Fourth Congressional District Results

Checks & Balances has attempted to try to analyze the delegates selected at this weekend’s Senate District conventions held in the 4th Congressional District. So far we have combed through the 1100 or so names and found a limited number of duplications. Mostly the...

Sorting Out the 4th Congressional District

Last weekend, people had two opportunities to compare six of the seven announced DFL candidates for the 4th Congressional District. The first event was a debate held by the 4th Congressional District DFL Feminist Caucus and the second was the Eastside Candidate Forum....

Mr Indecisive

If Checks & Balances were giving out an award for Mr Indecisive that title would go to Sen Dick Cohen (DFL-64, St Paul). The reason is that he is now talking about getting back into the 4th Congressional District race. His rationale is that the field is weak and...

4th Congressional District Election Supplement

The attention being given the jockeying in the 4th Congressional District is providing good political drama for the varieties of wonks, armchair pundits, and party activists. Everyone who is a candidate or a presumptive candidate is finding unique ways to convince...