Tag: MNGov 2014
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Primary Responses
Brad Carlson and I were on the air until 11 last night. And I’m happy to see the MNGOP has finally learned to do elections for radio; the final call on the gubernatorial race came 5-10 minutes before we went off the air. Couldn’t have timed it better myself.
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Slouching Towards St. Paul
The Invisible Primary heads for it’s exciting dramatic interesting necessary conclusion. There have been no polling updates. No shocking endorsements. No conflicts. A candidate ended up in the hospital…due to an ulcer. The slouch towards the Minnesota GOP choosing a candidate to go up against Gov. Mark Dayton will end in the next two weeks,…
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The Invisible Primary
The electorate hits the snooze button on the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary. It’s been 20 years since the Minnesota GOP had a competitive primary for, well, anything. And with just over a month to go before voters chose Gov. Mark Dayton’s general election opponent, that rust is showing. Whether it’s the airwaves, newspapers, or even…
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Twins
When it comes to politics, Corey Sax is a little like Jesse Ventura. He makes a a lot of noise. No, more noise than that. Think “professional wrestler”-level noise, only in writing. Some of those noises are vaguely libertarian, mixed in among a lot of self-promotion and background noise [1] And like Ventura, once in…
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I Went To Rochester, And All I Got Was A Hotel Bill
People have asked me what I thought about last week’s GOP convention. First things first: I’m happy that Jeff Johnson won the endorsement. I never, ever “endorse” candidates myself – it’s really arrogant, it’s hell on bookings, and who cares what I think? – but I was honestly torn between Jeff and Dave Thompson, and…
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One Day In The Governor’s Office
SCENE: The office of the Governor of Minnesota. Gathered around a table are: Carrie LUCKING, the Executive Director of Alida Messinger’s “Alliance for a Better Minnesota. She is at the head of table. Bob HUME, the Governor’s chief of staff, sits at LUCKING’s right. Tina FLINT-SMITH, the governor’s other chief of staff, is at LUCKING’s left.…