Campaign Finance Reports for MN Federal Races

Today, the actual campaign finance numbers for the various federal campaigns are being posted on the FEC.gov site. The numbers started rolling out slowly, but we stepped behind the scenes found information from the raw reports, and we will be updating as any new...

Handicapping the Statewide DFL Primary Races

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...

Congress Set to Legalize Industrial Hemp

Word out of Washington DC is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is planning to introduce The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 and include it in the Farm Bill. On Monday he held a press conference with Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles to announce that...

Check & Balances 2014 Predictions

We tend to stay away from prognostication, mainly because we do not like to be wrong. The 2014 election in Minnesota will not be like the 2010 mid-term election.  This go-round Republicans will not have a lot to cheer about. Let u be clear, as we have been since June...