Purpose of Primary Lost

The fundamental reason for a Primary election is to affirm or negate the endorsement of a political party appears to have been lost on Judge Beryl Nord. She ruled against the use of the use of the terms DFL/Labor Endorsed for political principal designation on the...

We Were Not Surprised

When the flak started over the appointment of Rep Sondra Erickson’s (R-17A, Princeton) to the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council by Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon) we didn’t find much new in the story. The reason is that we had known and discussed the comments...

Republican Arm-twisting

We understand George Soule a well-heeled Republican with ties to Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN), and husband of Councilmember Lisa McDonald (DFL-Ward 10, Minneapolis) is working hard to cultivate support for his spouse. He is trying to offset the entrance of Mark...

Location, Location, Location

The placement of lawn signs in the city of Minneapolis is sending out some interesting signals to the residents of the Mill City. The Mark Stenglein campaign has cultivated some solid locations for their signs, but they have not considered the implications of those...

Dayton, Lone Dissenter

US Senator Mark Dayton was the sole vote against Asa Hutchinson to head the Drug Enforcement Agency. The Senate confirmed Hutchinson on Wednesday evening by a vote of 98 to 1. We understand the reason for Dayton’s protest vote was his opposition to the Bush...