by Geoff Michel
Published: December 2, 2009
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, DFL, Taxes
Reading all the horse race-coverage of the 2010 campaign for governor, it's striking to see how all the DFL candidates continue to use the same old playbook, with the same old directions: "Raise taxes, make the wealthy pay their fair share, and increase revenue to pay for government programs."
by Bill Clements
Published: August 28, 2009
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Bakk, DFL, GOP, Minnesota, Pawlenty
On the opening day of the 2009 Minnesota State Fair, politicians aplenty showed up to be seen, say a few words, shake a few hands – and smile for the cameras.
by Steve Perry
Published: August 7, 2009
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, DFL, Republican Party of Minnesota
This afternoon’s edition of the PIM Weekly Report will contain our first, decidedly premature handicapping of the 2010 Minnesota governor’s race. (If you’re not a subscriber, hey, that can be fixed.) For the skimmers in the house, the tenor of the messaging from DFL and GOP campaigns so far could perhaps be encapsulated this way. DFL: "Change [...]
by Bill Clements
Published: May 15, 2009
Tags: 2009 Legislature, battle, budget deficit, Coleman, DFL, GOP, Minnesota, Pawlenty, Taxes
While some GOPers are sitting back today and smugly proclaiming their man, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, has
by Charley Shaw
Published: November 5, 2008
Tags: 2008 election, DFL, GOP, Minnesota Legislature
The DFL and the GOP continued to exchange Minnesota House seats as the election results trickled in early Wednesday morning. The DFL House Caucus is poised to add two seats to its majority, said caucus communications director Andrew Wittenborg. That would give DFLers 87 out of 134 House seats. But that’s short of the90 seatsthey need [...]
