Obama up only 3 in Minnesota? Is that plausible?
The Star Tribune’s new Minnesota Poll shows Minnesota in play with Obama leading Romney 47-44 percent.
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David Brauer authors Braublog and is MinnPost’s local media reporter. He has covered media and politics as a writer and editor since 1983 for City Pages, the Southwest/Downtown Journal, KFAN and KSTP-AM, Mpls.St.Paul, Minnesota Monthly, Law & Politics, the Business Journal, KARE11 and national outlets.
Chris Kluwe and Bill Hillsman team up for ‘lustful bleepmonster’ gay-marriage ad
Minnesota’s most outspoken athlete and most outspoken ad man team up to bluntly oppose the marriage amendment.
Catholic guilt by association: how Minnesota marriage amendment politics hurt Land Stewardship Project
The Land Stewardship Project, which organizes rural Latinos and helps family farmers, lost a $48,000 grant from the Catholic Church over a marriage amendment stance it never took.
Why the St. Paul Pioneer Press dropped political endorsements
The more conservative Twin Cities paper tries not telling you its political favorites.
Star Tribune shock poll: the methodology behind the Nolan-Cravaack outlier
In a race even dueling operatives say is within a couple of points, a plus-7 Nolan result raises eyebrows.
Mapping the newspaper war, 25 years after the Star Tribune invaded Pioneer Press turf
With paid ads falling, circulation is more important to newspapers than ever. But executives who launched the Star Tribune’s incursion into St. Paul Pioneer Press territory 25 years ago would find a very familiar map today.
Mike Gelfand’s ‘KQ Morning Show’ confessions
Sidelined by a sleep disorder, Tom Barnard’s comic relief says he wasn’t local radio’s Alan Colmes, but a political humbling led to personal peace.
Minnesota Public Radio abandons political polling
After a 2010 debacle, the statewide radio network focuses on other things.
R.I.P.: Former Pioneer Press editor John Finnegan, in his own words
A 2011 interview with the legendary newspaperman who died Tuesday morning.
Why did the Star Tribune let Matt Birk talk while ignoring Chris Kluwe?
The paper, while downplaying coverage of the Vikings’ punter’s pro-gay-marriage stand, published an ex-Vikings’ response on Sunday.
Kurt Bills’ ridiculous ‘daddy’ attack
The Bills campaign accuses the Star Tribune of pro-Klobuchar bias due to her father’s previous employment.
What the Backpage.com sale means for City Pages
At a time when staffing is corkscrewing into the ground, the local alt-weekly is divorced from its parents most successful Internet play.
New Star Tribune poll: two cheers for Vote No on Minnesota Photo ID and gay marriage amendments?
Another poll shows Vote Yes winning, though not by a constitutionally safe margin. But does the poll include too many Democrats?
‘Yes’ versus ‘yes, but’: Minnesota gay marriage polls’ differing numbers
Though both polls shows the marriage amendment in the lead, one cheered foes and the other didn’t. Why the difference?
Did Viking Chris Kluwe’s Deadspin letter help gay marriage supporters?
In some ways, the Vikings punter’s profane letter conflicted with the leading gay-marriage advocacy group’s strategy. Does that matter?
Pioneer Press management company partner files Chapter 11
It’s the second bankruptcy in three years for Journal Register Co., which partners with the PiPress’s MediaNews Group to form the Digital First management entity.
As Vikings wrecking ball looms, Star Tribune HQ gets Associated Press as tenant
Wire service signs “multi-year” lease in building currently being marketed for Vikings-area redevelopment.
Star Tribune sells 2,000 e-books on Dakota War series
A series that took four months to prepare for the newspaper tops Bill O’Reilly in the e-book charts.
Duluth TV gets sloppy on Gauthier investigation
Incorrect facts and questionable sourcing call Northlands NewsCenter standards into question.
A music station for Twins fans? What KTWN is thinking
A music station’s five-year plan culminates with a baseball team’s arrival.