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AM.MN: ‘Independent Republican’ Brown is new Eugene McCarthy

By Chris Steller | 01.20.10 | 8:45 am

am.mn logoScott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts’ U.S. Senate election is making some old Minnesota political names new again. Brown calls himself an “Independent Republican” — the same name Minnesota’s GOP used for 20 years after Watergate.…

Pawlenty using Romney playbook, down to the jokebook

By Chris Steller | 09.28.09 | 8:00 am

pawlenty romneyHow closely is Gov. Tim Pawlenty following Mitt Romney’s playbook in pursuit of the presidency? T-Paw is starting to draw laughs from out-of-state conservatives by taking jabs at his state’s reputed liberalism – just like Romney (with whom…

Video: Bachmann’s “slit our wrists” speech namechecks Wellstone, Humphrey, Franken

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.03.09 | 8:56 am

Picture 8Rep. Michele Bachmann’s remarks to the Colorado-based Independence Institute on Monday generated plenty of interest because of her lurid imagery: She said Democrats are “reaching down the throat and ripping the guts out of freedom,” and that…

MinMon video: 40 years ago, McGovern-Fraser Commission paved way for challengers like Obama

By Chris Steller | 05.30.08 | 1:13 pm

This weekend the Democratic National Committee’s rules committee meets to decide whether to seat the disputed delegations from Michigan and Florida at the national convention. It seems natural enough now, but the idea of the national party making…