Tony Petrangelo at Drinking Liberally

The Weekly Wrap 6-15

June 15, 2013

More Republicans, and even some Democrats, pile into MN-6

Mark Ritchie

The Weekly Wrap 6-8

June 8, 2013

Candidates get into the Sixth district race, and a statewide seat opens up

Jim Graves

The Weekly Wrap 6-1

June 1, 2013

Michele Bachmann announces her retirement and GOPers run one way, DFLers run the other

Michele Bachmann preaches

Bachmann Out

May 29, 2013

Michele Bachmann announced she will not run for re-election to congress in 2014

Capitol steps

The Weekly Wrap 5-25

May 25, 2013

♣ Almost immediately after announcing his support for the now passed into law Marriage equality bill, Joe Radinovich, a DFL Representative from Crosby, faced the threat of a recall. Earlier this week Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lori Gildea ruled, “not so much.” Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Lori Gildea has ruled that Reps. Joe Radinovich, DFL-Crosby, and John Ward, […]

Gov. Mark Dayton

Mark Dayton slides

May 24, 2013

His approvals are down, but he maintains healthy leads on a number of possible opponents

Michele Bachmann's mean face

The Weekly Wrap 5-18

May 18, 2013

♣ The big news this week was the passage through the Senate, and the signing by Governor Dayton, of the Marriage equality bill. That happened on Monday and Tuesday. The next day, Wednesday, Minnesotans United for All Families, the organization that was instrumental in the defeat of the Marriage amendment last November and in the […]

Chris Kluwe at Vote No

The Weekly Wrap 5-10

May 10, 2013

It was a big week in Minnesota politics as we found out that Gay Marriage will soon be legal

420 Dinner

The Weekly Wrap 4-19

April 19, 2013

Are you going to the Humphrey-Mondale dinner on 4-20? If so, bring me back a brownie

Jim Graves

The Weekly Wrap 4-13

April 13, 2013

♣ Yet another Some Dude business type (the other being Scott Honour) has indicated that he might be running against Al Franken in 2014. Mike McFadden of the firm Lazard Middle Market has been meeting with political consultants and Republican Party leaders to talk about a possible run. The MNGOP really doesn’t have much of […]

Prince

The Weekly Wrap 3-8

March 8, 2013

This week featured the formation of a part red part blue caucus, the discovery of election fraud in Minnesota and Norm Coleman bowing out of running in 2014

Is this proof of doping?

The Weekly Wrap 2-1

February 1, 2013

Bonus election results, happenings in the Minneapolis Mayors race, sad elephants and some fundraising reports