Sep 7, 2018
Minnesota Report We at Checks & Balances are continuing our tradition of publishing the State Fair Polls found at the State Fair booths in the Education Building. Again, as we have said before, these provide an insight into the mindset and the issues of interest...
Sep 7, 2018
Minnesota Report State Senate 2016 State Fair Poll Questions (Choose one answer per question) Demographics Residence Minneapolis/St. Paul Rural Suburban Regional hub of at least 40,000 people (Rochester, Duluth, St. Cloud, Mankato, Moorhead) Another state No...
Sep 4, 2018
We had the opportunity to ask Hennepin County Commission Jeff Johnson (R-MN) how he planned to beat recent history, his own and every other Republican statewide candidate. As we have pointed out time after time no Republican has won statewide since 2006. C&B: A...
Sep 4, 2018
We captured an audio file of our US Senator Amy Klobuchar’s (D-MN) opening remarks during the Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing. She started by posing a question to the Chair of the Judiciary Committee Chuck Grassley (R-IA). Because of...
Aug 31, 2018
We attended today’s MPR Gubernatorial Debate at the State Fair between Congressman Tim Walz (DFL-MN) and Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson (R-MN). Around a third of the crowd were wearing Walz T-shirts, and whenever a response from the crowd occurred it...
Aug 28, 2018
With the release of the Suffolk University/St Cloud Times Poll of likely voters taken 08/17-08/20 the poll aligns with where we believe this race will finish with Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN01) prevailing over Hennepin County Commission Jeff Johnson (R-MN) with a 5-6...
Aug 28, 2018
Once again, we attended the Great-Minnesota-Get-Together and stopped by the legislative booths in the Education Building. We collected the Annual Polls from the House and Senate. As we have said, this often is an indicator of where the majorities legislative...
Aug 21, 2018
It didn’t take Republicans very long, Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN05) is now being used as a millstone around the necks of Minnesota’s DFL candidates. The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican PAC run by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI01) began airing ads...
Aug 18, 2018
Accused abuser Congressman Keith Ellison (DFL-MN05) attended the DFL Central Committee in Cambridge. During his speech, he said, he takes the claims seriously and had to leave right away to catch a plane. There were protesters outside of the building. A delegate...
Aug 16, 2018
When you look at the Governor Primary Election results by the eight Congressional Districts a few clear points emerge. On the DFL side, Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN01) carried five Congressional Districts, all in Greater MN, but he was competitive in all. He finished...
