Jun 2, 2000
Rep Betty McCollum (DFL-55B, North St Paul) held her first major fundraiser after her May 6th endorsement. The gathering featured retiring Congressman Bruce Vento and four of her competitors in the endorsement contest: Mary Rosenthal, Rep Mary Jo...
Jun 2, 2000
When we are wrong, it is important for us to admit it, just as we do when we trumpet our accurate calls. In regard to the decision by Steve Novak to seek the 4th Congressional District post being vacated by Congressman Bruce Vento (D-MN04), we were wrong. Sen Steve...
Jun 2, 2000
This will be a truism at the DFL Convention for DFL Party Chair Michael Erlandson. Erlandson will be taking the stage front and center – in a dunk tank – available to all this weekend. He will be taunting the delegates to pitch balls at a target in order...
Jun 2, 2000
The contest for the positions on the Democratic National Committee should prove to be interesting especially in the contest for National Committeeman. There is an interesting competition underway between the current incumbents, Ken McGinnis and Greg Knutson and two...
Jun 2, 2000
So with all that being said, here is what we learned. Of the 1200+ delegates, 379 answered the phone and 97 declined to answer the poll in the beginning. From the remaining respondents when asked who do you support on the first ballot the responses were Jerry Janezich...
Jun 1, 2000
The June issue of Money Magazine features Attorney General Mike Hatch (DFL-MN) and his work on one of the most important issues facing our society, privacy protection. The magazine hit the shelves this week, but the issue isn’t available online…. This content is...
May 25, 2000
The specifics for the Presidential visit by William Jefferson Clinton are starting to firm up. He will give the commencement address at Carleton College in the morning and then will attend a $100 per person fundraiser at the Fineline Café at 1:00 pm, which will...
May 25, 2000
The Independence Party unanimously endorsed Pam Ellison on Saturday, May 20th for the 4th Congressional District. Ellison recently was the director of volunteer education services for Minnesotans for a Single-House Legislature and prior to that she was the Executive...
May 25, 2000
An interesting item has come to our attention – that is the proximity of the Congressional campaign offices of St Paul City Council Member Chris Coleman (DFL-Ward 02) and Rep Betty McCollum (DFL-55B, North St Paul). They are right across the hall from each other in...
May 25, 2000
Vic Moore was emphatic in his statement following comments from his boss Sen Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL-02, Erskine), that it is far too early to be worrying about Senate Committee Chair assignments until after the election. There are six committee chairs that are...
