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Election Campaigns

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Michele Bachmann bombs in Iowa caucus, finishes in sixth place [UPDATED]

    Michele Bachmann did not get the miracle she was praying for in Iowa Tuesday night. With 99 percent of votes tallied in the Iowa caucus, Bachmann has officially finished in a distant sixth place, losing to every candidate but John Huntsman, who didn't even campaign for the event. Former Pennsylv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Michele Bachmann quits presidential race

    Michele Bachmann has officially quit the 2012 presidential race. After a dismal sixth place finish in the Iowa caucus last night, Bachmann has finally read the enormous writing on the wall and effectively ended her ill-fated campaign. "Last night, the people of Iowa spoke with a very clear voice ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Mac Hammond joins Michele Bachmann campaign

    Michele Bachmann, Mac Hammond: The sheep and the sheperd.​Mac Hammond, the Brooklyn Park pastor who's had some trouble with the "separation of church and state" thing in the past, is now ready to officially push those his church right up alongside the White House as he campaigns for Michele Bachma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Michele Bachmann will not run for re-election in Minnesota's 6th district

    Bachmann's YouTube announcementMichele Bachmann is out of Minnesota's hair . . . for now.​In last night's Republican debate, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann announced that she has filed paperwork and is now officially running for president in 2012. While none of this is a surprise, it means that w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Michele Bachmann fails again on campaign finance reports

    Who's watching the books?​For a budget hawk and a former tax pro, Rep. Michele Bachmann sure seems to have an issue with math. Maybe it's because she's got more money than she knows what to do with. The Federal Election Commission has informed her--again--that her year-end campaign finance repo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Tom Emmer tries to cast doubt on Hennepin County results

    Republicans assume that Tom Emmer, right, is getting screwed.​Tom Emmer sounded like a reasonable guy this afternoon, asking that his campaign for governor be granted its rights according to the legally-required vote recount process in Minnesota. Not asking for special treatment, he said. Jus ... More >>

  • News

    May 26, 2010

    Margaret Anderson Kelliher: The fight for Minnesota governor

    MAK faces her toughest test yet, but could make history

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Busted: Rybak used mayoral campaign funds for gubernatorial run

    Rybak used mayoral campaign funds in May to conduct a poll about his strength to run for governor.

  • News

    November 4, 2009

    City Council President Barb Johnson enjoys perks of office

    Fourth-term candidate used campaign funds for haircuts, cell phone, cable TV, and dry-cleaning

  • News

    October 28, 2009

    City Council President Barb Johnson enjoys perks of office

    Fourth-term candidate used campaign funds for haircuts, cell phone, cable TV, and dry-cleaning

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    FEC drops complaint against Coleman

    The Federal Elections Commission said they had cleared a complaint against Coleman's campaign alleging campaign funds were misused to defend himself against allegations in a lawsuit.

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    Minn. Senate recount was unconstitutional, St. Thomas prof says in WSJ

    Michael Stokes Paulsen, formerly an associate dean of the University of Minnesota Law School, called the recount "unconstitution ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2009

    WSJ says Franken is "manipulating" system, Salon says prove it or shut up

    Ivoted.jpeg While a majority of Minnesotans believe the recount was fair and a majority of the mainstream media has accepted that fact, there a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    Coleman leads Franken by 2 votes

    After the first day of the state Canvassing Board counting Norm Coleman's ballot challenges, his lead against Al Franken has qui ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    Coleman takes 'duplicate ballot' issue to court

    Norm Coleman's campaign filed a suit with the Minnesota Supreme Court to stop the board from including what they are calling "do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    Jeff Blodgett extended interview

    Jeff Blodgett Press Photo.jpgJeff Blodgett, Barack Obama Minnesota campaign director and former Sen. Paul Wellstone campaign manager, talks politics and the ugly Franken/Coleman fight for Wel ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2008

    Jeff Blodgett

    Jeff Blodgett Press Photo.jpgJeff Blodgett, Barack Obama Minnesota campaign director and former Sen. Paul Wellstone campaign manager, talks politics and the ugly Franken/Coleman fight for Wel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    The Senate campaign spin pre-recount

    It seems like Norm Coleman's campaign is a little confused about what the state's canvassing board was up to today when it cert ... More >>

  • Feature

    May 28, 2008

    The 10 most powerful Minnesota Republicans

    These GOPfathers are the power brokers you've never heard of

  • News

    April 16, 2008

    Madia tops Bonoff

    Does our state contest mirror Clinton and Obama nationally?

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2008

    Why it is a terrible time to be a Republican

    Does our state contest mirror Clinton and Obama nationally?

  • News

    October 4, 2006

    The Chosen One

    Michele Bachmann's recipe for success: Christian piety and not-so-Christian opportunism

  • News

    August 30, 2006

    Running Man

    Keith Ellison, the DFL's endorsee for Congress in the Fifth District, has spent the summer countering attacks from Republicans—and Democrats. What made him everyone's favorite target?

  • News

    August 9, 2006

    Junge at Heart

    Ember Reichgott Junge: When does a compromiser become compromised?

  • News

    November 16, 2005

    Nine Things We Learned Last Tuesday

    Some highlights from the city elections that time (and voters) forgot

  • News

    October 26, 2005

    The Diva of Downtown

    With her gaudy campaign chest and indelicate manners, Lisa Goodman acts like she runs City Hall. Maybe she does.

  • News

    July 13, 2005

    Dough Boys

    Lawmakers wanted to reform campaign finance laws this year. So what happened?

  • News

    April 13, 2005

    Lisa McDonald vs. Mayor McCheese

    A onetime mayoral opponent plots a return to City Hall

  • News

    October 27, 2004

    The Governor Is on the Line

    Republicans in Minnesota get out the absentee vote message

  • News

    October 20, 2004

    The Long Shot and the Colonel

    The DFL picked neophyte Teresa Daly to unseat Bush lapdog John Kline in the conservative Second District. Does she even have a chance?

  • News

    March 24, 2004

    Karl Rove's Moment

    How "Bush's Brain" hijacked Washington, D.C. and politics-as-usual

  • News

    November 27, 2002

    Spank the Donkey

    Why We Should All Give Up on the Democrats: A Polemical Essay

  • Books

    August 28, 2002

    The Content of His Character

    Why is Gregory Gray so important to Paul Wellstone?

  • News

    January 16, 2002

    United They Sit

    Minnesota's senators were supposed to be the type to stand up for social programs, the environment, and civil liberties. So why are critics left and right accusing them of lying down on the job?

  • News

    December 5, 2001

    Off Beat

    Minnesota's senators were supposed to be the type to stand up for social programs, the environment, and civil liberties. So why are critics left and right accusing them of lying down on the job?

  • News

    October 31, 2001

    The Education of Sharon Sayles Belton

    No party endorsement, a disastrous primary, and an opponent who attracts wealthy liberals: Can Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton revive her reelection campaign?

  • News

    August 15, 2001

    Give me an R! Give me a T!

    Happy to be compared to St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman, R.T. Rybak wants to use Minneapolis's top office to sell the city

  • News

    August 8, 2001

    Off Beat

    Happy to be compared to St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman, R.T. Rybak wants to use Minneapolis's top office to sell the city

  • News

    January 6, 1999

    Is He Nuts?

    Turncoat. Chickenshit. Radical. Minnesota's senior senator has been called a lot of things. But president?

  • News

    October 21, 1998

    Because They Can

    Six minor-party contenders for governor promise to bring back the primo dime-bag, turn the governor's mansion into a flophouse, tax water, get big brother out of your bedroom, ditch the nukes, and reveal the secrets of gravity-defying hair.

  • Books

    October 7, 1998

    Borrowed Time

    Skip Humphrey has spent years building a politically connected staff in the attorney general's office. Now it's payback time.

  • Feature

    May 6, 1998

    1973 Books

    Skip Humphrey has spent years building a politically connected staff in the attorney general's office. Now it's payback time.

  • News

    March 11, 1998

    Dark Horse

    If he runs for president next year, there's little chance Sen. Paul Wellstone will win. But he just might nudge the Democrats slightly to the left.

  • News

    February 11, 1998

    Norm's Conquest

    Some people compare Norm Coleman to Ronald Reagan. They have a point.

  • News

    November 5, 1997

    Timing is Everything

    At the 11th hour, candidates learn to love shrink-wrap, use the city postage meter, and broadcast platitudes to no one.

  • News

    August 20, 1997

    Switch Hitting

    Even as she paints Sharon Sayles Belton as an opportunist, mayoral candidate Barbara Carlson has changed her position on a new, publicly funded Twins stadium.

  • Feature

    June 25, 1997

    Cleaning House

    The Kerry-Wellstone Clean Money bill introduced last week is infinitely preferable to the better-known--and largely fraudulent--McCain-Feingold proposal. Which explains why we're hearing so little about it.

  • Feature

    October 30, 1996

    No Mandate

    The Kerry-Wellstone Clean Money bill introduced last week is infinitely preferable to the better-known--and largely fraudulent--McCain-Feingold proposal. Which explains why we're hearing so little about it.

  • News

    October 30, 1996

    Vote For Me! I Can't Tell You Why!

    The experience of Texas may hold a lesson for Minnesota when it comes to judicial elections.

  • News

    May 22, 1996

    Soft Money Hardball

    The experience of Texas may hold a lesson for Minnesota when it comes to judicial elections.

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