Jun 29, 2018
We learned last night Women Winning is set to endorse the least accomplished candidate in the field for Congressional District 05, Rep Ilhan Omar (DFL-60B, Minneapolis) over former House Speaker and Gubernatorial Candidate Margaret Anderson Kelliher (D-MN05) and Sen...
Jun 29, 2018
Saturday, June 30th is not just the end of the fiscal year, it is the end of the 2nd quarter and the only financial report we will see prior to the August 14th Primary for Federal candidates. We will be interested in seeing the amounts raised, spent and on-hand for...
Jun 27, 2018
As we are watching the Primary contests for US Senate, Governor, and Attorney General our attention is often diverted to the Democratic side, because other than the race for Governor on the Republican side, it is far more dynamic. US Senate The race between US Senator...
Jun 27, 2018
Undoubtedly, the 5th Congressional District has the more far-reaching impact statewide. The turnout figures outpace every other district and the hard leftist bent of Minneapolis is something every other district competes against in statewide races. Since we know this...
Jun 27, 2018
Labor Unions have been preparing for the inevitability that they will lose a substantial amount for their funding for political organizing and elections. Today, the US Supreme Court ruled on a 5-4 decision that employees cannot be compelled to pay union fees as a...
Jun 27, 2018
The Supreme Court’s upholding of Donald J Trump’s Travel Ban, which is now the law of the land, bans travel from five Muslim countries, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Libya, and Somalia, along with Venezuela and North Korea. It will likely further incent the opposition to...
Jun 27, 2018
As we listen to the migration problems in Europe where immigrants from war-torn countries are overloading boats to cross the Mediterranean Sea and the debate about protection of the southern borders from Donald J Trump (R) and Republicans an interesting thought comes...
Jun 19, 2018
Now that the state conventions are over, the field of candidates is set and the amounts of money they have to start with is known, it helps shape the next eight weeks until the Primary August 14th. As many expected the Party Endorsed candidates are significantly less...
Jun 17, 2018
5:00 pm Omar won the endorsement. 2nd Ballot Votes % Omar 123 68.33% Torres Ray 44 24.44% No Endorsement 13 7.22% Total Votes Cast 180 4:29 pm 1st Ballot Votes % Drake Dropped Omar 107 54.87% Torres Ray 59 30.26% No Endorsement 29 14.87% Total Votes Cast 195 We are...
Jun 16, 2018
Former Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher (D-MN05) announced this morning on her Congressional Candidacy Facebook page, she will not be attending tomorrow’s DFL CD05 Special Endorsing Convention. “As an organizer who learned from the late-Senator Paul Wellstone,...