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Blois Olson

Blois Olson has been at the forefront of online political coverage and commentary in Minnesota. He worked on a number of political campaigns until 1998 and later co-founded MN-Politics.com, a leading online source for Minnesota political information. He is the former co-publisher of Politics In Minnesota and "Politics in Minnesota: The Directory." He is an executive vice president at Tunheim Partners, a strategic communications firm in Bloomington. He is married, has two children and lives in Hopkins.

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A promising campaign strategy for the DFL: be boring

By Blois Olson | 04/19/10
So far, the DFL race for governor has been fairly boring. Could this strategy work for victory in November?
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No sign of optimism, state GOP is full of outrage and anger

By Blois Olson | 03/24/10
Minnesota Republicans have a clear choice this year. Do they choose the anger and hate of the blossoming Tea Party movement, or do they try to stay calm, focused and disciplined on issues and optimism?
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What's ahead in Minnesota politics? Lots of trash talk

By Blois Olson | 01/05/10
With so many running for governor, a judge's ruling on unallotment still lingering and the Legislature about to meet, 2010 is setting up to be one of the most contentious and partisan political years in state history.
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Mystique of electability: There is something about R.T.

By Blois Olson | 11/24/09
R.T. Rybak's entry into the governor's race wasn't a surprise, but the mystique that follows him leaves many confounded.
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Minnesota's race for governor: Only one issue matters

By Blois Olson | 10/30/09
Energy is great. Health Care is important. Taxes matter. But the 2010 governor's race has to be about jobs.
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DFL lacks a frontrunner in governor's race

By Blois Olson | 10/27/09
DFLers, who thought that their field in the race for governor would have more clarity after the summer, are still without a clear front runner.
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Race for governor begins to shake out and shape up

By Blois Olson | 10/09/09
This week's news of St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman bowing out and House Minority Leader Marty Seifert winning the Republican Party gubernatorial straw poll bring the first signs of clarity to a race that has been otherwise tough to find focus.
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Why is politics in this state so serious?

By Blois Olson | 09/09/09
Minnesota politicos need to loosen up. For the past few years, Minnesota politics has been lacking humor, jokes and stories.
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Is Bachmann worried about reelection?

By Blois Olson | 08/28/09
August is often thought of as the dog days of summer. For Congress and Washington, it's a "break," but not so this year with summer's heated health-care town hall gatherings.
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State GOP bloggers lose their leader, Michael Brodkorb

By Blois Olson | 08/03/09
Michael Brodkorb has left the blogosphere.