Former state legislator Shelley Madore defeated DFL-endorsed Dan Powers by a large margin Tuesday, 54 to 45 percent, and will take on Rep. John Kline in the November general election. Madore challenged Powers after losing the endorsement at the DFL…
The Republican Party of Minnesota called Sen. Paul Koering’s dinner date with porn actor Brandon Wilde “incredibly poor judgment,” according to the Brainerd Dispatch on Wednesday. Koering, Minnesota’s only elected gay Republican, admitted to gay porn news…
Already locked in a tough primary battle, Minnesota’s only openly gay elected Republican courted controversy this week when he met with a gay porn actor for dinner Sunday evening. The dinner date was revealed on Twitter when porn actor…
On the sixth ballot, House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher edged out Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak Saturday to become the DFL-endorsed candidate for governor. “DFLers, are you ready to make some history?” Kelliher asked the crowd at the party’s convention in Duluth: She’s the first woman gubernatorial candidate endorsed by a major party in Minnesota history.
Woodbury attorney Chris Johnston says he is “mulling a run” against Rep. Michele Bachmann in the next Republican primary. Johnston says the district needs to be represented by a Republican “who thinks before they speak.”
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When I woke up on Super Tuesday, primary results were already coming in, and a prominent national media expert was on TV discussing the outcomes that were unfolding.
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Romney Vows to Fight On
By Holly Yeager at our sister site, The Washington Independent
The votes were still being counted Tuesday night when Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) looked ahead to…
Today, nearly half of the country will have a chance to weigh in on who should be the parties’ nominees for president. Tonight, starting at 8 p.m., Minnesota Monitor will be providing live results and…
You’ve got to wonder if the artists behind the sand- sculpture heads of Republican candidates outside the Myrtle Beach Convention Center are showing their preferences for this Saturday’s GOP primary in South Carolina.…
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