Around the CIM: End-of-primary analysis

The main event last night may have been in St. Paul, but Minnesota Monitor wasn’t the only one watching the political theater last night. We cruise the Center for Independent Media’s network of sites for…

On the ground at the Obama rally

MinMon’s Tom Elko shot photos at the Obama rally in St. Paul, while Molly Priesmeyer and Paul Schmelzer tweeted the proceedings.

Update: Read a transcript of Obama’s historic speech.

It’s over — or it’s not over — until it’s over?

The end of the primaries are finally upon us, and it will all be over soon… unless it’s not. For the next eight hours, it’s nothing but waiting for the polls to close and watching…

Minneapolis City Convention Live Thread

Today, I will be reporting from the Minneapolis City Convention via Twitter.  The convention, which is being held at Edison High School, will provide DFL endorsement to three candidates.  Our previous school board coverage can be found here.

Please…

“Not this time”: Text of Obama’s speech on race in America

Barack Obama has released the text of this morning’s speech on race, and CNN has already posted an article on it. 

The headline? Obama: Constitution stained by ‘sin of slavery’.

Was that the biggest point of…

Minnesota Monitor’s Schmelzer wins a 2007 Premack Public Affairs Journalism Award

In the first year the prestigious awards were open to all media types, Minnesota Monitor managing editor Paul Schmelzer won a 2007 Frank Premack Public Affairs Journalism Award, fittingly, for an essay on journalism and ethics in an…

Norm Coleman putting his best face forward?

According to polling sources, Norm Coleman is in a tight race to keep his US Senate seat. But if he’s losing any sleep, you probably won’t be able to tell. His most recent FEC report shows…

What would you do with $193 million?

COMMENTARY — In light of Obama’s recent fund-raising numbers, as well as the announcement that he has raised $193 million to date I assume I’m not the only one wondering…what could he do with all of that money?

RNC says, “Name that blog…”

Terminal Tuesday coverage: Join us tonight for a MinMon live chat!

Is tonight the end of the road for the Clinton campaign, or maybe a roadblock for Obama?  Follow along with Minnesota Monitor as we chat through Terminal Tuesday results live.

And if you need to keep yourself occupied with…