Campaign Notebook: Ciresi leaves Senate race; what next?

Following attorney Mike Ciresi’s departure on Monday from the U.S. Senate race, what happens now?

Ciresi’s withdrawal leaves Al Franken going head-to-head with Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, who has gotten activists excited with his “most important decade” stump…

Republican activists express dissatisfaction by moving further right

The Minnesota House Republican caucus lost more than a dozen seats in the 2004 elections, then again in 2006, losing the majority to the DFL. Now, in the aftermath of transportation legislation spun by the Republican Party as pork-laden, Republican…

Obama raised more $$ in February than Clinton and McCain combined

Barack Obama raised $55 million in February.

You read that right: The Illinois senator raised $55 million in a 29-day month, crushing all previous records and providing a bit of pushback against what has been a pretty good media week…

Clinton scores wins, still lags in delegate count

Sen. Hillary Clinton scored the wins her campaign said she needed to stay in the race for the Democratic nomination last night, but will remain in second place behind Sen. Barack Obama in the total delegate count.

The…

Kiffmeyer running for Olson’s House seat

Former Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer announced this weekend that she will run for the Minnesota House seat currently occupied by Mark Olson, who was convicted last summer of domestic assault.

Olson, of Big Lake,…

Freeman endorses Hovland’s congressional bid

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman has endorsed Jim Hovland’s congressional bid in the Third district. 

Freeman preceded Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the County Attorney’s office before running unsuccessfully for Governor in 1998. …

McCain to tab Crist for VP?

Via Political Wire, Bob Novak is reporting an unsubstantiated rumor that presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain obtained the endorsement of Florida governor Charlie Crist by promising him a spot on the ticket. Of course, the rumor is allegedly…

Bonoff, Madia claim wins in first convention

State Sen. Terri Bonoff and Iraq veteran Ashwin Madia both claimed wins in yesterday’s Senate District 42 DFL convention, which was the first to elect delegates to the CD3 convention in April.

Campaign Notebook: is it March already?

Anyone out there who’s been waiting for a break in the election-season action is going to have to wait a little longer.  2008 is sixty days old, and this cycle isn’t letting up any time soon.

President

Hillary Clinton is…

Obama picks up two more superdelegates in Minnesota

DFL Chairman Brian Melendez and Associate Chair Donna Cassutt have announced their support for Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential nomination race.

In a joint statement sent to party leaders, Melendez and Cassutt outlined their…