The general nature of a multi-candidate race is if one candidate starts to pull ahead of the others gang up and drag him back. This year things may be different. In the land of Minnesota Nice, an attack ad campaign might fly in the face of the attacker. Also, the...
The poster boy for the most-maligned this next election may just be Attorney General Hubert “Skip” Humphrey (D-MN). In most circles Skip is seen as the front-runner. His opponents are looking for anything they can get their hands on to sully him. On...
Discussions about the Unicameral Legislature are doused with a bit of irony. Scenario: the State House passes a Unicameral bill. The State Senate passes a Unicameral bill. Each bill is somewhat unique. The bills go to conference committee where they die....
Will the next DFL candidate for Governor please sign in? Former State Senator Ted Mondale is set to formally announce his candidacy for the state’s highest office today. The list of his supporters shows a strong support from greater Minnesota legislators. The...
If you like politics, you know about it. If you want to hear a vast array of political perspective, you read every word of it. If you want to see your name in print and online, you post on it. What is it? The MN-Politics e-mail list, of course. Last Thursday 40 or so...
