Mohamud Noor speaks at Drinking Liberally

June 9, 2014

Thursday, June 12th at the 331 Club

But Doug, Tripp Emmer has a father

June 9, 2014

And he’s a traditional values conservative, too!

Andy Dawkins

The Weekly Wrap 6-8

June 8, 2014

The filing deadline has now passed and I will be posting a list of all the primary races, with analysis, next week. Until then, the Wrap™ will keep you company on this beautiful weekend day. ♣ Former DFL state legislator Andy Dawkins announced that he will be running for Attorney General under the Green Party’s […]

Garofalo keeps foot in mouth

June 7, 2014

Poor Pat, he just doesn’t get science

Those darn kids are just in over their heads

June 6, 2014

And kids, get off our damn lawn

Photo ID in North Carolina

June 5, 2014

Voter suppression in North Carolina

A Republican wins a Spotty ™

June 5, 2014

In an unusual move for the award committee, a Spotty™ is awarded to John Gilmore for his pithy, and dead-accurate description of the Republican state convention awarding a U.S. Senate endorsement to a candidate who vowed to ignore the endorsement — if he didn’t get it, of course: John is talking, of course, about the tenth-ballot […]

Matt Entenza

Matt Entenza to challenge Rebecca Otto in August Primary

June 4, 2014

Matt Entenza, last seen getting 18% of the vote in the 2010 DFL Gubernatorial primary, has filed to run for the office of state Auditor against Rebecca Otto, who was last seen getting endorsed by the DFL in their convention this last weekend and is the two term incumbent state Auditor. The last time Matt […]

Prof. Bill Gleason Speaks at Drinking Liberally

June 1, 2014

Thursday, June 5th at 7 PM at the 331 Club in Minneapolis

Assault and Criminal Damage to Property

June 1, 2014

The GOP convention rap sheet

AMSOIL Arena Duluth

Minnesota Political Convention Wrap

June 1, 2014

Before I get to the results of the conventions, there are a few items worth mentioning. ♣ Governor Mark Dayton announced that he would take matching funds in his race for Governor. Gov. Mark Dayton signed an agreement Friday that will sharply limit his ability to personally bankroll his re-election campaign. Dayton agreed not to […]

AMSOIL Arena Duluth

2014 DFL Convention Live Blog

May 31, 2014

Today in beautiful Duluth, MN the DFL Convention is taking place. This is a live blog of the event. There is no need to refresh, hot new live blog posts will automagically appear on your internet browser for consumption. Some Convention Coverage Options Other Than This Live Blog The UpTake will be providing audio/video coverage of […]