St Paul DFL City Convention Results by Ward

  Ward 1 Long Benanav Blakey Kelly Megard Rettman No Endorse Spoil 1 23 29 0 4 0 6 6 1 2 22 32 0 5 0 5 3 0 3 21 39 0 4 0 0 4 0 4 23 38 0 3 0 0 6 0 5 21 37 0 8 0 0… This content is for Monthly General Subscription, Monthly Premium Subscription, Annual...

St. Paul Convention Re-cap

Even if Bob Long continues his quest into the primary he will do so without his current campaign manager Jo Mattson. Because Mattson is the Associate Chair of the Fourth Congressional District she would be required to support the DFL endorsed candidate or resign her...

St Paul DFL City Convention

Posted 9:12 PM Jay Benanav became the DFL endorsed candidate on the 11th Ballot with over 65%. Bob Long spoke to the delegates and said he was going to take a few weeks off and would be talking to people later. He did not say whether he would abide by the endorsement...

Lead Up to St Paul DFL City Convention

Checks & Balances will once again be providing blow-by-blow coverage of the St. Paul City Convention. If you are busy doing yard work or relaxing from a taxing work week just log on and see what we have to say. We will keep the most current information at the top...

Bush Visit

President George W Bush (R) arrived in at the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport and was greeted by Gov Jesse Ventura (RP-MN), Mayor Norm Coleman (R-St. Paul),  House Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon), former US Senator Rudy Boschwitz and a number of other Republican...