State Government
What we learned from the first Minnesota Attorney General debate
Among other things, that Keith Ellison and Doug Wardlow have starkly different positions on … pretty much everything.
Peter Callaghan
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State Government
In their own words: how Jeff Johnson and Tim Walz characterize the 2018 governor’s race
Here’s how Jeff Johnson and Tim Walz made the case that they’re the best choice for voters in November.
State Government
In the world of candidate fundraising appeals, good news is bad, bad news is awesome, and ‘dark forces’ are all around us
The fear of losing has become the go-to formula for getting a potential donor’s attention.
State Government
How the ‘tracker’ became strangest, most important job in campaign politics
Minnesota is home to some of the most contested partisan races in the nation this year, which means it is also home to a lot of trackers: people whose job it is to follow the opposing side’s candidate — and recording everything they do or say.
Politics & Policy
Not sticking to his guns: In race for governor, Walz embraces role as gun-control candidate
Walz has stuck with a message that he used in the DFL primary: that it will take someone like him — someone who owns guns and knows gun culture — to work with people on both sides of the issue to find compromises on gun control.
Politics & Policy
How the battle over Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation is affecting campaigns in Minnesota
Are Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings a campaign issue among those who are undecided — or is it just a way to motivate each party’s already committed base?
Politics & Policy
With a few exceptions, Minnesota governor’s race shows stark differences on education
Teacher pay, the achievement gap and school safety are among issues sharply dividing Republican Jeff Johnson and Democrat Tim Walz.
Politics & Policy
On immigration, guv candidates Walz and Johnson ‘fundamentally disagree’ on policy priorities
The issue might offer the most obvious contrast between the GOP and DFL candidates for governor — according to the candidates themselves.
Politics & Policy
The Hillary 12 vs. the Donald 7: meet the districts that may decide control of the Minnesota House
For both the DFL and the GOP, the suburbs hold the key to success in the 2018 election.
Politics & Policy
The DFL’s risky, inevitable endorsement of Keith Ellison: ‘If he breaks our faith right now, it’s going to devastate the party’
No one thinks the vote Saturday by the DFL’s central committee is going to put the issue behind Ellison or the party. Monahan has continued to speak out, and Republicans plan to keep the issue front and center.