-aged woman waiting to hear Marco Rubio bluntly stated what many in the crowd of about 1,500 people seemed to be thinking. Trump is “the most arrogant, rude, narcissistic...

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Choices Narrow For GOP In Open Seat MN Congressional Race

On the eve on Minnesota’s Super Tuesday caucuses, two Republican contenders for Minnesota’s only open congressional race have called it quits.Former state Representative Pam Myhra announced Monday...

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Somali Community Drives Record-Breaking Caucus Turnout

A presidential race may have been the reason for record turnout in DFL caucuses near the University of Minnesota and North Minneapolis, but it was a local legislative race that was fueling the passion...

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Clinton Would Have Beat Sanders In A MN Primary Says Gov. Dayton

Bernie Sanders won Minnesota’s Super Tuesday caucuses by a wide margin, but Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton says if the state would have held a primary, Hillary Clinton would have been the victor.Dayton...

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MN Secretary Of State Backs Presidential Primary

Caucuses are great, but when there’s an open seat race for president, Minnesota should also have a primary — that’s the opinion of the state’s highest ranking election official.On Thursday Secretary of...

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Gerson Claims Delegate Lead In MN GOP Congressional Race

David Gerson says he is leading in the delegate count for the Minnesota Second Congressional District Republican endorsement. That may be surprising, because he is running against candidates with...

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Jason Lewis Says Transgendered Students Using Bathroom Of Choice “An...

At the Minnesota Second Congressional District debate on Thursday evening, candidate Jason Lewis called gender-inclusive school policies “an abomination.”Lewis was asked by the moderator, “What would...

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Former CD2 GOP Chair Backs Gerson For Congress Over “Summertime Patriot”...

With less funding and name recognition than most of his fellow Republican opponents, David Gerson is continuing to rack up support among delegates and insiders in his drive to capture the party’s...

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Transcript & Captioned Video Of Final GOP CD2 Debate Before Endorsing Convention

Candidates seeking the Republican endorsement for Minnesota’s only open congressional seat all agree that they would support Donald Trump for President if he were the nominee. On other topics there...

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“Toxic” Trump Threatens Party’s Future Says Leading GOP Strategist

Leading Republican Strategist Peter Wehner sees a disaster looming for his party this fall if Donald Trump is its presidential candidate.Trump is “a toxic figure,” says Wehner calling the dislike of...

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Super Delegate: Preventing “Train Wreck” At Convention

A chaotic brokered convention because no presidential candidate has enough delegates to win the party’s nomination — while that could be the description of the 2016 Republican National Convention, it...

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Bonoff Stumps For DFL Congressional Endorsement In GOP District

State Senator Terri Bonoff probably could have easily won another term in the Minnesota legislature. But she says because the stakes are so high nationally, she is seeking the DFL endorsement for...

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Video: Obama’s One Liners At His Final White House Correspondents Dinner

President Obama takes shots at Republicans, the media and himself at the final White House Correspondents Dinner of his presidency. Or as he put it “It is an honor to be here at my last—and perhaps the...

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Jason Lewis Wins GOP Endorsement, Will Support Trump

Minutes after winning the Republican Party endorsement for Minnesota’s only open congressional seat, Jason Lewis was repeating his pledge to support Donald Trump for president. “I said all along, all...

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Video Replay: MN GOP CD2 Endorsing Convention

Republican activists gathered on Saturday May 7 to endorse a congressional candidate to run in Minnesota’s second congressional district. These videos show all the speeches and debate at the...

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John Howe To Run In MN 02 Republican Primary

Republican John Howe is making it a three way race in the August Republican primary in Minnesota’s only open seat congressional race. Monday morning he announced he would run in the primary despite...

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Fourth Candidate To Enter MN GOP Second Congressional District Primary

The Republican primary race for Minnesota’s only open congressional seat is about to get even more crowded. Donald Trump’s Minnesota spokesperson Matthew Erickson says he will file to run in the second...

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Trump Spokesman Runs For Congress Against “Stupid, Lackluster Cowards”

He wants to build a wall. He refers to himself in the third person. He’s not Donald Trump, but he appeared on TV as Trump’s campaign spokesman in Minnesota. Now he’s running for Congress.Matt Erickson...

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Anti-Super Delegate Resolution Gets MN Democratic Party Backing

A majority of delegates to Minnesota’s Democratic party convention don’t like the current “super delegate” system that gives party officers and elected officials an independent say in who gets the...

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CD2 Voters To Get One More Look At GOP Congressional Candidates Before Aug 9...

Four Republican candidates running in the primary for Minnesota’s only open congressional seat have been invited to debate less than a week before voters go to the polls. Farm Fest confirms it has...

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