4-2 x 2: MN Supreme Court, Voter ID and Marriage
Monday afternoon the MN Supreme court handed down two rulings that impact the fall election. 2 proposed Constitutional amendments are on the ballot, a...
View ArticleWho you gonna trust? Vikes legend Alan Page or the Koch Brothers?
Yesterday, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today that Republicans' so-called "Voter ID" constitutional amendment will remain on the ballot and that MN Secretary of State Mark Ritchie is not allowed...
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This week in the War on Voting: Victories for the good guys in Florida, Texas...
It was a spectacular week in the War on Voting, with the resistance winning back-to-back battles in Florida, Texas and Ohio. Everything is subject to appeal but, for the moment, American citizens came...
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10,000 People Ditched Romney's Speech and Gathered Downtown to Watch Some Cats
THE TIME: The inaugural Internet Cat Video Film Festival premiers on August 30th at 8:30 pm. THE PLACE: The Open Field at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Open Field transforms the...
View ArticlePolitical Geography, Part 3: The Midwest
This is part three of my series looking at the political geography of elections at the state level. In it, I present maps and data for the average of statewide races from 2004 to present by county...
View ArticleMN-8: Nolan can beat Cravaack
I spent the Labor Day weekend on Lake Superior. It was wonderful, calming and the weather was perfect.
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Maryland politician, NFL players scrimmage over marriage equality
First thing you need to know is Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo made a video for Marylanders For Marriage Equality (above). The National Football League player was expressing his...
View ArticleMN-08: Chip Cravaack Chooses Multi National Mining Companies Over Iron Range...
Mining is the lifeblood of northeastern Minnesota, and there is a tradition of 8th District congressmen standing in strong support of the workers who mine the ore on the Iron Range. But Rep. Chip...
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: Is there an active effort to minimize the...
As the post-DNC bounce for Barack Obama begins to dissipate ever so slightly (at least, in two of the three daily tracking polls), a lot of the members of the political class are beginning to weigh in...
View ArticleHilarious video interview with gay marriage opponents- Minnesota State Fair
This subject is not hilarious for many people in this country enduring discrimination. Let me review what is happening in Minnesota on gay marriage. It is currently against Minnesota statutes for a...
View ArticleBachmann update: weird POLL results on gay marriage and photo i.d.
Strange poll results from SurveyUSA and a major news outlet here in Minnesota: Barack Obama's up in Minnesota by ten points following the DNC: http://kstp.com/... ...but at the same time, fifty...
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Today's MnGOP: Fundraising Off Of 9-11
Absolutely shameless - that's today's Republican Party. It's bad enough that The Party Of Cooked Books is shameless enough (see the screenshots, below) to claim that they stand for "Fiscal...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: With race tightening, DSCC makes an ad...
Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: • CT-Sen: Ruh-roh. Roll Call's Abby Livingston reports that the DSCC is...
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: And so the polling deluge begins...
During the slow and inconsistent drip of data in the middle of summer, I remember thinking to myself how nice it would be to start getting September-and-October levels of data to peruse every day....
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Today's Example Of The Media's Leftist Bias, Ernie Leidiger Edition
These days, republiCons are wailing and gnashing teeth over their belief that the media bends over backwards to push a liberal/leftist/socialist/french fry APPEASER narrative for the Democratic Party...
View ArticleMN Republicans Panic as County Clerks Compare Notes on Cost of 'Voter ID'...
Word is starting to get around in Minnesota, both from outside and inside the state, of the horrific costs and problems faced by local governments whose states enact the various ALEC-inspired “Voter...
View ArticleI called Senator John Marty's office today
DFL Minnesota I said to the staffer there, "please thank the Senator for laying out exactly how awful this Voter ID amendment would be." I read it in the Northeaster today at the dentist's office
View ArticleMN-08: Rick Nolan For Congress Sets Record Straight On Mining; Calls Out AAN...
Rick Nolan supports mining, he supports miners and he supports mining families. He's absolutely confident we can do projects like Polymet - and do them in the right way. Campaign spokesperson Steve...
View ArticleMN-08: Chip Cravaack Refuses To Debate On The Iron Range
The battle for the 8th congressional district is one of the most watched races in the country, and voters in northeastern Minnesota are eager to hear the candidates debate the important issues facing...
View ArticleAnother GOP candidate agrees with Romney about the 47%
From Minnesota Public Radio, a great election story catch: Lee Byberg, the Republican candidate in Minnesota's 7th Congressional District (challenging Collin Peterson), is embracing Republican Mitt...
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