Gov. Mark Dayton

Mark Dayton slides

May 24, 2013

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

Jeff Johnson

The Weekly Wrap 5-3

May 3, 2013

♣ After having an opponent, though briefly, then not having one, it looked like Chris Coleman was going to get a pass. Maybe not: Tim Holden’s move to file paperwork for his mayoral campaign moves him one step closer to a run against popular DFL Mayor Chris Coleman, who is seeking a third four-year term […]

Scott Honour

The Weekly Wrap 4-26

April 26, 2013

In which Mark Dayton get’s his first challenger and John Kline loses one

Commissioner Myron Frans describes a stool

April 12, 2013

The three-legged stool of state taxation, that is

Myron Frans speaks at Drinking Liberally

April 9, 2013

No word on whether his famous stool will also be in attendance

Gov. Mark Dayton

The Minnesota Poll, Dayton sees approval drop

March 12, 2013

In yet another installment of their multi-part Minnesota Poll, the StarTribune, along with their polling partners Mason-Dixon, tested Governor Mark Dayton’s job approvals. After a whole series of issue questions, these are the first horse-racey questions they’ve released, so let’s take a look. Mason-Dixon (3/10, 9/23/12 in parenthesis): Do you approve or disapprove of Mark […]

LeftMN Radio Hour

LeftMN Radio Hour 2-10

February 10, 2013

Our guest this week is newly re-elected Chairman of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor party, Ken Martin

Kurt Zellers as Hamlet

Kurt Zellers on political cowardice

February 9, 2013

Musings of the Dithering Prince of Maple Grove

State of the State

The Weekly Wrap 2-8

February 8, 2013

A poll that consumes the better part of the wrap this week

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

LeftMN Radio Hour

LeftMN Radio Hour 1-27

January 27, 2013

This week we welcome longtime Republican campaign operative Ben Golnik on the big show to talk about the budget

Gov. Mark Dayton

Mark Dayton looking good for re-election

January 24, 2013

In which the title writer gets lazy