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Boschwitz joins Demos’ campaign

By Andy Birkey | 06.07.10 | 1:22 pm

Former Republican Sen. Rudy Boschwitz has signed on to help the struggling campaign of Joel Demos, the GOP-endorsed candidate challenging Rep. Keith Ellison. Boschwitz will help with the “campaign committee and finance committee,” the Star Tribune reports.

Pastor says Republicans are blocking gay marriage amendment

By Andy Birkey | 03.12.10 | 2:22 pm

A prominent pastor and GOP activist says Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature are blocking a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in order to save face in the 2010 elections. Pastor Brad Brandon, who was a staffer for former Senator Rudy…

Norm Coleman on miracles, his good karma and smoke-and-mirrors

By Chris Steller | 05.22.09 | 9:23 am

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In the main atrium of the downtown Minneapolis library, Norm Coleman beams at passersby — from the cover of ”Shared Vision: Norm Coleman and the Remarkable Revitalization of St. Paul.” The 2001 hagiography currently has pride of place in the…

Coen Brothers in 2014!

By Paul Demko | 10.24.08 | 10:31 am

Writing at TNR’s The Plank, Jason Zengerle picks up on an interesting fact of recent senate elections in Minnesota:

Here’s a weird bit of trivia. If Al Franken winds up beating Norm Coleman (and he’s now got a

Of Pins and Patriotism

By Jeff Fecke | 10.08.07 | 5:49 pm

Jeff FeckeThe American political scene is truly remarkable.  As we all know, we’re at war, in the midst of a conflict in Iraq that has cost hundreds of billions of dollars and thousands of American lives.  While one…