2018 Precinct Caucuses

Feb 7, 2018

Tuesday night’s activity in the Precinct Caucuses starts the 2018 election cycle in earnest. The culmination of activity occurring in communities across the state is a testament to the vibrancy of Minnesota’s participatory democracy. On the DFL Side We attended Senate...

GOP 2010 Precinct Caucuses: Only Two Left Standing

Feb 3, 2010

The straw poll at precinct caucuses brought some clarity to Republicans last night.  As expected, former Republican House Minority Leader Rep. Marty Seifert (R-20A, Marshall) bested Rep. Tom Emmer (R-19B, Delano).  Many thought the margin would be wider, but at the...

2010 Republican Precinct Caucuses and Straw Poll

Feb 2, 2010

We will be disaggregating the numbers of tonight’s Republican Straw poll trying to figure out who won the day and who is in the strongest position to secure the party’s endorsement. We conclude turnout over 20,000 will be considered high.  Many think the race is down...

2010 DFL Precinct Caucuses and the Straw Poll

Feb 2, 2010

The consensus picks for tonight straw poll appear to be Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-60A, Minneapolis), Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak (DFL) or Rep. Paul Thissen (DFL-63A, Minneapolis). DFLers are forced to make a choice otherwise vote Uncommitted. This means...