Special Election Results Senate District 54 and House District 23B

Senate District 54 People have been walking through the door to the Cottage Grove VFW with smiles on their faces and their happy demeanor will pay-off. The final Hastings precinct has reported and former Rep and current County Commissioner is now...

Other Items from the DFL Preference Poll

When the final results of the DFL Preference Poll were made available at 5:48 Friday evening they didn’t change the narrative in any significant fashion. DFL turnout outpaced Republican by better than three-to-one and Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN01) carried the day with...

Special Elections in the Southeast Suburbs and Southern MN

All eyes are on the results in Senate District 54 and House District 23B this evening to see if any trends for the General Elections on November 6th can be seen in advance. Even though these are local legislative contests, the impact of the Presidency of Donald J...

Nolan Retires, Whose Next?

The surprise retirement announcement from Congressman Rick Nolan (D-MN08) has started phones ringing across the state from Minneapolis to the Range Cities. Now, people are looking to find other candidates to vie for the open seat. Nolan already was facing an opponent...

Thissen Ends Campaign

Rep Paul Thissen (DFL-61B, Minneapolis) ended his campaign for Governor after the DFL Precinct Caucuses. He posted the following on Facebook. I am ending my campaign for Governor today. I have been incredibly blessed and honored to have had the opportunity to serve...

2018 Precinct Caucuses

Tuesday night’s activity in the Precinct Caucuses starts the 2018 election cycle in earnest. The culmination of activity occurring in communities across the state is a testament to the vibrancy of Minnesota’s participatory democracy. On the DFL Side We attended Senate...

Takeaways from the 2018 DFL Precinct Caucuses

It is clear State Auditor Rebecca Otto (D-MN) principal opponent is Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN02). He is undoubtedly the front-runner. He leads in all categories, fundraising, money on-hand and now in the preference balloting. Otto’s campaign obviously knows these...

Bly Announces Retirement

We received the following press release today. Rep. David Bly New Release Minnesota House of Representatives District 20B 651-296-0171 � rep.david.bly@house.mn 301 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155 February 5, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mike Molzahn...

The Two Realities of Tim Pawlenty

During his administration, Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) created consistent deficits. Each year he controlled the budget the numbers didn’t add up. In response to the first deficit, his fiscal wizardry decided to rob the Tobacco Settlement and use the endowment, as...

2017 End of the Year Campaign Finance Reports

The 2017 End of the Year Campaign Finance Reports are out and we have listed the candidate in order of Total Receipts. This is the first hurdle in the political contest called the “Money Primary.” As Precinct Caucuses approach on Tuesday, February 06th, the first step...