These Are Not Your Father's Windmills...
"Most of the people on the lake don't even understand how massive these things are yet. We're starting to show some pictures and they're going, 'holy cow! We had no idea.' Yeah, it's shocking."What,...
View ArticleThis Minnesotan Senate Candidate is Quintessentially Republican: Callous,...
Karin Housley won the GOP primary to challenge Democrat Tina Smith in the second senate race for Minnesota. Although this will be Smith’s first senate election (she was appointed to the seat following...
View Article2018 Minnesota Legislature Elections Preview Part I: Outstate
Welcome to the 2018 addition of OGGoldy’s Minnesota legislature preview. Districts 1-28 are considered “Outstate” Minnesota, and are outside of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area; Part I will...
View ArticleCook Shifts NH CD-1 and NH CD-2 Districts Toward Democrats, CA CD-16 Toward...
www.cookpolitical.com/…Cook Political Report changed ratings on three Democratic Held Districts rating the two in New Hampshire as more likely to remain with team blue. Cook believes the winners of...
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OH, NV, AZ, MN & WI-Sen: Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Helps These Democrats...
Received two e-mails today from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA). The first one in support of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D. OH) re-election campaign:Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. OH) President Trump...
View ArticleMN-Sen & Gov: SurveyUSA Poll Have Smith (D), Klobuchar (D) & Walz (D)...
Here’s some good news today out of Minnesota:Asked of 574 likely voters - Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.9 percentage pointsMinnesota will also elect one United States Senator to fill the...
View ArticleHouse Polls Mostly Favorable for Democrats; CO CD-6 and MN CD-3 Likely to Flip
-projects.fivethirtyeight.com/…Today's Polls Republican Held US House DistrictsDistrictDemocratRepublicanMarginPollsterOh CD-12O’Connor46%Balderson47%R +1GBA StrategiesIA Cd-3Axne46%Young43%D+3DCCC...
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Twin Cities Kossacks Meetup Saturday, Sept. 22
After an August recess, the Twin Cities Kossacks will resume our monthly meetups next Saturday. Kossacks from across Minnesota are invited to gather for coffee and lively conversation. Here are the...
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Twin Cities Kossacks Open Thread: Your First Kiss, Walz leads Johnson,...
Hello, Minnesota. Welcome to the Twin Cities Kossacks Weekend Open Thread, a weekly (usually) post for all things Minnesotan. Please join us to Connect, Unite and Act with other Twin Cities Kossacks....
View ArticleWeekend Polls Show Some Close Races for Governor (KS) and Senator (MT, MO)
projects.fivethirtyeight.com/…Weekend polls of statewide races show a several close races and some blowouts, which can also be important for down ballot races.Weekend Senate PollsSenate...
View ArticleToday's Senate Polls: Democrats Lead in AZ, NV, TN, WV, MN; MO Is Close
projects.fivethirtyeight.com/…www.cnn.com/...Today’s Senate Polls are continuing the generally good news and should make Democrats start to smile because they suggest control of the Senate is getting...
View ArticleMN-Gov: New Poll Gives Tim Walz (D) A 9 Point Lead Over Jeff Johnson (R)
Some great news over the weekend out of Minnesota:Democrat Tim Walz has a clear lead over Republican Jeff Johnson in the race to be Minnesota's next governor.But with fewer than two months until the...
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MN-01 & 08: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) Helps These Democrats Flip These Trump...
Received this e-mail today from U.S Senator Amy Klobuchar (D. MN) in support of Dan Feehan (D. MN-01) & Joe Radinovich’ s (D. MN-08) campaigns:I’m writing to ask you to donate to Joe Radinovich and...
View ArticleMN-08 -- When "hyperbolic attacks" strike.
As has been noted many times on these pages, Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, an ancestrally Democratic (or as the locals say, DFL) district now sits as a Toss-Up. The closeness of the last...
View ArticleAn Apology Seven Generations In The Making
When it comes to world-class medical facilities, it does not get much better than the Mayo Clinic. They treat people from across the globe, including some of those very important persons we read about...
View ArticleA Christian Pol Takes on Fox & Stands-Up for Separation of Church &...
Politicians often have trouble navigating matters of religion and politics. One Democratic pol who does not have that problem is veteran Minnesota State Sen. John Marty. I recently interviewed Marty...
View Article2018 Minnesota Legislature Elections Preview Part II: Metro
Part II of my biannual series on the Minnesota legislature. For those of you just tuning in, Part I can be found here: www.dailykos.com/...District 29: Centered in some of the western exurbs around...
View ArticleCook Moves 4 House Races, MN CD-2, MN CD-3, NM CD-2, GA CD-7 toward Dems;...
Cook Political Reports has just shifted four US House races towards the Democrats and two toward the Republicans.#FL18 Mast (R) - Lean R to Likely R#FL27 OPEN (R) - Lean D to Toss Up#GA07Woodall (R) -...
View ArticleSabato Shifts MI Gov., CO Gov., and 7 House Races Toward Dem.; Bredesen +2 in...
www.centerforpolitics.org/...Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball changed its ratings on seven US House races today along with two governorships, Colorado and Michigan. All of the changes were in favor of...
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VT, MN & WI-Sen: Bernie Sanders Helps Tina Smith (D) & Tammy Baldwin...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT) in support of his colleagues, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D. WI) & Tina Smith’s (D. MN) re-election campaigns:Sen. Tina Smith...
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