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GOP’s Lohmer calls for resignation of SD56 webmaster over video

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.17.10 | 3:39 pm

While the GOP in Senate District 56 recently removed from its website a video I highlighted earlier — which compared the relative attractiveness of women in the GOP and Democratic Party — reactions are…

The race for the state House: Democrats who face re-election battles in red districts

By Paul Demko | 10.29.08 | 3:27 pm

In 2006 Democrats picked up 19 state House seats, many of them in tight races in suburban districts that skew Republican. While this electoral success has set the table for the DFL to possibly gain a veto-proof majority in the House by picking up five more seats, it also means that many first-term legislators are facing tough re-election contests. Here’s a look at nine races that could be ripe for Republican pick-ups.

The most excruciating video of the campaign season

By Paul Demko | 10.28.08 | 3:07 pm

Republicans are intent on knocking off freshman Democratic legislator Marsha Swails. Unfortunately the GOP-endorsed candidate, Jan Bohlsen, doesn’t seem to have a very firm grasp of the issues.