Political Games

There is some chatter going around that began with the Pioneer Press story about labor relations between Jerry Janezich and employee’s at his Chisholm bar Tom and Jerry’s.  The people who are pointing fingers are directing them at the David...

2000 DFL State Convention: The Saturday Struggle

The DFL State Convention moved ahead today in a fairly normal fashion. The candidates spoke to the delegates in the following order: Steve Kelley, Michael Ciresi, Ole Savior, Steve Miles, David Lillehaug, Rebecca Yanisch and Jerry Janezich. The speeches didn’t differ...

Preliminary Polling Numbers

Checks & Balances is calling delegates to the DFL State Convention and querying them on their choices in the U.S. Senate endorsement race. Our early indications show Sen Jerry Janezich (DFL-05, Chisholm) in the lead for the first choice followed by former US...

Delegate Chase in the Senate Race

The contest for DFL endorsement in the race to challenge US Senator Rod Grams (R-MN) is still far from over. The jockeying for position is still underway. The clear front-runner is uncommitted and it would be nice to know who he or she is. There have been a number of...

US Senate Campaign Activity

The Jerry Janezich campaign announced two new staff positions. Randy Schubring has taken on the responsibility of managing the campaign, while former Campaign Manager Beth Lareau has moved over to manage the Kathleen Gaylord campaign for Congress. Also, James Mogen...