Live Blog

The Minnesota Independent liveblogged as the state’s Canvassing Board met today to approve a plan for a recount in the U.S. Senate election. After the meeting, Secretary of State Mark Ritchie held a press conference and we liveblogged that too. Find out why someone said the word “Embarass,” what Mark Ritchie had for breakfast, and whether the recount will really take until August.

6:20 I will be live blogging tonight’s State of the Union address. The event begins at 8 p.m. Central Standard Time, live blogging will begin about a half hour earlier.

7:32 CNN, which is far more impressed with their political acumen than I am, is currently breaking down the geography of Florida in preparation for that [...]

Congressional candidate Bob Olson is seeking the DFL endorsement in Minnesota’s Sixth district, in hopes of taking on first-term congresswoman Michele Bachmann in November, and will live blog with the Minnesota Monitor community tonight at 6:30 PM.

To join the discussion, you must have an active Minnesota Monitor user account and be logged into the site. [...]

Congressional candidate and state Sen. Terri Bonoff joins Minnesota Monitor for a live blog session Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m. This will mark the third DFL contender in the 3rd District to discuss the issues live with our community, following Iraq vet and attorney Ashwin Madia and Edina Mayor Jim Hovland.

To join the discussion, [...]

DFLer Steve Sarvi is running for Congress against three-term incumbent Republican John Kline in 2008.  Sarvi brings several things to the table as he seeks the DFL nomination — he’s been a public official before, having served as City Administrator in both Victoria and Lanesboro, and he was elected three times to the Watertown Mayor’s [...]

From Mr. Hovland:  “I’d like to thank everyone for attending tonight and for your interest in the 3rd District race, which hasn’t been held by a Democrat in almost fifty years. 

We hope to cover a wide range of topics of interest to citizens in the Third District and across Minnesota.  “

Mr. Hovland should be online [...]

Updated 12/09 10:00 PM:  Due to a last-minute scheduling conflict, Mr. Hovland’s live blog has to be moved to Wednesday. 

Edina Mayor Jim Hovland will live blog on Minnesota Monitor Monday, December 10th

Here’s your chance to talk directly to a congressional candidate.  Ashwin Madia is running for the DFL endorsement in the Third congressional district, where the retirement of Republican Jim Ramstad has left a high-profile open seat race in 2008.

Having grown up in Plymouth, Jigar Ashwin Madia graduated from Osseo Senior High School, and later attended [...]