National Politics
Coleman’s Compromised Donors: Where They Came From
The news for Norm Coleman just keeps getting worse. Fresh off his recent attempt to sell to the public (and the three-judge panel hearing his recount challenge) that the State of Minnesota should hold a new election, the private…
Read MoreRadio Host Mike Gallagher Blames Failure to Sell His House on Obama and Congressional Democrats
Nationally syndicated conservative radio talk show host Mike Gallagher lamented this morning that his failure to sell his own house, that he recently placed on the market, was due to the psychological effects burdening the wealthy resulting from the class…
Read MoreObama’s New Stem Cell Policy Likely to Have Strong Support in Minnesota
President Barack Obama’s decision on Monday to permit federal funds for a greater spectrum of embryonic stem cell research is likely to be met with overwhelming support in the Gopher State, as well as the Upper Midwest generally. Obama’s directive…
Read MoreMinnesotans’ Approval of Obama Holds Steady As Support Wanes Nationwide
Barack Obama began the first week of his presidency with nearly 70 percent of the American public approving of his early job performance. One month later, while Obama’s approval rating has dipped by double-digit margins in many states, Minnesotans are…
Read MoreThe Unsinkable Michele Bachmann
The Rothenberg Political Report came out with its first U.S. House rankings for the 2010 election cycle on Wednesday, and both of Minnesota’s competitive Republican-held Congressional districts made the list. Erik Paulsen’s 3rd CD and Michele Bachmann’s 6th CD are…
Read MoreObama’s Economic and Fiscal Crises Address: An End, Or a Means to an End?
Although President Barack Obama’s first Address before a joint session of Congress Tuesday evening was pitched by the White House as a “plan to confront our nation’s economic and fiscal crises,” more than 70 percent of his speech focused on…
Read MoreMinnesota: Where Is Your Outrage Towards Harry Reid?
As the Minnesota U.S. Senate election trial ends its fourth week on Friday, partisan criticisms against Norm Coleman continue to mount from the left. Coleman has been accused of belaboring an election process which has left the Gopher State now…
Read MoreWhy DFLers Can Stop Agonizing Over Losing to Paulsen and Bachmann
As Barack Obama’s victory in Minnesota was never in doubt, the DFL had three main priorities in the 2008 election: 1) Win Norm Coleman’s U.S. Senate seat, 2) pick up at least one U.S. House seat (either Jim Ramstad’s open…
Read MoreDemocrats in Stronger Position Than GOP to Make Gains in US House in 2010
Although history tells us it is a rarity for the party in control of the White House to make gains in congressional seats during mid-term election years, all the numbers from the 2008 elections point to the Democratic Party to…
Read MoreIs Coleman’s Hands-On Approach to His Court Challenge Going to Backfire?
Norm Coleman is leaving no doubt to the public or the press that he stands firmly behind his decision to launch his U.S. Senate recount legal challenge. Coleman has drawn significant attention for his frequent courtroom appearances and the Senator…
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