Why more members of the Republican establishment aren’t attacking Trump
The part of the Republican establishment that is anti-Donald Trump should make him earn the nomination.
Cyndy Brucato
Cyndy Brucato has a three-decade career as a journalist and political strategist.
Rubio’s visit offers chance to show off support among establishment Republicans
At an event Tuesday morning in Minneapolis, Marco Rubio stressed his unifying credentials.
Abeler wins GOP nomination for state Senate special election
Abeler defeated GOP party activist Andy Aplikowski, 61 to 39 percent, and will now face DFL candidate Roger Johnson in a special election.
John Hinderaker on taking over the Center of the American Experiment: ‘I want to be communicating to millions of Minnesotans’
Hinderaker succeeds Mitch Pearlstein, who founded the Minnesota-based think tank 25 years ago.
At GOP gathering, Speaker casts doubt on special session
“There’s a point at which … it doesn’t make a lot of sense for us to call everybody back in for a one day special session,” the speaker told a gathering of Republican seniors.
Rubio’s presidential campaign steps up efforts in Minnesota
In a December straw poll, Rubio placed a distant second to Ted Cruz. But Rubio’s supporters contend that he holds a competitive position among caucus goers in Minnesota.
Minnesota’s conservatives are coalescing around Cruz
The senator from Texas drew 500-plus supporters to St. Paul’s Harriet Island Pavilion on Thursday night.
Why the support? ‘Donald Trump is verbalizing people’s frustration’
“People are scared that the America they knew is disappearing,” said RNC National Committeewoman Janet Beihoffer.
Political newcomer says ‘time is right’ to challenge Rep. Ron Erhardt in DFL primary
Erhardt seems genuinely puzzled by Edelson’s challenge: “I’m doing good things and I’m a good person,” he said.
The significance of the Minnesota GOP straw poll
The poll provides a starting point, helping campaigns decide whether a candidate still has a shot or has settled so far down in the pecking order that it’s even worth campaigning here.
The odd congressional candidacy of David Benson-Staebler
Extreme comments by the Second Congressional District GOP candidate — coupled with his previous work as a Democratic operative — have prompted suspicions that he is not a Republican at all.
GOP debate offers vast differences in style, if not substance, among CD2 candidates
The five candidates five candidates didn’t differ much on their approach to federal policy.
Value of GOP endorsement to be tested in race for Petersen’s old Senate seat
On Saturday, District 35 Republicans endorsed Andy Aplikowski, setting up a January 12 primary between the longtime GOP activist and former state Rep. Jim Abeler.
At the U, Rand Paul sounds off on surveillance, Sanders and pot
The U.S. senator from Kentucky used his speech to about 200 people, mostly students, to stoke concerns about privacy.
Rand Paul targets college-age voters in campaign swing through Minnesota
In an interview, Paul explained his appeal to students in a single phrase: “phone warrants.”
Facing long odds, a DFL lifer gets his shot in Senate District 35
Roger Johnson will almost assuredly get the DFL endorsement in Minnesota Senate District 35. Whether he gets any votes is another matter.
Watching Young Republicans watching the Republican presidential debate
The media was the message for the crowd, which gathered at a Bloomington bar to watch the the third Republican presidential candidate debate.
Is Ted Cruz’s campaign as cynical as his opponents think it is?
Cruz’s pursuit of evangelicals is about tactics, not principles.
What it will take for GOP presidential contenders to win Minnesota’s caucuses
Or why several presidential campaigns really want to talk to former House Minority Leader Marty Seifert.
In Twin Cities, Rafael Cruz touts Ted’s record as ‘constitutional conservative’
It was the depiction Ted Cruz’s personality — brash, extremely conservative, and unapologetic — by his father that made an impression Monday.
