Dick Day

Politicians make some over-the-top remarks from time to time, and last week a few quotes at the state capitol left observers wondering, “What did they say?”

Left to right: Kiffmeyer, Day, Ritchie

Voters who have trouble filling in an oval on a ballot get no sympathy from state Sen. Dick Day and state Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer, leaving Kiffmeyer’s successor as Secretary of State, Mark Ritchie, to preach love, constitutional protection and enfranchisement for tremorous or otherwise-impaired citizens. For all three the [...]

Everybody loves Tom Sorel. That was the message at this afternoon’s gathering of the Senate Transportation Committee. Sorel has been serving as the state’s Commissioner of Transportation since April, but today he faced a confirmation hearing at the Capitol.

Al Franken will comfortably advance from today’s primary election to take on Norm Coleman in the U. S. Senate race. With more than 80 percent of the results in, Franken is carrying 67 percent of the vote in the seven-candidate field. His most credible challenger, attorney Priscilla Lord Faris, is currently garnering support from 29 percent of voters.

There’s a primary election today in Minnesota. You can be forgiven for not having noticed. With the temporary Republican takeover of the Twin Cities and a U.S. Senate race that’s been billed as a two-candidate duel for months, it’s easy to overlook the September balloting.

A poll commissioned by the campaign of Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., shows a commanding lead for the incumbent against two Republican challengers in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District. Conducted by Benenson Strategy Group, the poll shows Walz with a 35-point lead over state Sen. Dick Day and a 40-point advantage over Mayo Clinic physician Brian Davis.

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News cycles are funny things — an item can be news right up until the point that something bigger comes along and makes it passe.

In today’s case, that Something Bigger is the Iowa Caucuses, set for this evening, which will officially kick off the 2008 presidential race.  But that doesn’t mean there isn’t local news [...]

Mark Meyer, the Republican school board member seen in many quarters as engaging in a quixotic quest for the Republican nomination in Minnesota’s First congressional district, withdrew from the race Tuesday and endorsed Randy Demmer, one of three remaining candidates.  What does this mean for the remaining Republican candidates, State Sen. Dick Day and Mayo [...]

The Rochester Post-Bulletin reported Tuesday that the declared Republican challengers for the U.S. House seat in the 1st District in southern Minnesota are already off and running in the race to raise campaign cash. According to the Post-Bulletin, state Sen. Dick Day of Owatonna leads the pack with about $20,000 raised. In second place [...]

State Sen. Dick Day (R-Owatonna) joined Lake Crystal school board member Mark Meyer today as the second Republican to declare his candidacy for Congress to represent Minnesota’s 1st District. More at Minnesota Public Radio.