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Politico: Norm Coleman likely in (or out) of guv race this month

By Chris Steller | 12.03.09 | 8:13 am

Will Norm Coleman run for governor? Politico says “a decision could well come before the end of the year,” based on what his friends are saying. One pal puts the likelihood of Coleman reprising his 1998 guv bid…

Seifert, Kelliher won’t run for reelection

By Andy Birkey | 10.15.09 | 1:06 pm

seifertkelliherFormer House Minority Leader Marty Seifert, R-Marshall, said on Thursday that he would not seek reelection no mater the outcome of his campaign for governor. Seifert stepped down as Minority Leader in June when he announced his campaign…

AM.MN: Using Twins’ Metrodome math, 1 minus 1 plus 1 equals … Target

By Chris Steller | 10.05.09 | 8:30 am

am.mn logoThe Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome is putting on a clinic for what “multi-purpose” means, with the Vikings game tonight sandwiched between what was supposed to be the Twins’ last game at the Dome Sunday and an added regular-season playoff with…

Having perfected the backpedal, Pawlenty tries the ‘knee-jerk’

By Chris Steller | 09.17.09 | 11:20 am

Gov. Tim Pawlenty has perfected the political backpedal over the past few months, pressing forward then pulling back on one issue after another. He started on topics like whether he’d sign an election certificate for the Franken-Coleman winner…

Only one GOP gubernatorial candidate believes global warming is real

By Paul Demko | 09.16.09 | 5:39 pm

No Republican contenders in the 2010 gubernatorial contest — except environmental activist Leslie Davis — believe in global warming, according to a report from Minnesota Public Radio. Perhaps most strident is state Sen. Mike Jungbauer (East Bethel), who told…

Group with State Fair booth wants Rybak off the stick, in the race for governor

By Chris Steller | 08.27.09 | 8:59 am

rybak_largeIt turns out state Rep. Marty Seifert won’t be the only politician with a booth promoting a 2010 bid for the governor’s office at the 2009 Minnesota State Fair: Draft R.T. Rybak for Governor has snapped up…

Seifert’s State Fair booth: On-ramp to Ventura highway?

By Chris Steller | 08.25.09 | 1:33 pm

Updated: As first reported by the Minnesota Independent, only one candidate for any office has his own booth at the Minnesota State Fair: Republican state Rep. Marty Seifert. And now his staff is evoking the memory of another…

At Daily Kos, Houle beats the Bachmann piñata

By Paul Demko | 08.18.09 | 10:40 am

Is Michele Bachmann running for governor? There certainly doesn’t seem to be any credible indication that the 6th Congressional District representative is seriously mulling a bid for the state’s top elected office. But Daily Kos readers could be forgiven for…

Why GOP stopped Farmfest straw poll

By Chris Steller | 08.10.09 | 8:05 am

One of the GOP contenders for governor has a theory about why state party leaders stopped a straw poll at Farmfest last week. “Apparently because it favored me,” explained state Rep. Marty Seifert. “They felt there was too much…

Seifert only governor candidate with own State Fair booth

By Chris Steller | 08.07.09 | 12:39 pm

Of nearly 40 announced or possible candidates for governor in 2010, only one will have his own booth at the 2009 Minnesota State Fair. In fact, not counting Minnesota’s sitting U.S. senators, Republican state Rep. Marty…