On-hand at the DFL Convention

Sunday 2:56 pm Julie Blaha was endorsed. 2:25 pm The State Auditor’s endorsement is underway. 1st Ballot Julie Blaha 617 votes or 55.7% Jon Tollefson 487 votes or 43.9% No Endorsement 4.5 votes or 0.4% Total votes cast 1109 Saturday 5:47 pm Walz withdraws Murphy...

Exclusive Preconvention Interview with Richard Painter

We had the opportunity to interview US Candidate Richard Painter (Converted D-Mendota Heights) and we are currently transcribing the information. Below you can read his responses to our first fourteen questions and we will post the rest of the answers as they come...

Former Governor Carlson Weighs in Against US Senator Smith

Former Governor Arne Carlson (when in office R-MN, now Independent) and former Rep Janet Clark now Entzel (DFL-Minneapolis) both signed a post on Carlson’s blog today. Calling in An Open Letter to Democrats for US Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) to debate the...

Painter Paints Himself Alone Into a Corner

In his announcement as a Democratic candidate for the US Senate, Richard Painter succeeded is isolating himself and nearly assuring his imminent failure. He has been identified as a Republican all of his political life and the strange talking professor will not likely...

The Republican Case for Pawlenty

As the last successful statewide Republican candidate former Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) is like a Viking’s quarterback acquisition of the 1980-90’s. He is akin to Brett Farve, Randall Cunningham, Jeff George, or Warren Moon. Each in their own right had attributes in...