When Gov. Tim Pawlenty told MSNBC audiences early this month that “there’s a range of behavior and issue positions you can take” and still be a Republican, it created a small stir among pundits. One, Ariana Huffington, characterized Pawlenty’s sentiment as a GOP “litmus [...]
“Rather depressingly, Tim Pawlenty could win the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 simply by being the least offensive candidate,” writes The Daily Beast’s Reihan Salam. Pawlenty’s “appeal is clear,” Salam writes, “on paper.” He’s even-tempered and has a “compelling personal story”; he’s got that commonsense [...]
Since the GOP night of the long knives that followed the transportation veto override in 2007, no House Republican has ventured outside the fold on any high-profile matter of taxing or spending. But a lot of legislative DFLers think the 2010 session and a looming election could change that equation.
There's' [...]
A Republican with deep ties to the Minnesota business community has decided against a run for governor next year.
Minnesota Business Partnership Executive Director Charlie Weaver said today he won’t get into the wide-open race. Weaver had been mulling a campaign since incumbent GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty ruled [...]
Allen Quist
'Retooled' Allen Quist ready to challenge 1st District Rep. Walz
By Doug Grow
Monday, Nov. 23, 2009
Withdrawing from politics after losing to Arne Carlson in the 1994 governor's race, the former GOP lightning rod says he has [...]
Allen Quist
'Retooled' Allen Quist ready to challenge 1st District Rep. Walz
By Doug Grow
Monday, Nov. 23, 2009
Withdrawing from politics after losing to Arne Carlson in the 1994 governor's race, the former GOP lightning rod says he has' [...]
The recent news about the decision by State Senator Steve Dille not to run for reelection because he can't win the GOP endorsement got me thinking about purging elected officials who too often defy their own party, but I'm trying to think more deeply than just schadenfreude over [...]
While Republicans Erik Paulsen and Michele Bachmann are leading by a wide margin in the amount of funds raised overall by the Gopher State's U.S. House representatives and announced congressional candidates in the current election cycle, it is Bachmann's two DFL challengers, Maureen Reed and Tarryl Clark, [...]
In 2006, people said that the conditions surrounding GOP candidates were toxic. Four long years later, Charlie Cook is describing President Obama as “beyond radioactive in their districts.” Veteran Washington Post columnist David Broder paints a grim picture, too:
It’s simply not true that America is ambivalent about everything [...]
In 2006, people said that the conditions surrounding GOP candidates were toxic. Four long years later, Charlie Cook is describing President Obama as "beyond radioactive in their districts." Veteran Washington Post columnist David Broder paints a grim picture, too:
It's simply not true that America is ambivalent about everything [...]
It isn’t a secret that some within the GOP establishment prefer keeping Michele Bachmann arm’s distance away. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if Michele wore that as a badge of honor. Nonetheless, the establishment snipers persist like they did in this City Pages hit piece:
But more importantly, many [...]
It isn't a secret that some within the GOP establishment prefer keeping Michele Bachmann arm's distance away. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if Michele wore that as a badge of honor. Nonetheless, the establishment snipers persist like they did in this City Pages hit piece:
But more importantly, many [...]
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Posted in News Tagged: Minnesota News Headlines [...] Former GOP state Rep. Ron Erhardt of Edina is exploring a run for his old House seat as a Democrat.
“I’m looking to run. I raised money earlier in the year,” said Erhardt today in a telephone interview with PIM…
…Erhardt said it appears his chances of winning [...]
Former GOP state Rep. Ron Erhardt of Edina is exploring a run for his old House seat as a Democrat.
“I’m looking to run. I raised money earlier in the year,” said Erhardt today in a telephone interview with PIM.
Erhardt, a moderate, spent nine terms in the House. When Republicans controlled [...]
After three consecutive months of a declining percentage of Minnesotans filing unemployment claims, the Gopher State's seasonally adjusted jobless rate increased to 7.6 percent in October - up from 7.4 percent in September.
Unemployment in Minnesota has increased 35.7 percent from one year ago (5.6 percent) but is [...]
After viewing Bluestem Prairie’s coverage of Allen Quist’s announcement that he will be the GOP candidate for Congress against Tim Walz, I have one thing to say:
Sally Jo, you should know that Quist prefers “fisherman” to “angler.”
From a February 8, 1986 story in the [...]
Posted in Video Tagged: Michele Bachmann [...] State Chairs from Four Parties Come Together on Saturday to Celebrate Elections and Volunteers
St. Paul— Leaders from the DFL, Republican, Green, and Independence parties will come together on Saturday for the seventh annual Nonpartisan Party, which celebrates elections and volunteer political activism.
“It’s important to take the time to build relationships [...]
St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Deputy Chairman Michael Brodkorb today issued the following statement regarding DFL Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s decision to lead a hyper partisan DFL Party training this weekend in Rochester.
“After his utter failure to properly train local election officials resulted in appalling absentee ballot disparities [...]
Democrat Gregory French, owner of Advantage Driving School, has established a campaign committee to run for the Senate District 29 seat. French would be taking on GOP Senate Minority Leader Dave Senjem, of Rochester. Here is a link to French's information.
Senjem was first elected to the senate in [...]
cspan.orgRep. Michele Bachmann
Bachmann and Kline join GOP colleagues in legal brief defending 'God' references in national motto
By Derek Wallbank | Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Capitol Visitor Center prominently displays the words "In God We Trust," and House [...]
