Aug 12, 2014
In general, this Primary election is a snoozer. We expect the overall turnout not to exceed 200,000 in all of the primary contests combined. In 2010, the total turnout was 292,834. It is interesting to note that with the new rules for non-excuse absentee voting may...
Jun 5, 2014
The 2014 campaign officially started yesterday at 4:31 PM, this is when every candidate needed to put their money where their mouth is (pay their filing fee) and officially commence the 2014 campaign season. There were a few surprises, but largely everyone thought to...
Jun 5, 2014
The decision by former House Minority Leader Matt Entenza(DFL) to contend against State Auditor Rebecca Otto (DFL-MN) may have more to do with 2018 than it does 2014. The reason being that Otto, if reelected in Novemberwould be in her third term and a viable candidate...
Feb 2, 2011
Anyone who thinks Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) and the DFL legislative minorities will automatically be on the same page this legislative session are sorely mistaken. Just because they are of the same party, does not mean all are in lockstep. Such is the case regarding...
Feb 12, 1998
The allegations and questions over the campaigns don’t stop with Humphrey. Each campaign manager has a take on the various tidbits available for public scrutiny. Annette Burmeister of the Joanne Benson Campaign was surprised to see only 4500 people on the Norm...
