On-hand at the DFL Convention

Sunday 2:56 pm Julie Blaha was endorsed. 2:25 pm The State Auditor’s endorsement is underway. 1st Ballot Julie Blaha 617 votes or 55.7% Jon Tollefson 487 votes or 43.9% No Endorsement 4.5 votes or 0.4% Total votes cast 1109 Saturday 5:47 pm Walz withdraws Murphy...

We Will Be Live from the DFL State Convention

If you are interested in the blow-by-blow coverage, traditional Checks & Balances here at follow our time stamped format and hit refresh frequently, to gather the most recent information. At the DFL State Convention in Rochester will be a three-day event...

Exclusive Preconvention Interview with Richard Painter

We had the opportunity to interview US Candidate Richard Painter (Converted D-Mendota Heights) and we are currently transcribing the information. Below you can read his responses to our first fourteen questions and we will post the rest of the answers as they come...

Cluster F— at the Hennepin County Endorsing Convention

County Attorney Michael O Freeman (DFL) lost the DFL endorsement to Mark Haase (DFL) on the first ballot by 65%. Haase a Coast Guard Veteran (Semper Paratus) is the Government Relations person for the State of Minnesota Informational Technology Office, but little...