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Health-care yes votes explained by Franken at Kos, Klobuchar on Fox

By Chris Steller | 12.21.09 | 8:45 am

klo-fox al-kosMinnesota’s U.S. senators were explaining their votes for health-care reform right and left Sunday: Amy Klobuchar appeared on Fox News Sunday and Al Franken posted his rationale at Daily Kos. That left a progressive group…

Clark swats Bachmann in first Daily Kos post

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.11.09 | 4:40 pm

Tarryl ClarkShe’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…

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

By Chris Steller | 06.11.09 | 10:31 am

bachmannAs 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…

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

By Chris Steller | 01.10.09 | 8:12 pm

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.