Pelikan is Responsible for the DFL Filing Frenzy

On Friday night at the DFL Convention in Rochester Attorney General candidate Matt Pelikan (DFL-MN) supporters were openly discussing the possibility of Attorney General Lori Swanson (DFL-MN) filing for Governor instead of AG. During the nominations process Swanson...

Maybe Later

We at Checks & Balances understand that DFL Senate District 62 candidate Lisa Vecoli is being advised by others in the GLBT community not to run. Her bid for the endorsement came up short and her future might be even bleaker in a primary fight against Julie Sabo,...

DFL Precinct/Convention Results

The DFL Party instituted a new process this year and moved the precinct caucuses, now called precinct meetings, to the weekend. The information that we have had is a fairly mixed bag. The turnout from the precinct meetings was down from past years and there may have...