2017 House State Fair Poll

Minnesota Report Official Ballot  Minnesota House of Representatives 2017 State Fair Poll Question 1. Should handheld cell phone use be illegal when operating a motor vehicle, except in emergency situations?...

A Comprehensive Breakdown of MN Senate Primary Races

This article is an independent analysis of the piece we scribed yesterday, but there are some common themes and relevant considerations. Again, the fundamental question is whether or not the candidates seeking the seats in a primary contest are challengers to the...

A Comprehensive Breakdown of MN House Primary Races

The Minnesota State Primary on August 9th has a number of interesting contests which include insurgences from the left against DFLers and the right against Republicans. As we saw during the Presidential Primary season, there is a lot of unrest in our politics this...

2014 Primary Results

The participation rate in the Republican Primary was quite pathetic in general and even worse when compared to the DFL. In spite of not having a serious Primary Challenger Governor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) and Lt Governor Candidate Tina Smith (DFL-MN) scored 177,648 and...