A Day and a Half Later

Vice-President Al Gore (D) will arrive in Minnesota almost 36 hours after he was set to arrive yesterday. He will not be attending the event at Eagan High School as was originally intended. He will be attending a rally staged at the Bloomington VFW set for around...

Commitment of Union Members

One factor in the Democratic political activity that has remained unquestioned is the unity of the labor community once it’s made a decision. These decisions usually come in the form of endorsements. In recent years it has appeared that the labor community divided on...

Ventura’s Disdain for Carpetbagging

The National Governor’s Association conference in Washington D.C. became a platform for Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) to weigh in on national political matters. Viewers of the Sunday morning program Meet the Press were privileged to hear comments from three of...

Wellstone + Gephardt = Gore

The latest formula for the 2000 presidential campaign has US Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN) hurting Congressman Dick Gephardt (D-MO) significantly. Wellstone should be able to steal much of Gephardt’s Labor/Progressive base. This weakening effect on Gephardt will...