Election Day: Two Generals and One Primary

The Hennepin County Third District contest will be settled today. After 8:00 pm this evening the first contest in a usually strong DFL district will see whether an urban, black, fiscally conservative Republican male with Reform Party support can defeat a suburban,...

The Hennepin County Commissioner Contest

The contest for Hennepin County District 3 looks to be a three-person race going into the primary. The three candidates Checks & Balances feels are the real contenders are former TCF executive Peter Bell, St. Louis Park Mayor Gail Dorfman, and Minneapolis School...

Peter Bell Self-Definition

There is a maxim in politics that is “define yourself before your opponent does.” This is something that Republican County Commissioner candidate Peter Bell has seemed to agree with. In a recent fundraising letter, Bell self-defines with four points. I am...

Vikings Win and So Does Dorfman

The scenario was set hold an endorsing convention on a Sunday, just prior to the first Vikings play-off game. The field of candidates were in place Greg Abbott, Grant Harrell, Bill Harper, Chuck O’Connor, Mark Oyaas, and Gail Dorfman. The talk around town was...