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Mitt Romney struggles with expectations management as his inevitability takes...
Mitt Romney explaining why Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri don't matter (Rick Wilking/Reuters) Having run a campaign that put on a public face of inevitability, Mitt Romney faces a big problem with...
View ArticleDino-Extinction Primary Extinction Update: Die, Damn It, Die!
The Grim Reaper of Extinction is sleeping late this morning, after another rough night. The remaining GOPasaurs – Brontosaurus romneii, Struthiomimus santorum, Libertariasaurus paulii, and stegasaurus...
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You can't spell Romney without 'money'
The established narrative about Mitt Romney is that he's a rich fuck out of touch with Americans and their concerns, and incapable of connecting with another human being unless he's firing them. So...
View ArticleMinnesota with 7 Congresional Districts
Minnesota currently has 8 congressional districts, the same number it has had for many decades. However, Minnesota's 8th was the 435th district to be assigned, and North Carolina came within about...
View ArticleMark Dayton, Hero of the People
After shutting down the state government last year and a return to the capital in which the MN republicans had to replace all their leaders under the cloud of scandals, one of the first acts of the...
View ArticleMinnesota Business Climate
I want to share parts of a comment that was posted on our local newspaper site. The site does not provide any ability to link to, or react to a comment, but I want to share this as widely as...
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This week in the War on Voting: South Dakota's shameful legacy continues
The ACLU highlights just one story from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, one story that demonstrates the plight of hundreds of voters in the state. South Dakota is trying to prevent Eileen...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Science Saturday (Darwin's Birthday 2012 edition)
Welcome to Science Saturday, where the Overnight News Digest crew, consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors ScottyUrb, Bentliberal, wader, Oke, rfall, and JML9999, alumni editors palantir and...
View ArticleThe Contradictions of Cravaack Country
If you haven't already read the excellent New York Times piece about the cognitive dissonance of Chisago County, Minnesota residents when it comes to government spending, you ought to. This article...
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: Data hints that GOP primary is now truly a...
As one might expect, with the polling window now almost entirely after Rick Santorum's "trifecta Tuesday", the surge of Santorum among Republicans is now undeniable. We not only see it in a pair of...
View ArticleMinnesota Monday
There was a particular news story that caught my eye on Monday, but when I went looking for details I discovered a number of other noteworthy stories. And I so note them here: 1) We in Minnesota have...
View ArticleBachmann update: why her career took off
The question I've been asked most often here during the years I've covered Bachmann: how could she get elected to Congress? How nutty can Minnesotans be, that they would tolerate a nut, liar and bigot...
View ArticleI saw something earlier
I was walking my dogs. A car drove up and parked a half a block or so in front of us. A woman in heels, skirt/dress under car-length coat and one of those molded white filter masks you buy when...
View ArticleMark Dayton Strikes Again
Last night he gave the State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature, with the state Supreme Court in attendance no less. My father, Bruce Dayton, is 93 years old. Sundays, we have...
View ArticleFantasy Redistricting: State of Appalachia, Part 2 - The Districts
This is part two in my series looking at the political effects of what would happen if Appalachia were to become a state. The previous section discussed the region itself as well as the statewide...
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Dick Cheney and Ken Mehlman lobby Maryland legislators for gay marriage
Former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Republican National Committee Chair Ken Mehlman are among the high-profile figures lobbying Maryland lawmakers to vote in favor of marriage equality in the...
View ArticleWho cares what this Grandma Thinks ...?
Who cares what this Grandma thinks ...? Answer: We all should ... link to video rough transcript: Mary Lou Hill is 94 years old. She was born before women got the right to vote and she's been voting...
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Re-gathering OccupyMpls
Not that we went into hibernation exactly. I personally have been slacking, taking time for family over the holidays, etc. But the home occupations and events have continued, and a 3rd home facing...
View ArticleMinnesota Dem 7-1 map
In this diary, I look at what the limit of a Democratic 7-1 map would be in Minnesota. Democrats have 3 seats that could potentially flip, but that's what you get if you want 7. With that in mind, I...
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Minnesota redistricting: Court issues a least-change map
Minnesota was one of the last big question marks in the redistricting process, after nearly a year of being in a holding pattern caused by a deadlock between Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and the...
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