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PoliTweeps: The Robyne Robinson buzz and beyond

By Paul Schmelzer | 05.27.10 | 1:35 pm

While the Twitterati buzzed about former Fox 9 anchor Robyne Robin’s selection as DFLer Matt Entenza’s running mate, others were tweeting about the BP/Deep Horizon oil spill, the…

PoliTweeps: On ‘grandmothering’ and ‘groveling’

By Paul Schmelzer | 04.14.10 | 11:10 am

In this edition, Republicans nitpick Democrats’ terminology and diplomacy, as the state party chair calls President Obama “Groveler in Chief” for bowing as he met China’s president, and a state legislator accuses Rep. Karen Clark of — gasp —…

Ellison picks up GOP challenger

By Andy Birkey | 02.25.10 | 8:35 am

joel-face-webJoel Demos is seeking the Republican endorsement to take on Rep. Keith Ellison. An assistant pastor at Christian Life Center, an apostolic church in Golden Valley, Demos earned a degree in Theology at Christian Life College in 2001.

Radical remarks by Minnesota conservatives ‘show how extreme they really are’

By Chris Steller | 01.08.10 | 11:39 am

From Allen Quist to Mike Parry, several conservative candidates in Minnesota have recently made (or have had revealed) statements extreme enough to earn terms of rebuke like “intolerant,” “appalling,” and “poisonous.” A partisan critic and a political scientist say such remarks show the candidates are not “of” their party’s rank and file and “erode [the candidates'] ability to speak to the voting middle.”

Quotes of the year: From slit wrists to www.anybody.com

By Chris Steller | 12.29.09 | 11:16 am

From Michele Bachmann urging fellow healthcare reform opponents to “slit our wrists” to Tony Sertich warning about “www.anybody.com” running wild at the state Capitol, you have the Minnesota Independent to thank — or blame — for foisting these quotations on the world this year.

Group links candidate’s anti-Muslim rhetoric to racist fliers in St. Cloud

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.11.09 | 9:16 am

CAIR LogoThe Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is alarmed by what it perceives as growing anti-Muslim sentiment in Minnesota. Prompted by news of racist fliers being posted in St. Cloud and the candidacy of Lynne Torgerson against Rep.…

Torgerson takes on Ellison — and Islam — in 5th District

By Chris Steller | 12.09.09 | 1:55 pm

Lynne Torgerson is for animal rights and alternative energy, against gay marriage and embryonic stem-cell research — and very wary of Islam’s influence in America.