GOP attacks on The UpTake: Another attempt to smear the process that may deal Coleman defeat?

What should we make of Minnesota Democrats Exposed blogger Michael Brodkorb’s attack on Secretary of State Mark Ritchie for including a benign mention of The UpTake’s live video feeds of the Canvassing Board’s recent meetings? A tempest in a teapot? An insider media squabble? Try this on for size: Maybe it’s part of a GOP plan to smear the recount process that seems increasingly likely to result in Republican Sen. Norm Coleman’s defeat.

Live from St. Paul (not), it’s a Franken campaign press conference!

Al Franken may have written for and performed on “Saturday Night Live!” but his campaign has apparently pulled the plug on allowing live video from its now-daily press conferences about Minnesota’s statewide recount. For the last two days, the…

MDE (NON-)SHOCKER: AP PROFILE OF GOP’s BRODKORB OMITS MANY PAID PARTY GIGS

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The Associated Press profiles Republican blogger Michael Brodkorb today, praising his two “direct hits” on Al Franken over the Democratic senate candidate’s tax problems. The…

Restroom Access Bill in the News: What’s Missing Is Insensitive ‘Potty Talk’ on GOP Leader’s Blog

The St. Paul Pioneer Press sought out a Republican party official and blogger as a voice against a bill working its way through the state legislature.  But in quoting the official, the Pioneer Press failed to note that his blog…