The Minnesota Independent

Elections/Campaigns

One year out from ballot, marriage amendment groups mobilize

By Andy Birkey | 11.09.11 | 9:19 am

Still in the early stages, campaigns for and against the constitutional same-sex marriage ban are using very different strategies as they build up their armies of grassroots supporters for next year’s ballot.

Women would be disproportionately affected by GOP candidates’ tax plans

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By Sofia Resnick | 11.08.11 | 9:31 am

The variations on the flat tax proposed by Herman Cain and Rick Perry, both of which would make the system less progressive, cost women more than men.

Ron Paul tops Iowa Indy’s Power Rankings; Bachmann floundering

By Staff Report | 11.07.11 | 3:15 pm

Panelists on this unscientific survey say that U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign isn’t living up to expectations.

Election day Tuesday; St. Paul moves to ranked choice voting

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By Jon Collins | 11.07.11 | 1:47 pm

Non-partisan voting resources are available to Minnesota residents through the League of Women Voters and the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office.

Bachmann slams Obama, GOP candidates as socialists at Family Research Council speech

By Andy Birkey | 11.07.11 | 1:12 pm

Bachmann said she would defeat socialism, called the leading Republicans for the White House “frugal socialists,” and accused President Obama of working to “usurp” the U.S. Constitution.

(Video) Ron Paul launches Minn. campaign: ‘All we have to do is legalize freedom’

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By Jon Collins | 11.07.11 | 10:58 am

Paul said we’re witnessing the end of an economic era, which he said was a “tremendous opportunity” for supporters of an unrestricted free market to get the message out.

Santorum: ‘The economy is inextricably linked to the moral fabric of this country’

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By Andrew Duffelmeyer | 11.07.11 | 5:00 am

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) says if elected president he will work to limit abortion and birth-control, ban stem-cell research and same-sex marriage, and abolish some areas of the judiciary.

Ventura thinking about presidential bid

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By Jon Collins | 11.04.11 | 3:30 pm

Ventura also said that he and his wife plan to pursue their Mexican citizenship and that he would now refer to the United States as the “Fascist States of America.”

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To restore economy, Bachmann urges Occupy Wall Street to stop blaming ‘job creators’

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By Jon Collins | 11.04.11 | 9:33 am

Bachmann said that Pres. Barack Obama and the Occupy Wall Street movement need to stop blaming job creators. Instead, she proposed that corporate tax rates need to be cut and regulatory “burdens” lifted.

Minnesota for Marriage uses gift cards to generate votes for anti-gay marriage amendment

By Andy Birkey | 11.03.11 | 1:00 am

It’s unclear whether the program runs afoul of Minnesota campaign finance laws, which prohibit the purchase of votes in elections.