Category: Campaign ’12
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Pretense Aside
SCENE: Mitch BERG is waiting in line at the Rack Shack on South Robert. Stephanie Marie ANNAN – Community organizer for the 5th CD Libertarian Party – enters with a great clatter, vigorously stomps off her boots, and gets in line, finally noticing BERG. ANNAN: Hey, Merg! I don’t like all that stuff you’ve…
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Delayed Karma’s Gonna Getcha
It seems a Democrat Party politician is upset that a GOP mailer, she alleges, plays fast and loose with her record in re DUI legislation. Sandra Masin, a DFL rep from Eagan facing a challenge from Andrea Todd-Harlin, says a piece of GOP campaign literature takes a vote of hers, relating to DUI laws, out…
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Call It A 2016 Election Dress Rehearsal…
DFL Representative Steve Simon is running for Secretary of State against GOP endorsed candidate Dan Severson. He’s had kind of a rough race so far; during the primaries, he came in with barely over 40% of the DFL vote, against a perennial candidate (Dick Fransen, who’s sort of a downmarket Ole Savior) and an unknown. He’s…
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The Wages Of Horner
In Virginia last night, the Republican and Libertarian votes together totalled 53% – including about 8% for the Libertarian candidate. Macauliffe got 47%. Now, not every Libertarian votes Republican – but it’s a safe bet that most of the Libertarian voters in Virginia – a state where the Libertarian party has barely gotten into single…
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Mighta Been
While Mitt Romney wasn’t my dream candidate, few things more infuriated me last year than the idea that the Ron Paul wing of the GOP robotically chanted – that Romney was the same as Obama. That noted conservative tool Salon notes that it just isn’t so. The article runs down a hypothetical first 200 days…
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Everything You Need To Know About Last Tuesday’s Election, P. J. O’Rourke Wrote In 1991
From Parliament of Whores: I have only one firm belief about the American political system, and that is this: God is a Republican and Santa Claus is a Democrat. God is an elderly or, at any rate, middle aged male, a stern fellow, patriarchal rather than paternal and a great believer in rules and regulations. He…
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The Morning Answers “Never”
Well, the voters spoke. A thin majority said “give me things I want, and make someone else pay for it!”. Message received. Biggest Winners Government Dependents: Government workers, public employees union members, clients of all types who live off of wealth generated by others? You’ve got four years of party time. The Media: The media,…
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Cutting Out The Middle Men
Word has been making the rounds that Obama plans to declare victory late this afternoon – long before the polls even start closing on the East Coast. If it happens, it’ll be an attempt to do what the Big Three Networks tried to do for Algore in 2000; declare victory early enough to discourage Republican…
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The Eyes Of The City Are Opening Now, It’s The End Of A Dream
Brad Carlson and I will be on the air tonight, live at the GOP Victory Party at the Bloomington Hilton (494 and France). We’ll be on the air until 11PM or whenever the election is called – whichever comes last. We’ll be covering nationwide and local elections. Tune in for the best election coverage anywhere…
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This Guy Would Have Made A Good Saint Paul Republican
I couldn’t resist: I was 234th through the polling line in St. Paul Ward 4 Precinct 14. Turnout was moderate, maybe a little lighter than I’ve seen; I remember it being much heavier at the same time of the day back in 2008 and especially 2004. I voted GOP down the line, as promised; Romney/Ryan,…
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Apropos Not Much
The media tells us it can’t be done. Obama is inevitable. Where have we heard that before? I’m on my way to the polls.
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Hope And Change
Nate Silver says it’s all over, and that all us bitter, gun-clinging Jebus freaks should just shut up, go home, and be happy to pay more for a bigger USA. And I thought…: (Audio NSFW) XOXO, An Uppity Peasant
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100 Reasons I’m Voting For Lipp, Karschnia, Hernandez, Bills And Romney, And Not Their Opponents
Here’s my biennial tradition – 100 reasons I’m voting for the Republicans, not the Democrats. But this year, I’m not focusing just on the President. Dan Lipp, HD65A 100. Because Dan’s a regular working guy from the neighborhood. 99. Dan is a Liberty guy. He realizes, as all the smart ones do, that it’s not…
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Get Out And Vote!
What are you doing reading this? Get to the polls. And vote. Once, Democrats. Just once.
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Also Apropos Not Much
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Poll-arity
One outcome is certain tomorrow – the pollsters will finish last. Give the pollsters of the 2012 cycle some credit – they’ve managed to straddle the fence, predicting a solid electoral victory for Barack Obama…and potentially a major popular vote win for Mitt Romney. The top line of most of the recent polls has been…
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Put Briefly…
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The Poll
Stand aside, Gallup and Rasmussen and PPP and SUSA. It’s time for “Poll In The Dark” – the most prestigious poll in America (that I’ve worked on personally in this cycle. Put in your predictions; it should be great fun on Wednesday comparing them with reality. Loading…
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Standing Astride History, Yelling “Hi”
My high school friend Nuke wanted to do something for the GOP this election season. But he wasn’t sure what to do. But he does make a mean sign. So he decided to get out on the street. Literally. For the past couple of weeks, he’s been standing on the footbridge over Highway 55 at…
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A Good Omen For Tomorrow
As I pointed out a couple years ago, American democracy does have one fairly reliable bellwether: The fortunes of the Chicago Bears. And who is leading the NFC North today? The Bears. And who snuffed out Tennessee 51-20 yesterday? Yep. The Bears. Look, say what you will – but history doesn’t lie.
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Holding My Nose
Ever since the idea of the Marriage Amendment was broached, I’ve been deeply, intensely ambivalent about it. On the one hand, I’m a libertarian-conservative. Indeed, I’m a libertarian-conservative before I’m a Republican. I think government should get out of the way of peoples’ rights. And that means gay peoples’ rights, too. One of the fundamental…
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I Heard It On The NARN
Sue Jeffers is running for Ramsey County Commission Michele Bachmann – perhaps you’ve heard of her? – is running for a fourth term in the US Congress. April King is running for MN Senate in SD42.
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Keep Repeating To Yourself: “Minnesota Is Not In Play. Minnesota Is Not In Play…”
Paul Ryan is coming to Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon. Tickets are free; sign up here. See you there.
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Bread And Circuses
Bloomberg carries on with NYC Marathon: T]hose urging the city to halt the run believe that the thousands of Marathon volunteers could direct their efforts towards post-Sandy relief and cleanup, “and they also argue that the event will divert thousands of police from important hurricane-related duties.” But despite petitions circulating, work started up again yesterday…
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‘Til Tuesday