Our SoS Makes Time

National and Minnesota Report On August 13, 1973, Governor Wendell Anderson (DFL-MN) graced the cover of Time Magazine hoisting a Northern Pike and the Headline read the “Good Life in Minnesota”.  He helped draw attention to positive steps taking place in our state....

The Battle Over Polls

Minnesota Report When KSTP/SurveyUSA Poll came out showing Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) leading Dr Scott Jensen (R-MN) by 18-points it created quite a stir, because the race appeared insurmountable. Other polls are now showing the race a bit closer, but still an...

MN Nurses Strike Day Three

Minnesota Report Today, is the last day of the called 3-day nurse’s strike, 15,000 nurses strong. We are still awaiting information of the two sides returning to the bargaining table. We were on-hand on the first day at St Paul Gillette’s Children’s Hospital and...

Railroad Strike Looming on Friday

National and Minnesota Report President Joe Biden (D) has summoned the Railroad Executives and union leadership to come to Washington DC to forgo a potential strike set for Friday. If this were to occur the impact on the supply chain and the economy will be felt...

We Expect a Special Session

Minnesota Report Whether there is an agreement or not, we believe Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) will call the legislature back in Special Session, in order to highlight the fact, he wants to provide tax relief, rebate checks tot tax payers and potentially a large number of...

Past Gubernatorial Elections

Minnesota Report Republicans have not won a statewide race since 2010, and then only through a plurality. x The best way to view this is through the election results of the past four elections. FYI, in his two elections, Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) also won election by...

Can Birk Pull His Weight in Politics?

There is an interesting Twitter War between former Republican Party Deputy Chair Michael Brodkorb aka https://twitter.com/mbrodkorb and Republican Lt Governor candidate Matt Birk aka https://twitter.com/BirkMatt playing out on social media. Brodkorb, who used to be...

2022 State Fair Polls

Minnesota Report Every year for nearly the last 40, in which the Minnesota State Fair has been open, the state legislative booths in the back of the Educational Building have two polls of which, citizens are asked to proved their opinion and via a scanning system,...