Absentee Ballot Counts

Minnesota Report Statewide Counts Applications submitted (11/1/24): 1,185,640 Accepted ballots (11/1/24): 989,807 This means of the Voters Registered at 7AM: 3,603,347 as of  08/19/24 3:37 PM at least 27.47%* Since, the number of registered voters, which can increase...

2024 Minnesota Legislative Races to Watch

Minnesota Report Everyone who follows Minnesota politics and is concerned about our state of affairs follows the legislative races. In the State Senate because of the vacation of Sen Kelly Morrison (DFL-MN) in Senate District 45 to vie for the open Congressional seat...

Secretary of State Reports Early Voting Numbers

Minnesota Report So far in this election, as reported by the Secretary of State’s Office, we have seen 47.69% of the 2020 absentee ballot election results we saw in 2020. Statewide Counts Applications submitted (10/24/24): 864,385 Accepted ballots (10/24/24):...

Another Change in the Political Landscape Caused by Trump

National & Minnesota Report It has a been a tradition since 1945, the year after the death of former New York City Mayor Al Smith, a Catholic, and past presidential nominee, to hold a roast of virtually any person in the room, but every four years, largely the two...

Absentee Ballot Update

Minnesota Report The Secretary of State’s website shows the total of requested and accepted ballots. Statewide Counts Applications submitted (10/17/24): 706,344 Accepted ballots (10/17/24): 337,633

Remembering Paul Wellstone

Minnesota Report It is often a melancholy time in late October for those who recall the tragic death of US Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN) his wife Sheila, daughter Marcia, DFL Party Associate Chair Mary McEvoy, staffer Will McLaughlin and pilot Tom Lapic. There will be...

Secretary of State Release of Early Voting Numbers

Minnesota Report With twenty-five days until the November 5th 2024, General Election, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon’s (DFL) office released the figures accumulated to date for early voting. There were 609,239 applications submitted and 220,006 ballots...

2024:Takeaways From the Vice-Presidential Debate

National Report The debate scored points with the electorate by being a civil engagement between two professional politicians. There nearly genial exchange was not as billed or as expected because of the tenor and tone of the conversation was not a series of personal...