The Bachmann campaign is going around warning people that recent legislation passed by Congress to save the jobs of teachers will ultimately be, in her words “laundered,” by those teachers to their respective unions. Her opponent, Tarryl Clark, has jumped on these offensive remarks with a new web ad featuring teachers in the district and [...]

A video put out by Senate Democrats demonstrating how Republicans have continued to block every job growth bill going through the Senate.

Congressman Tim Walz speaks to the MN Farmers Union as its endorsed candidate for the 1st Congressional District.

Full video from The Uptake of Farmfest debate between Minnesota Congressional candidates.

The Tribal Law and Order Act was signed into law on July 29, 2010. This is Whitehouse video of that event with a powerful introductory speech by Lisa Marie Iyotte of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe who recounted her own experiences being a victim of rape. The Act will improve enforcement and prosecution of these types [...]

In another literature piece from the Entenza for Governor Campaign, Tom Emmer is portrayed alongside Sarah Palin with “Seriously?” prominently displayed above their pictures. Emmer is quoted as saying that Palin is the “gold standard” and Entenza hopes that this connection to the 1/2 term Alaska Governor will be as toxic in Minnesota as it [...]

Matt Entenza, in his quest to win the DFL endorsement, is hitting Republican endorsed candidate Tom Emmer hard in a mailer received today. Rather than hit his DFL opponents directly, Entenza takes shots at Emmer and explains that he is the only candidate who can stand up to the Republican. Entenza quotes Emmer from a [...]

The Minnesota Campaign Finance Board has released the pre-primary fundraising data for candidates across Minnesota. Here are the reports from some of the Central Minnesota races that I have been following or keeping an eye on…

Talking Points Memo interviews Tarryl Clark at Netroots Nation Convention.

The Entenza for Governor Campaign is out with a new television ad touting his opposition to “No Child Left Behind” and promising to end Minnesota participation in the program.

Tarryl Clark speaks at the Netroots Convention held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tarryl Clark, the Democratic candidate challenging Michele Bachmann in the 6th District of Minnesota, spoke to The Uptake at the annual Netroots Conference.

It’s all over for you commu-fasci-socialist leftist types because the definitive poll has been taken to prove that you are the most super wrong people in the entire universe! Wait, it’s a poll touted by the conservative mouthpiece of St. Cloud? We better take a closer look in our next installment of Gross Inaccuracies.

President Obama describes the steps his administration has taken to improve the long term outlook of the economy. He also compares his agenda to the just say no agenda of the Republican Party.

President Obama discusses the economy and help for small business that is working its way through the United States Senate.

President Obama and supporters of Wall Street Reform come together to sign the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law.

The Whitehouse put out this short video explaining how we got to this point and what the recently passed Wall Street Reform legislation will do for regular Americans.

President Obama talks republican obstruction in this weeks address.

President discusses the passage of Wall Street Reform and what it means for the United States.

The United States Senate passes Wall Street Reform for President Obama to sign into law.

Earlier this month I received my first piece of campaign literature from Education Minnesota about endorsed gubernatorial candidate, Margaret Anderson Kelliher. The piece was part biography to introduce educators to Kelliher and part legislative record showing how she has been a supporter of education in Minnesota. Within the last week, a new piece by Education [...]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid suggests that the GOP, through their political strategy in the Senate of blocking all legislation, are hoping to keep the economy in turmoil to increase their chances of success in the 2010 election.

Part of the problem with the tip credit issue is that it is hard for Emmer to find actual wait staff to come forward and express support for the idea of their wages being potentially lowered by several dollars. For most other issues Emmer need only find supporters in the profession to support his particular [...]

On Wednesday, July 14th, I traveled down to the cities from St. Cloud to the ‘Ol Mexico restaurant in Roseville. I went to witness perhaps the most ill advised political event of all time. Tom Emmer, running as the Republican candidate for Governor in Minnesota, had previously suggested that a tip credit would be a [...]

As the story of Tom Emmer believing in $100,000 per year wait staff and suggesting we cut the minimum wage for those workers with a tip credit spirals out of control in the media and on the blogs, the various gubernatorial campaigns have begun to pile on. Earlier today, Matt Entenza sent out a press [...]

My good friend and conservative nemesis, Mitch Berg of Shot in the Dark Blog, has taken the list compiled by Townhall and asked about Minnesota specifically. You may recall that last week I too began a new list of ‘Americans the Right Hates MOSTEST‘.  I’m not going to say that Mitch STOLE my idea but [...]