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Franken’s gay humor resurfaces as a campaign issue

Minnesota politicos are asking themselves: When is a joke not a joke?

Republicans hope that by disseminating jokes made by Al Franken, the comedian turned Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, they can undermine his campaign to unseat Republican Norm Coleman. Michael Brodkorb, a Republican operative and sole writer of the blog Minnesota Democrats Exposed, has been delving [...]


Partisanship and/in the Media

Polarity and the Press: A new Pew study finds that people who use the internet as their sole news source are both highly critical of the mainstream media and highly educated. More Democrats than Republicans say they favor news in all media, and people who get their news mainly from Fox have harsher opinions of [...]


Olson v. Brodkorb: Precedent or One of Many Milestones to Come?

Once upon a time there was an anonymous blogger who posted scurrilous information about Democrats and other left-leaning sorts under the banner of Minnesota Democrats Exposed. One post by this anonymous blogger involved a public relations guru named Blois Olson, who also publishes an online political journal called Politics in Minnesota.

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What Ever Happened To “Patty Wetterling Exposed”?

In light of the previously undisclosed $5,500 research payment from Michele Bachmann’s campaign received by Michael Brodkorb on 8/03/06, readers may find themselves wondering what ever happened to Minnesota Democrats Exposed’s “Patty Wetterling Exposed” link.

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Where the Blogger Ends and the Paid Consultant Begins

Editor’s note: In light of the recent news breaking on MNPublius regarding Michael Brodkorb’s undisclosed research work for the Michele Bachmann for Congress staff, we are providing a closer look at Brodkorb’s role with the Mark Kennedy for Senate campaign.

Electioneering is an expensive game of self-promotion played over the airwaves, in print, and now on [...]


11-year-old speeding ticket becomes an issue

Tim Walz is learning the hard way the realities of politics