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Clark swats Bachmann in first Daily Kos post

She’s vying to represent Minnesota’s most conservative district, so where does state Sen. Tarryl Clark go to discuss her candidacy? DailyKos. In a new column at the hugely popular liberal blog, Clark noted that she’s speaking at Netroots Nation, the progressive politics blog conference, later this week. She’s likely angling for the kind of fundraising [...]


‘Unsinkable’ Bachmann deep in donations from Walser, whose rescue she mocked

As first reported by the Minnesota Independent yesterday, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann mocked the removal of an auto dealership from the long list of closures demanded by General Motors during a speech on the House floor Tuesday, accusing Democrats of running a “gangster government.” The dealership — Walser in Bloomington — is owned by Paul [...]


Another post-recount poll: 47 percent want Franken in Senate, Coleman out of court

Another day brings another post-recount poll of Minnesotans about the U.S. Senate contenders, the recount process itself and what should happen next. According to a Daily Kos-Research 2000 survey, 47 percent of voters support seating Al Franken in the Senate (at least provisionally) and oppose former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman’s legal challenge to the recount. Though conducted only a day or two after a similar poll by Survey USA for KSTP-TV, the Daily Kos results show some intriguing differences.