Women’s March Is Springboard For Rep. Paulsen Challenger Alicia Donahue
Like many others after the November 2016 election, Alicia Donahue said she “woke up” and decided she needed to get more involved in politics. “I realized that I could no longer sit on the sidelines....
View ArticleWhy DFLer Jeff Erdmann Thinks He Can Win in Minnesota’s CD2
“Our party needs a more authentic approach,” says Jeff Erdmann, a high school teacher and football coach who has announced he is running as a Democrat in Minnesota’s second congressional district. He...
View ArticleVideo: Rep. Lewis Staff Stonewalls Constituents On Meeting
Renita Fisher has been asking for a meeting with Rep. Jason Lewis since January. She’s called, emailed, texted, posted on Lewis’ Facebook page, tweeted and visited Lewis’ congressional office in...
View ArticleMN Gubernatorial Race Kicks Off With First Live-Streamed Forum In Duluth
All six Democratic Farmer Labor party candidates for governor will make their case Friday during a forum at the annual AFSCME convention in Duluth. The candidates are Chris Coleman, Tina Liebling, Erin...
View ArticleMinneapolis Mayoral Candidates: Let Artists Lead – Video Replay
Courtesy of the Northeaster newspaper Star-Tribune theater critic Rohan Preston termed it a “polite” conversation, and indeed it was. Mayoral candidates gathered at the Ritz Theater Oct. 17 to discuss...
View ArticleCandidate Phillips Fuels Campaign, Coffee And Conversations From “Government...
Minnesota Third Congressional District candidate Dean Phillips (DFL) took his campaign vehicle— the Government Repair Truck— to campaign at Caribou coffee. The truck is a 1960 International Metro Van...
View ArticleIn 2021, St. Paul’s First African American Mayor Looks Back At His First Four...
Melvin Carter won a surprising first ballot victory Tuesday in the crowded St. Paul mayoral race. He got 50.87% of the vote — more than double the vote total of his closest opponent Pat Harris. Carter...
View ArticleRunning For St. Paul: DFL Mayoral Candidate Forum
Four St. Paul mayoral candidates spoke at a forum at Dayton’s Bluff Rec Center on March 25: former city council members Melvin Carter and Pat Harris, former school board member Tom Goldstein, and...
View ArticleGov Dayton And Others React To Sen Franken’s Resignation
Reaction to Sen. Al Franken’s announcement that he intends to resign in the coming weeks:Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, also a Democrat, who is tasked with choosing Franken’s replacement“I extend my...
View ArticleCongressional Candidates Craig And Erdmann Seek DFLers Support Before...
Jeff Erdmann and Angie Craig made their best pitches to DFLers this week, hoping to win their votes in an endorsement battle that begins with the precinct caucuses on February 6. On Monday in...
View ArticleDFL Gubernatorial Primary Looms Despite Swanson Not Running
When Attorney General Lori Swanson announced last week she wasn’t running for governor, it appeared there wouldn’t be a DFL gubernatorial primary.Not so fast.The day before Swanson made her...
View ArticlePrecinct Caucuses Boost And End Campaigns For MN Governor
Tuesday’s precinct caucuses brought a swift end to Rep. Paul Thissen’s campaign for governor, but boosted several other candidates into the limelight. Thissen finished last in a non-binding straw poll...
View ArticleFishing For Votes On Ice, Phillips Takes On Hot Issues
Dean Phillips, DFL candidate for Congress in the Third Congressional District, opened his ice house/government repair shack/campaign office on the ice in Excelsior Bay, Lake Minnetonka on February 17,...
View ArticleFormer Duluth TV Anchor Michelle Lee Runs For Congress
Former Duluth TV Anchor Michelle Lee says she’s been thinking about running for congress for some time now. Last year she was prepared to run if Rep. Rick Nolan (DFL) decided he was going to run for...
View ArticleVideo Replay -MN Gubernatorial Candidates Forum On Voting And Election Issues
Any time Tane Danger of The Theater of Public Policy moderates a candidates forum you want to watch. He keeps the candidates honest and on their toes. Gubernatorial candidates from several parties as...
View ArticleVideo Replay -CD8 Candidates From DFL, GOP, IP Hold Forum For Open...
Sunday night, Voters got their first chance to compare side-by-side all of the candidates who want to replace Minnesota Congressman Rick Nolan.The five Democratic Farmer Labor, one Republican and one...
View ArticleVideo Replay: CD8 DFL Candidates Forum
(Editors note: We’ve updated our post with better quality video and audio of the forum.All five candidates who are seeking the DFL endorsement for congress in Minnesota’s 8th district hold a forum at...
View ArticleInside And Outside A Tightly Controlled Jason Lewis “Town Hall”
Those outside wanted in. Those inside wanted a conversation about issues. The tightly controlled nature of what Rep. Jason Lewis called a “town hall” didn’t allow either to easily happen.The Lakeville...
View ArticleDemocrats Listening To Former Republican Richard Painter As MN US Senate...
Former Republican Richard Painter is running in the Democratic primary for Minnesota’s US Senate despite losing the endorsement vote to Tina Smith. Smith was appointed to the office when Senator Al...
View ArticlePainter Wants Debates, Not TV Ads, In Race With Sen. Smith
Former Republican Richard Painter says he has asked for debates with Sen. Tina Smith (DFL-MN) multiple times. “So far no go. I will fly to Washington to debate her if she doesn’t have time to come...
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