Clinton needed to improve her standing among Democratic insiders with her...
It may not show in the polls, but presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears to have improved her standing among members of the Democratic National Committee that met last week in Minneapolis.Lori...
View ArticleCan Trump turn his fans in Minnesota into actual Republican voters?
Donald Trump officially won the Minnesota Republican Party’s very unofficial corn poll of presidential candidates at the State Fair, where visitors filled growlers with corn to indicate their...
View ArticleRand Paul makes a bet on Minnesota
At this point, presidential campaigns in Minnesota are so embryonic as to be undistinguishable, with one exception: Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s campaign has the distinction of having, thus far, the only...
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Former state Rep. Abeler to run for state Senate seat
Abeler for SenateJim AbelerNot long ago, former state representative and U.S. Senate candidate Jim Abeler made it clear he would consider returning to politics to represent state Senate District 53 in...
View ArticleHow the GOP presidential scrum — and new delegate rules — could make...
On October 12, Rafael Cruz, the father and chief surrogate of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, will be in Minnesota. He’ll talk to members of the Freedom Club, address a public event in...
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Republicans are not Libertarians: a Q&A with a leader of the Libertarian...
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul recently released a list of endorsements from state leaders, including those in Minnesota, many who used the word liberty or its synonyms to explain...
View ArticleIn Twin Cities, Rafael Cruz touts Ted's record as 'constitutional conservative'
Rafael Cruz, father of Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, appeared to have little difficulty selling his son to members of the conservative Freedom Club at their luncheon meeting...
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What it will take for GOP presidential contenders to win Minnesota's caucuses
Winning a precinct caucus in Minnesota can’t be done by a grandiose gesture, by riding a wave of destiny.Marty SeifertJust ask Marty Seifert, the former Minnesota House minority leader whose...
View ArticleIs Ted Cruz's campaign as cynical as his opponents think it is?
A couple of weeks ago, Rafael Cruz, the father of Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, spent a few hours in the Twin Cities trying to convince people that his son is a humble man...
View ArticleWatching Young Republicans watching the Republican presidential debate
The media was the message for the crowd gathered at a Bloomington bar to watch the third Republican presidential candidate debate.The group, brought together by the Young Republicans affiliate of the...
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Facing long odds, a DFL lifer gets his shot in Senate District 35
Roger JohnsonRoger Johnson of Coon Rapids received the provisional endorsement of the DFL leadership in Minnesota Senate District 35 to run for the seat vacated by Republican Branden Petersen. As the...
View ArticleRand Paul targets college-age voters in campaign swing through Minnesota
Republican presidential candidate Paul Rand is taking a swing through Minnesota Monday, delivering what his campaign calls a “unique” message to college students.All three of Paul’s stops are geared to...
View ArticleAt the U, Rand Paul sounds off on surveillance, Sanders and pot
At a Students for Rand rally at the University of Minnesota, Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul led with the one-two punch of his appeal for younger voters.The U.S. senator from Kentucky began...
View ArticleHow the GOP presidential scrum — and new delegate rules — could make...
On October 12, Rafael Cruz, the father and chief surrogate of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, will be in Minnesota. He’ll talk to members of the Freedom Club, address a public event in...
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Republicans are not Libertarians: a Q&A with a leader of the Libertarian...
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul recently released a list of endorsements from state leaders, including those in Minnesota, many who used the word liberty or its synonyms to explain...
View ArticleIn Twin Cities, Rafael Cruz touts Ted's record as 'constitutional conservative'
Rafael Cruz, father of Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, appeared to have little difficulty selling his son to members of the conservative Freedom Club at their luncheon meeting...
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What it will take for GOP presidential contenders to win Minnesota's caucuses
Winning a precinct caucus in Minnesota can’t be done by a grandiose gesture, by riding a wave of destiny.Marty SeifertJust ask Marty Seifert, the former Minnesota House minority leader whose...
View ArticleIs Ted Cruz's campaign as cynical as his opponents think it is?
A couple of weeks ago, Rafael Cruz, the father of Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, spent a few hours in the Twin Cities trying to convince people that his son is a humble man...
View ArticleWatching Young Republicans watching the Republican presidential debate
The media was the message for the crowd gathered at a Bloomington bar to watch the third Republican presidential candidate debate.The group, brought together by the Young Republicans affiliate of the...
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Facing long odds, a DFL lifer gets his shot in Senate District 35
Roger JohnsonRoger Johnson of Coon Rapids received the provisional endorsement of the DFL leadership in Minnesota Senate District 35 to run for the seat vacated by Republican Branden Petersen. As the...
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