Marriage Equality for Minnesota Now!

November 12, 2012

Sign the petition and tell the Governor and Legislature

With 2012 in the books, a look at some 2014 battlegrounds

November 12, 2012

After two years in the minority in both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature, the Democratic Farmer-Labor party is now back in charge. Prior to Tuesdays election, and until the new legislature is actually sworn in, the GOP controlled the Senate 37-30 and the House 72-62. Come January the DFL will have a 39-28 Senate majority and a […]

by Tony Petrangelo

LeftMN Radio Hour 11-11

November 11, 2012

This week on the big show we talk with David Nir from DailyKos Elections about the national results

by Tony Petrangelo

Jason Lewis: bilious dead ender

November 11, 2012

Jason nurses his tumbler of bile

by Steve Timmer

The Weekly Wrap 11-9

November 9, 2012

What a week. As a reminder, you can check out all of the Minnesota results in detail at the LeftMN Election Results page(s). And now, on to the The Wrap™. ♣ The new DFL majorities have already elected their leadership. It comes as absolutly no surprise that Tom Bakk has been elected Senate Majority leader […]

by Tony Petrangelo

Geoff Michel’s famous last words

November 9, 2012

“When pigs fly,” says Geoff

by Steve Timmer

Did the Marriage amendment deliver the suburbs to the DFL?

November 9, 2012

With the DFL winning back both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature, due largely to their strength in the suburbs, the question has been asked (and was being asked before the election too), did the Marriage amendment help to deliver the suburbs to the DFL? I’m going to explore that idea a bit in this post, […]

by Tony Petrangelo

One vote separates Mary Franson and Bob Cunniff in 8B

November 8, 2012

What are the odds she loses?

by Tony Petrangelo

Dan and Mary’s brand new day

November 8, 2012

“We want to cooperate with you liars,” say Dan and Mary

by Steve Timmer

That magic moment

November 8, 2012

When you realize you’ve made history

by Aaron Klemz

The Rural-Suburban divide on the Minnesota amendments

November 7, 2012

With the results of the 2012 election now almost entirely in the books, Photo Voter ID is failing 52.3%-46.4%, a 5.9% margin. Marriage is failing 51.1%-47.6%, a 3.5% margin. In the end, Photo Voter ID lost by two and a half points more than the Marriage amendment, a result practically unthinkable only a few weeks ago. […]

by Tony Petrangelo

A historic night in Edina and all of SD49

November 7, 2012

In the new SD49, three DFLers are elected

by Steve Timmer