Nov 4, 2016
We have spoken with operatives on both sides of the aisle in the battle for control of the MN House this legislative session, and strangely they are both in agreement. They see the outcome as too close to call and the number of variables too vast. Those variables are...
Nov 4, 2016
The DFL House and Senate caucuses are feeling quite positive about their electoral prospects in legislative district 56, and the three incumbent Republican legislators are feeling the heat. Sen. Dan Hall (R-56, Burnsville), Rep. Roz Peterson (R-56a, Lakeville) are...
Nov 4, 2016
This morning we heard Hennepin County Elections Director Ginny Gelms on the radio this morning discussing the high early voting in her county, and that set us wondering about Ramsey County. We contacted Ramsey County Elections Director Joe Manasky and here is what we...
Nov 3, 2016
Sen. David Hann, he stands as Janus. The Roman God Janus stood at the doorway of time, in the present, and views both the past and the future. He is often depicted as having two-faces. This is also a metaphor for Sen. David Hann (R-48, Eden Prairie), who has...
Nov 3, 2016
The implementation of the “No Excuse” Absentee voting is proving to be a favorite of the electorate. As of last night, the number of Accepted absentee ballots is 415,986, in 2014 the number was 147,944 or increase of 64.43%, and in 2012 the amount was 183,495 or an...
Oct 31, 2016
We have been watching Tom Hauser’s show on KSTP for years and always have known it is a right-leaning show where the guests are either biased or uninformed. We understand when it was first conceived Stanley Hubbard wanted the Democrats who appeared to be the most...
Oct 31, 2016
There is a significant difference between 2014 and 2016 in the 8th Congressional District contests between Congressman Rick Nolan (D-MN08) and Stewart Mills III (R). In 2014, the field of candidates differed Nolan and Mills were joined by Ray “Skip”...
Oct 26, 2016
As the late House Speaker Tip O’Neil (D-MA) is oft quoted, “All politics are local.” Minnesota’s largest county has seven county commissioners and for awhile, the partisan breakdown has been 5-2. This election creates an opportunity for the DFL to...
Oct 25, 2016
Desperation is haunting Sen. David Hann (R-48, Eden Prairie) his latest attack piece on opponent Steve Cwodzinski (DFL) isn’t worth the paper it is printed on. The crux of the opposition is a based on anonymous comments, which are as likely to be planted or...
Oct 25, 2016
Do you remember when current St Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and his wife Connie were in a canoe in a campaign commercial for the late Congressman Bruce Vento (D-MN) about the environment? We do. This election we can just stand by and fail to recognize two political...
