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...

A Wrinkle in the DFL State Convention Agenda

As the process for delegate selection moves through the Senate and County Unit DFL conventions, and the movie version of A Wrinkle in Tie coming out, we thought we would offer our own Wrinkle in the DFL, people should be thinking about where on the agenda the various...

Walz Receives Carpenter’s Endorsement

On Monday, we learned Gubernatorial Candidate Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN01) earn a significant labor endorsement for the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters. This is one of the more active unions which will have a block of votes at the DFL State...

Watch the Podium at the DFL Convention

The campaign for DFL Party endorsement for Governor in 2018 starts in earnest on Saturday. We will be watching the slew of speakers who are given speaking time before the convention and we believe, this will be an indicator of those eyeing the Governor’s office. We...

DFL State Convention Aftermath

The activity at the DFL State Convention was largely about internal structure, policy and procedures. The attempt to remove state legislators from the endorsement calculus mainly orchestrated by DFL Party Chair Ken Martin failed miserably. In fact, his attempt to...