On the campaign trail: Zellers pitches small business and (his own) youth
Editor’s note: This is one of occasional reports on the campaigns of the four Republican gubernatorial candidates.It’s all business for Kurt Zellers. Or rather, it’s all about business for the...
View ArticleOn the campaign trail: Jeff Johnson banking on his official seal of approval
Editor’s note: One of a series of occasional reports on the campaigns of the four Republican gubernatorial candidates.“We’ll have some gas in the tank.”That’s Jeff Johnson’s take on the finances of his...
View ArticleWhy you haven't seen more political ads on TV this summer
With primary election day in Minnesota a little more than three weeks away, one might expect to hear voters complaining about all those campaign ads.Not this year. Blame (or credit) the Republican...
View ArticleWhy GOP candidates for governor care so much about legislative endorsements
The Jeff Johnson campaign for governor thought it had something worth bragging about: “More legislators support Johnson than the other GOP gubernatorial candidates,” was the headline in a recent news...
View ArticleStyle wars: it's not policy differences defining GOP governor candidates
Video of the MPR candidate roundtable courtesy of the UpTake.Now we know: It’s the pragmatist, the populist, the battle-proven, and the outsider.Otherwise known as Jeff Johnson, Marty Seifert, Kurt...
View ArticleLow turnout, small margin predicted in GOP primary for governor
In next week’s primary election for the Republican nomination for governor, the results will be close, the participation minimal.That’s the prediction David Sturrock, chair of the political science...
View ArticleCandidates are skipping debates left and right. Why that strategy makes...
The value of debates is debatable. I came to that conclusion this morning after learning that three of the four Republican candidates for governor had declined to participate in a debate on WCCO Radio...
View ArticlePool of prospective pot producers keeps growing
The pool of prospective pot producers has gotten pretty big. Jesse Marx of City Pages reports, “Friday's cannabis meeting has been moved to accommodate a larger-than-anticipated pool of potential...
View ArticleGOP candidates say Minnesota should be more like Kansas and Wisconsin. The...
The state of the economy is always an election issue — and this year’s contests are no exception.The governor’s race presents a clear choice between Gov. Mark Dayton’s economic policies and those...
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A 2014 primary election primer
Welcome to the 2014 Minnesota primary election. On Tuesday, one race will allow Democratic voters to pick between a 42-year incumbent or elect the first Somali-American legislator in the nation. In...
View ArticlePrimary offers critical test for GOP endorsement process
Jeff Kolb is a typical Republican primary voter. He’s active in politics in his suburban Crystal community. He’s paid close attention to the campaigns of Jeff Johnson, Scott Honour, Marty Seifert and...
View ArticleThe Mild bunch? After a sleepy campaign, election night may finally offer...
Don’t expect Mardi Gras. In fact, waiting for the results of today’s primary for the Republican nomination for governor — or for the other contested races in today’s primary — could be as quiet an...
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Minnesota's primary marked by low turnout — and the power of incumbency
Minnesota primary voters on Tuesday sent an incumbent Minneapolis Democrat to a 22rd term in the state House; showed a suburban Republican legislator can support gay marriage; and proved the DFL and...
View ArticleJohnson wins GOP nomination for governor
In the race to be the Republican nominee for governor, Jeff Johnson took the lead over his three opponents almost immediately after polls closed Tuesday night — and never lost it. In an election...
View ArticleThe nice guy's guide to becoming the Republican nominee for governor
Unlike many a modern candidate running for bigtime public office, Republican gubernatorial nominee Jeff Johnson didn’t come from a corporate boardroom. Or from another high-profile political perch. He...
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