Third District Democrats debate ahead of conventions

The three Democrats running for the DFL endorsement in the Third Congressional District met last night for their final debate before Senate District conventions start electing delegates to the CD3 DFL convention.

With an exciting and hotly contested race for…

Pawlenty to testify before House Small Business Committee

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is back in Washington, D.C., today, scheduled to testify before the House Small Business Committee in a hearing on “State Strategies to Expand Health Insurance Coverage for Small Businesses.”

The committee, chaired…

Dodd to endorse Obama today in Ohio

Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., will endorse Barack Obama in his bid for the White House, according to published reports.

Dodd ran unsuccessfully for president this year, but withdrew from the running after failing to gain traction in Iowa.  On the…

Lewis: McCain has better choices than Pawlenty

COMMENTARY — Recently, I wrote a critique of Tim Pawlenty and the possibility of him being named the running mate of presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain this year.  Turns out, right-wing talk…

DFL transportation bill up for veto override; GOP playing tough with own members?

A bill seeking to recover up to half of the current shortfall in state transportation funding is up for a veto override vote today.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed the bill, which passed with a large bipartisan majority in the House,…

Ciresi loans campaign $2 million

Senate candidate Mike Ciresi has loaned his campaign $2 million — is this another sign that he is prepared to take the DFL nomination to a September primary?

From the Pioneer Press report:

The Mendota Heights trial attorney has

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Campaign Notebook: A look ahead

With a string of 10 wins in primaries and caucuses now behind him, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama sits in the driver’s seat for the Democratic presidential nomination, with the upcoming contests in Texas and Ohio looming on March 4.

What…

Campaign Notebook: Wisconsin and Hawaii under the microscope

Democratic voters in Wisconsin and Hawaii head to the polls today to have their say on the Democratic presidential nominee, a full two weeks after the Super Duper Tuesday contests were supposed to have decided this thing. Cue navel-gazing by…

Rasmussen: Franken Leads Coleman, 49-46

A poll released today from Rasmussen Reports shows DFLer Al Franken leading incumbent Republican Norm Coleman 49-46.

The poll shows Coleman with a lead over Franken’s DFL rival Mike Ciresi, 47-45.

Using Rasmussen polls as a baseline, Franken has…

Pawlenty as VP: Bad idea

Read Jeff Fecke’s positive look at a potential Pawlenty run at the VP position here

Personally, I don’t think Gov. Tim Pawlenty even wants to be John McCain’s running mate in 2008. But if he were, it would be…