by Paul Demko
Published: March 12, 2010
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Mark Dayton, Marty Seifert, R.T. Rybak, Tom Emmer
The Minnesota governor's race is wide open, according to a new poll by Rasmussen Reports. The survey pitted the two leading Republican contenders against six of the likely Democratic nominees. The upshot: Republicans won nine of the twelve potential contests, but by mostly narrow margins.
by Paul Demko
Published: March 10, 2010
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Dave Griggs, DFL Party, endorsement, Jaime Tincher, John Marty, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Mark Dayton, Matt Entenza, Paul Thissen, R.T. Rybak, Susan Gaertner, Tina Smith, Tom Bakk, Tom Rukavina
There are two clear front-runners in the battle for the DFL gubernatorial endorsement: House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. By the only measures currently available – caucus straw poll, pledged delegates – they’re well ahead of the rest of pack of contenders. That will almost certainly remain the case when delegates assemble for the statewide party convention in Duluth at the end of April.
by Paul Demko
Published: March 8, 2010
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, John Marty, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Marty Seifert, Matt Entenza, Paul Thissen, R.T. Rybak, Tom Bakk, Tom Emmer, Tom Rukavina
The vast majority of delegates have now been chosen for April's state political conventions. While there's no public master list of where their allegiances lie, a couple of web sites have been keeping close tabs on the gubernatorial delegate hunt.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: March 5, 2010
Tags: David Lillehaug, R.T. Rybak
The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board said last Thursday that it will not investigate a complaint filed by the Minnesota Republican Party against DFL gubernatorial candidate and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: March 3, 2010
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Minnesota Republican Party, R.T. Rybak, Tina Smith
The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board will not investigate a complaint filed by the Minnesota Republican Party against DFL gubernatorial candidate and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: February 23, 2010
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, R.T. Rybak, Tony Sutton
The Minnesota Republican Party this morning asked the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board to investigate whether DFL gubernatorial candidate and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak violated state law when his mayoral campaign purchased a statewide DFL database of Minnesota voters.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: February 19, 2010
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Minnesota DFL Party, Minnesota Republican Party, R.T. Rybak, Tony Sutton
The Minnesota Republican Party is taking a dim view of the purchase last year by Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak's mayoral re-election committee of a statewide DFL database of Minnesota voters.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: February 19, 2010
Tags: Chris Coleman, Dave Griggs, Jaime Tincher, John Marty, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Mark Dayton, Minnesota DFL, Paul Thissen, R.T. Rybak, Susan Gaertner, Tina Smith, Tom Bakk, Tom Rukavina, Tony Sutton
Depending on your perspective, the Minnesota DFL State Central Committee's Voter Activation Network database is a cash cow, a valuable communication tool or a massive headache - or some combination of the three.
by Sarah Janecek
Published: February 9, 2010
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, R.T. Rybak
One of the more intriguing battles in the DFL gubernatorial contest is the one between House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-Minneapolis) and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. Given their photo-finish in last week's Democratic straw ballot vote (Rybak bested Kelliher by less than 400 votes out of about 23,000 cast),
by Paul Demko
Published: February 3, 2010
Tags: Kelliher, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Matt Entenza, Paul Thissen, R.T. Rybak
Paul Thissen is making one last ditch effort to reach DFL activists before they head off to precinct caucuses. It's shortly after 5:30 p.m. and Thissen's punching in phone numbers as a driver guides his vehicle towards Woodbury.
