Liberty & Prosperity Blog

Apparently, a significant portion of the DFL have turned into being perverts. Alpha News just reported that "State Rep. Pam Altendorf, R-Red Wing, recorded a video of Friday’s performance by POWER: Drag Revue, which appeared Aug. 27 and 28 as part of the State Fair’s official entertainment lineup." This didn't happen until tampon Tim Walz, Minnesota's DFL pervert governor, went off the deep end with trans ideology. That, along with the Medicaid fraud, will be Gov. Walz's battling legacies. NEW at the @mnstatefair this year..…“family fun” options today included: DRAG SHOW DANCING ⁉️WHAT do you think about the kids in this video handing dollars to the Drag Performer…..!? pic.twitter.com/Amc1qosfiB — Rep. Pam Altendorf (@PamAltendorf) August 29, 2026 Altendorf told Alpha News she was particularly troubled by the lack of any age restrictions or warning for children who could encounter the performance while walking through the fairgrounds, including young 4-H partic...

The Minnesota Farm Bureau's endorsements often go to the candidates that eventually win a seat in DC on the House or Senate Agriculture committees. According to this Alpha News article , the MFB has endorsed Michele Tafoya for U.S. Senate and Eric Pratt for Congress. It reports "Minnesota’s importance to the national agricultural industry is recognized in Congress with Klobuchar serving as the ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and DFL Rep. Angie Craig serving as the ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee." This year, Angie Craig announced her run for the U.S. Senate. Eric Pratt hopes to replace her as the CD-2 congressman. Deeeper into the article, Alpha News reports "Running to replace Craig are Republican state Sen. Eric Pratt and former DFL state Sen. Matt Little. While MFBF PAC opted to endorse Craig, a Democrat, in 2024, the group has switched parties this year and endorsed Pratt in his bid for the Second District." This is a sig...

It's pretty apparent that the DFL gubernatorial ticket is a status quo ticket. According to this Demuth tweet , the status quo ends when Speaker Demuth is sworn in as Gov. Demuth. In the tweet, Speaker Demuth wrote "The status quo ends when I’m Governor. Minnesotans are being crushed by the Walz-Klobuchar tax and spend policies. Help is on the way, including property tax relief, $99 car tabs fees and much more. We can end the fraud and make Minnesota affordable. Change comes soon." She then adds this link to direct you to the Demuth-Wilson affordability plan. This Minnesota Reformer article announces that Demuth "would direct her administration to 'find $1 billion in savings across all agencies'."The article then states that "The $1 billion in savings Demuth hopes to find amounts to about 1.5% of the state’s current $66 billion, two-year general fund budget." In 2023, the DFL Trifecta raised spending by $18,000,000,000. That's a 33% incre...

Last night on Almanac, the Political Roundtable consisted of Prof. Cynthia Rugeley from UMD, Prof. Larry Jacobs of the Humphrey School of Politics at the U of M and Prof. Kathryn Pearson, also from the U of M. To watch the entire program, follow this link . Predictably, Prof. Jacobs was asked the first question. He immediately said that this would be a high-turnout election. He based that on the competitive primaries on both sides. At least, they were anticipated to be competitive. Prof. Jacobs said that the Minnesota Senate race might be the difference between a Democrat or GOP majority in the Senate. It's more likely to mean the difference a 53-47 GOP majority or a 55-45 GOP majority, in my opinion. Eric Eskola then asked Prof. Pearson whether the candidate that raises the most money usually wins. Prof. Pearson said that the closest races always attract the most sttention so they usually attract the most money, too. That's GENERALLY true but there are exceptions. A semi-com...

I don't know why it took this long for me to realize but the DFL is the all negativity, no solutions party. I knew both things individually for quite some time. It wasn't until I saw this tweet that the 2 things came together. In the tweet, Aaron Rupar wrote "Lisa Demuth's streak of being unable to answer basic questions like a normal person continues." Then the DFL retweets with reply "Lisa Demuth can't name a state fair food because she is still waiting for Donald Trump to pick one for her." Apparently, the DFL will attempt to tie EVERY Republican to Trump no matter stupid that sounds. Honestly, it sounds like projection more than anything else. Comparatively speaking, WCCO did a puff piece interview with St. Amy of Hennepin County, aka Amy Klobuchar. The contrast couldn't be more apparent. Klobuchar named off a bunch of her favorite Fair foods. Right before the fair, Demuth talked about how she'd stop or prevent fraud. When you enter th...

According to Dustin Grage's reporting , "The Republican Attorneys General Association (@RepublicanAGs) is dropping a seven-figure ad blitz against Keith Ellison in Minnesota. The first ad 'Thanks, Keith' will be targeting Keith Ellison overseeing Minnesota’s nation leading fraud." According to this Alpha News article , "The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) is launching a $7 million ad campaign to support Republican attorneys general and Republican candidates for attorney general in 13 states, one of those being Minnesota." This year's Minnesota GOP statewide nominees is the strongest group of candidates in Minnesota since 2002. With Michele Tafoya for U.S. Senate, Lisa Demuth for Governor and Ron Schutz for AG, GOP candidates up and down the ticket will be strengthened. Grage reported "Keith Ellison (D) won by less than one percentage point in the second-closest attorney general race of 2022. Poll after poll shows Ellison is deepl...

Keith Ellison, Minnesota's spineless DFL AG, has been callled out by the Republican Party of Minnesota. As Minnesota's chief law enforcement officer, Keith Ellison has failed. He failed to stop fraud. According to Alpha News's report, "Last week, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Ramsey County Attorney John Choi signed an agreement with alleged members of Somali gangs where those individuals said they would stay away from the state fair this year." What a pair of wimps. If we had a strong AG, we'd have an AG telling "alleged members of Somali gangs" what the penalties would be if they harassed people visiting the GOP Fair Booth or any other booth. Ron Schutz, the GOP nominee for attorney general, issued a statement saying "Sheriff Bob Fletcher, State Fair police, and law enforcement officers are using every tool available to protect Minnesota families. They deserve our gratitude and support. They should never have been forced into th...

GOP gubernatorial nominee Lisa Demuth issued a statement last night about 'ghost student' fraud. This KSTP investigation article highlights the situation. Speaker Demuth's statement says "Yet another scheme to defraud taxpayers was revealed last night. This is yet another example of Minnesota institutions not protecting the tax dollars they receive from hard-working Minnesotans. This reporting focuses on the harm to federal loan programs, but Minnesota, through the State Grant program and NorthStar Promise Act, provides state funds to attend these same colleges. As speaker, I led the fight to provide $3 million to Minnesota State for software to detect and prevent fraud involving ‘ghost students'. When I am governor, I will ensure that controls and assurances are in place before any state dollars are sent to ghost students or the schools that allow them to enroll. If this requires additional authority, I will immediately work with the legislature. The era of letti...

On August 23, I wrote this post about the DFL's imminent affordability crisis, which I titled "The DFL's affordability LIE exposed." In it, I wrote about the Democrats' federal affordability problem by telling people about the $1,900,000,000,000 spent on the American Rescue Plan. That spending gave us 9.1% inflation. Then I wrote about the DFL Trifecta spending the entire $18,000,000,000 projected surplus before hiking taxes by $10,000,000,000. The result was a $6,000,000,000 projected deficit. Then I wrote about Minneapolis's 11.3% property tax hike, which many people can't afford. As lengthy of a list as that is, we aren't finished. According to this KSTP article , "The Minneapolis Public School Board is expected to approve its preliminary levy in two weeks. That deadline approaches as board members are being briefed about a new report assessing the district’s financial and business practices. That report, by the Center for Effective School Ope...

After reading this report , I'm left thinking that the Hennepin County Libraries have become a porn/gay pride hub. According to the report, "Cristine Trooien, the founder of Minnesota Partnership for Achievement and the Minnesota Parents Alliance, said she recently visited a Hennepin County library with her 11-year-old and found a trove of 'agenda-driven books' aimed at young readers." Point the finger of blame directly at Gov. Tim Walz, the DFL pervert governor of Minnesota. The DSA took over the DFL when Omar Fateh temporarily was endorsed by the DFL. The DFL Establishment ganged up on the DSA to strip Fateh of the endorsement but the DSA has essentially taken over the DFL. Through it all, though, Gov. Walz has been the most far-left governor in Minnesota's history. He's the governor who signed the biggest biennial budget in Minnesota history. He spent every penny of the biggest in Minnesota history and left Minnesota with a deficit. In this video, Gov. ...

Alpha News reports that "The largest association of law enforcement officers in Minnesota has endorsed Republican Michele Tafoya for U.S. Senate over Democrat Peggy Flanagan." In their letter to Tafoya announcing their endorsement, the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, aka the MPPOA, wrote "This endorsement reflects our strong confidence in your leadership, character, and steadfast commitment to public safety. The men and women who serve in communities throughout our state deeply appreciate your dedication to ensuring their safety and the safety of the citizens they protect." This is a significant endorsement because it tells the people of Minnesota that their families will be protected. It tells small businesses, especially retail shops, that crime won't steal their profits. That, in turn, permits the industry to invest in growing the business instead of FORCING THEM to spend money protecting their assets, whether it's buildings, people or ...

The word is that Minnesota's gubernatorial race isn't a competitive race because Klobuchar's past Senate races weren't that competitive. I once learned a great lesson from NPR Reporter Mara Liasson, who said after the 2006 election that "patterns are patterns until they aren't anymore." This year's gubernatorial fight is significantly different in that Sen. Klobuchar faced underfunded candidates with virtually no name recognition. Lisa Demuth is the Speaker of Minnesota's House and she's armed with plenty of cash. She isn't as well-funded as Sen. Klobuchar but she'll have enough to get her message out. Part of Speaker Demuth's messaage is that Klobuchar doesn't really care about fraud. To support Speaker Demuth's opinion is the fact "that Klobuchar’s Senate office repeatedly issued press releases addressing other forms of fraud between 2022 and 2025, but a review of 1,000 of her official press-release archive found no ...

During an interview on Lara Trump's My View program, former NBA player Enes Kanter-Freedom said that the WNBA "has no idea what they’re about to face" . The WNBA has been playing a virtue-signaling game, with "Golden State Valkyries star Gabby Williams’ support for trans athletes and Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve’s 'support trans kids' shirt was what led him to this moment." During the interview, Kanter-Freedom also said "So, there’s other major sports that obviously closed that loophole. They added ‘biological female’ or ‘born female’ in their collective bargaining. But when I look at them, the WNBA, they didn’t have kind of, you know, reference to biological or anything like that. And all the coaches, I was watching this, and I believe the coach of Minnesota came out with a ‘trans kids belong’ (shirt), so I was like, if no one’s against it and all the coaches are OK with it, think about how much money I can bring, think about all the end...

The DFL is about to have an affordability crisis. They don't have a crisis because I haven't laid out the truth ... YET! Let's look at the truth of who caused the affordability crisis and why we haven't gotten rid of the high prices. First, it's important to remind people how we got the high prices in the first place. Thanks to Speaker Pelosi's 'leadership' and Amy Klobuchar's cowardice, Democrats passed the American Rescue Plan, which spent $1,900,000,000,000 at a time when 3 important things were happening. First, inflation was 1.4% the day President Trump left office. Next, the economy was growing at a 6.5% rate in the first quarter of 2021 after growing at a 4.8% rate in the last quarter of 2020. There was no need to stimulate the economy at that point! Period! Third, Steven Ratner, Obama's chief economist, warned against passing the bill. So did Lawrence Summers, Clinton's final Treasury Secretary. Just 15 months later, inflation hit 9....

Years ago, in 2009, I wrote about Minneapolis "about of a plan to install ten drinking fountains designed by artists, costing a total of $500,000." You'd think they'd learn but they didn't. After reading this Alpha News article , it's clear that Jacob Frey is just as willing to waste taxpayers' money as R.T. Rybak was.ccording to Alpha, "Minneapolis is currently facing a budget shortfall of approximately $60 million. To rectify that, Mayor Jacob Frey has proposed a dramatic 11.3% increase in the city’s property tax levy and has recommended that Minneapolis cut 100 city jobs. However, the city is currently partnering with the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis to find the next 'Minneapolis Poet Laureate.' That person will be paid $16,000 by the city." That's astonishing. Minneapolis is facing an estimated $60,000,000 deficit. If those things aren't terrible enough, Mayor Frey is proposing a property tax hike of 11.3%. Who can affo...

The Calvin Coolidge Project X account reports that Elon Musk plans on being a difference-maker in this fall's midterms. According to the tweet, "Elon Musk is expected to spend between $100 million and $200 million to support Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections. The spending is expected to focus on voter turnout in key battleground states , including the Texas Senate Race to help Ken Paxton." 🚨Report: Elon Musk is expected to spend between $100 million and $200 million to support Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections The spending is expected to focus on voter turnout in key battleground states, including the Texas Senate Race to help Ken Paxton Via: The Wired pic.twitter.com/oY6akbmrsX — The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) August 20, 2026 This is a major boost to the GOP GOTV operation. In 2024, Musk's megabucks turned a semi-close race into a Trump rout. This year, Musk's megabucks won't turn this into a rout. It might turn a toss-up ra...

True to form, Amy Klobuchar is everywhere. That's what she does in election years. When she isn't running, you can't find St. Amy of Hennepin County (my nickname for Sen. Klobuchar) if your life depended on it. Recently, she announced that, if elected governor, she'd order an audit of state agencies, supposedly to eliminate fraud. That's a nice first step but it comes with a question. Why didn't she do anything about pervasive fraud in the FEDERAL government? If she thinks that Minnesota fraud is bad, how would she characterize fraud in the federal government? St. Amy's record on federal fraud doesn't exist. That's because she didn't lift a finger on it. Now, she wants to portray herself as the great fraud fighter? She has a 20-year history of what she'd do to fight federal fraud. That record is empty. This thing that she’s doing now is just an act. Lisa Demuth nailed it in this tweet: The victims here are real. The Walz administration’s fai...

Once upon a time, in a land ruled by WNBA superstar Sophie Cunningham, a wicked witch visited Sophie's kingdom. The name of the wicked witch was changed to protect the wicked witch. In this fairy tale, the wicked witch's name was Julie Papinoe. According to this clever, well-written article , written by Andrew Fox and published by PJ Media, the WNBA "was a wonderfully complicated kingdom, but the players wanted to get paid." Imagine that. Players stayed fit at least 10 months each, took risks to their bodies, then asked they get paid for the skill they showed and the risks to their health they took You'd almost think that the C-Word (Capitalism) had broken out in Sophie Cunningham's Kingdom! Imagine that. Socialism suddenly took a nosedive. But that isn't the end of the story. Things get far more sordid after that. According to Fox, 2 men volunteered to guard the WNBA's henhouse. According to Fox, "Then came a knock at the door. Everyone turned. T...

When I read this MPR article , I couldn't stop laughing. This couldn't be real statements from Sen. Klobuchar . According to the article, Klobuchar said "Because as governor, I don't like the status quo. I want to transform this state." I must be daydreaming. Sen. Klobuchar saying that she doesn't "like the status quo" is like Jack the Ripper saying that he doesn't like fine cutlery. It just doesn't fit the person. She's been in DC for 20 years. She's never chief-sponsored a significant piece of legislation either. She's the definition of status quo. Further into the article, MPR quotes Sen. Klobuchar as saying "I will deliver those results. I've done it as senator, and I will do it as your governor." She's also quoted as saying "I want to transform this state." In 2008, then-Sen. Obama said this: Now, the DSA wants to abolish ICE, the Senate, change it so that the president reports to Congress and elim...

Amy Klobuchar just posted this ridiculous tweet , saying "Democrats are standing together to lower costs, transform our government, and deliver results for Minnesotans!" This is proof that the DFL thinks of us as blithering idiots. Each of these DFL women in the federal government voted for the biggest bill in U.S. history, aka the American Rescue Plan. Each of them voted multiple times for the bailout of Obamacare, too. Obamacare, you'll recall, was supposed to lower health insurance premiums. That hasn't happened since 2010, the year it was passed. While Lt. Gov. Flanagan didn't vote for the American Rescue plan because that's a federal bill, she definitely delighted in spending the money that bill sent to the states. In 2023, Minnesota had a projected surplus of $18,000,000,000. That was less than a year after the 9.1% inflation under Biden in July, 2022. Rather than keeping the Walz-Flanagan ticket promise of sending $2,000 Walz Checks to Minnesotans, Walz...

After reading this Alpha News article , it's pretty obvious that Peggy Flanagan has a racial problem. Alpha News reported "In the days following George Floyd’s death in 2020, Flanagan did an interview with NPR where she said, 'We’ve got a really incredible state — if you’re white. If you are a person of color, if you are indigenous, if you are an immigrant or refugee, the opposite is true.'" That's pretty explicit racism. The Minnesota I've lived in all of my 70 years gets along with everyone that obeys the law. Later in the article: Later in that same NPR interview, Flanagan said Minnesota "has been built' on 'white supremacy' and 'unless we tackle it in a really aggressive way, we are not going to see the systematic change that we need." Lt. Gov. Flanagan apparently sees everything through a racial lens. Saying that we need to tackle racism "in a really aggressive way" is itself acccusing Minnesotans of being racist....

It isn't difficult picturing DFL Gov. Tim Walz's activism and 'leadership' getting the University of Minnesota in trouble. In fact, picturing that is quite easy to do. What Gov. Walz is doing is telling children (and their parents) the llie that boys can become girls, then grow into women. What pervert preaches that sick stuff? This article , which originated in The College Fix, reports "Whether 'directly or indirectly,' U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy wants to know if the University of Minnesota used tax dollars to fund the development of 'therapeutic' 'transgender' dolls for children as young as 4." Let's be clear. This is a political issue of explosive proportions. Only perverts think like this. If the MNGOP accuses the DFL of pushing this crap on little kids, what can the DFL do? Will Leigh Finke fade into the background? It was his bill that established Minnesota as a trans refuge state. Tim Walz signed an executive order establishing M...

Today was a study in contrasts between GOP gubernatorial nominee Lisa Demuth and Amy Klobuchar, the DFL's do-nothing gubernatorial nominee. Speaker Demuth co-hosted a press availability with Ryan Wilson, her running mate, focusing on Medicaid fraud. According to this Alpha News article , Speaker Demuth "unveiled her updated plan to combat fraud in state government." Speaker Demuth's plan would include "fraudsters would get mandatory prison time, receive a lifetime ban from welfare benefits in Minnesota, and anyone who gets welfare benefits in Minnesota would be restricted from transferring money overseas." That's what substantive proposals look like. I trust people who get specific. I don't trust people who speak in platitudes. Amy Klobuchar is an expert in speaking in platitudes. She’s good at saying good-sounding things. She’s worthless at doing what needs to be done. We need a person who fixes things. We don’t need a person who’s good at saying th...

I can't blame Peggy Flanagan from distancing herself from Gov. Tim Walz, the worst governor of the 21st Century. Without question, he's been the biggest embarrassment in recent Minnesota history. Still, she was Gov. Walz's Lt. Gov. She can't deny that she played a role in Gov. Walz's administation. Michele Tafoya is accusing Lt. Gov. Flanagan of her role in Minnesota's Medicaid fraud scandal. Tafoya even accused Flanagan of not mentioning fraud during her victory speech after Flanagan's primary victory on August 11, 2026. In this interview with Harris Faulkner, Tafoya said that Lt. Gov. Flanagan got the same reports from the legislative auditor: Flanagan had a golden opportunity to volunteer to lead a task force to clean up the Medicaid fraud in Minnesota. Flanagan's record includes dropping test scores for K-12 students. Minnesotans won't forget this T-Shirt either: Lt. Gov. Flanagan is wholeheartedly behind boys playing in girls sports. It doesn...

rhy are Democrat governors expected to run for president opposing school choice? That's the question Glenn Youngkin asked in this NY Post op-ed . Youngkin opened his op-ed by stating "Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, along with just about every other Democratic governor across America, are currently blocking over 20 million students from life-changing education opportunities." That's an easy answer and the unions know it. The unions aren't in this for the kids. The teachers are but the unions? Not so much. The unions are in this to enrich teachers and their executives. In 2023, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and her executive team made millions: $569,012: Randi Weingarten, President, $458,966: Federick C Ingram $376,332 Evelyn DeJesus, EVP $357,174 Darrin Nedrow, Director of Organization and Field S $354,603 Jessica Smith, Dir...

At a recent debate, Angie Craig flashed anger at Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan . According to the WSJ, "In a recent debate, Rep. Angie Craig flashed anger as she connected the [edicaid fraud] scandal to progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, her opponent in the state’s Democratic Senate primary." Craig then said "It pisses me off that you completely put all of the responsibility on the governor of Minnesota when you were the No. 2 elected leader in Minnesota during that period of time. Republicans, they are going to have a field day with this with you." Looking back at the debate, it's apparent that the DFL-DSA picked the DSA over the supposedly more moderate Craig. In last Tuesday's primary, Flanagan defeated Craig 59%-39%. What's still undetermined is how many of Craig's voters will stay home or vote for Michele Tafoya. During Tafoya's recent 'earned media tour', Tafoya made clear that Tafoya's campaign would target 'disaffect...

On her many earned media interviews, Michele Tafoya preaches the gospel of party unity. Thus far, we haven't heard much from GOP Gubernatorial Nominee Lisa Demuth but I've just heard from MNGOP State Party Chairman Alex Plechash. In this tweet , GOP Influencer Dustin Grage wrote "Warms my heart to see so many Republicans excited about Michele Tafoya and Lisa Demuth now that the primary is over. More and more conservatives are jumping on board with each passing day. Make no mistake: Republicans want to end the fraud, and these two candidates can also win over Independents in November. Plechash wrote "Minnesota Republicans sent a clear message Tuesday: we are ready to win. We nominated a statewide ticket with the experience, talent, and credibility to change Minnesota's direction. Lisa Demuth gives us the opportunity to elect a historic Governor — a proven conservative leader, successful businesswoman, and Speaker of the Minnesota House who knows how to lead and win...

When people vote absentee, they have a right to know whether the person handling the ballot is trustworthy. Because so much potentially rides on each ballot, it's essential that the people deciding which ballots are accepted or rejected are trustworthy. That's why it's essential that these people be listed. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Knowing who is assigned that responsibility is essential. This Liz Collin/Alpha News podcast explains what's been happening in "Hennepin County, Anoka County, and the city of Plymouth." Attorney Greg Joseph explained the lawsuit filed by him on "behalf of [the] Minnesota Voters Alliance." Alpha News reported "The petition asks the Minnesota Supreme Court to make a decision prior to absentee ballots becoming available to the public on Sept. 18." Joseph is then quoted as saying "These are the people who are deciding elections one way or the other and absentee ballots made up something like 40% of th...

p> you're looking for a portrait in irresponsible sppending, Minneapolis and St. Paul shine brightly in a sea of red ink. This mismanagement isn't new. This 2009 MPR article highlights the fight between then-Gov. Tim Pawlenty and then-Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. MPR reported "Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak today felt the need to respond to Governor Pawlenty's criticisms of a plan to install ten drinking fountains designed by artists, costing a total of $500,000." That's $50,000 per "artistic" fountain. At the time, I wrote about those fountains. If I recall correctly, Minneapolis could've purchased 5 standard drinking fountains for a total of $60,000. Minneapolis has been spending taxpayers' money foolishly for 20 years. The point is that these types of foolish spending habits will catch up with people. According to this Alpha News article , "Mayor Jacob Frey proposed raising the city’s property tax levy by 11.3% and cutting 100 city...

Steve Simon's latest large loss was reported by GOP influencer Dustin Grage through his Twitter feed. Simon is pictured above. In his tweet, Grage reported "Secretary of State Steve Simon argued that election judges aren’t required during the 18 days of early voting. He just got slapped down. This builds on the precedent set by Ryan Wilson, who won a major case against Hennepin County at the Minnesota Supreme Court in 2024, forcing the county to follow the law and appoint election judges equally from each major political party." Whether it's early in-person voting or in-person voting on Election Day, the application of the law MUST REMAIN THE SAME . Period. Then Grage added another gem to his reporting. He reported "At the time, Hennepin County had appointed ZERO Republican election judges." It's getting difficult trusting Steve Simon. For that matter, it's difficult to trust DFL politicians. Why trust Tim Walz, Peggy Flanagan, Tina Smith or Keith ...

The outlines of Michele Tafoya's Senatorial general election campaign is taking shape. I titled this article "Michele Tafoya: this year's 'Common Sense Champion'" because she's highlighting the difference between her intended governing approach and DFL Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's highly ideological governing style. Fox News noticed Michele Tafoya's approach, too. They're reporting "As socialist candidates continue to score victories across the country and take more control of the Democratic Party, Minnesota GOP Senate nominee Michele Tafoya is making her pitch to voters from all parties who still believe in 'common sense.'" Part of Michele Tafoya's pitch is encapsulated in this sentence, where she's quoted as saying "There is absolutely a home for every voter in Minnesota that wants common sense, that wants a return to sanity, that wants to see kids learn in school again, that wants accountability for this fraud, ...

If you played a word association game with Michele Tafoya's name during her campaign, the term most most likely to top the list is common sense , partly due to Michele Tafoya's frequent use of the term, partly due to the fact that that's Michele's persona. Fox News Digital interviewed Tafoya Tuesday morning. At the time, Tafoya said "We do not want to see a socialist lurch anywhere in this country, and in particular in Minnesota, so I will do whatever I can to stand up against this movement toward Democrat socialism. Socialism does not work." Tafoya then said "There is absolutely a home for every voter in Minnesota that wants common sense, that wants a return to sanity, that wants to see kids learn in school again, that wants accountability for this fraud, who wants the fraud never repeat itself, who wants crime rates to go down again. There is room for you. We are the common sense candidacy and we're gonna represent a lot more than just conservatives...

Looking back with 20-20 hindsight, it's easy to say that the tipping point in the MNGOP gubernatorial race was when Mike Lindell made a huge unforced mistake by puting out his amnesty plan. At this point with the race declared, Demuth leads Lindell by 45,000+ votes , thereby ending Lindell's political career. This Alpha News article reports "Lisa Demuth, the speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, won the Republican nomination for governor of Minnesota Tuesday night. Demuth bested MyPillow founder Mike Lindell and retired business executive Kendall Qualls for the nomination." After her primary victory, Speaker Demuth issued a statement which said in part "We began this campaign nine months ago. And the thing I’ve heard over and over from Minnesotans from all walks of life is that people are ready for a fresh start." It's OUR JOB to push the DFL into being responsible again. The DFL of Walter Mondale and Paul Wellstone doesn't exist anymo...

Tuesday night was the best night that the MNGOP has had in years. It isn't just that Michele Tafoya defeated her opponents as expected. It's that Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan crushed Angie Craig by 20 points, then gave one of the whiniest-sounding victory speeches in recent Minnesota history: According to Flanagan's victory speech, there isn't a thing that can't be solved by ever-expanding government. Got a problem? Nothing that intruive, unaffordable government programs can't fix. Apparently, Lt. Gov. Flanagan doesn't remember the record spending spree the DFL Trifecta went on, spending the projected $18,000,000,000 surplus, then adding a $10,000,000,000 tax hike. By the time the DFL Trifecta dust settled, we had a projected $6,000,000,000 deficit to show for it. Peggy Flanagan agrees: This race is about a fundamental choice in who our government serves: pic.twitter.com/VDZ2QcZpuZ — Peggy Flanagan (@peggyflanagan) August 11, 2026 Flanagan's video starts by...

This KSTP News article reports that "Minnesota primary momentum builds With 206,000 early votes already cast either in person or by mail, Minnesota election officials say that might indicate a strong primary turnout by Minnesota’s modest standards for attracting voters during summer primaries." That isn't surprising with high profile primaries on the DFL side and the GOP side. Now that it's been established that it's likely to be a high-turnout primary, it's time to figure out which candidates the high turnout helps or hurts most. On the MNGOP side, it's likely to work to Lisa Demuth's benefit because she, unlike Mike Lindell, has a GOTV operation. Lindell doesn't seem to have much beyond Trump's endorsement. After Lindell announced his amnesty plan, social media lit up, saying that the plan eliminated him from serious consideration, Trump endorsement or not. Had Lindell proposed a reform of the visa program instead of proposing an amnesty pla...

David Hoch, the man who helped Nick Shirley expose Medicaid fraud in Minnesota, just endorsed Lisa Demuth . During this interview with Kayleigh McEnaney, Hoch said that he's "been contacting [Sen. Klobuchar] for years about this fraud and she's never done a single thing about it." David Hoch says he contacted Amy Klobuchar for years about the fraud in Minnesota, and she never did a thing about it. Hoch, who helped expose Minnesota’s daycare fraud with @nickshirleyy , just endorsed Lisa Demuth for Governor today. https://t.co/I4eaWGFGH1 pic.twitter.com/7xWYFYxed6 — Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) August 8, 2026 If you're asking why Sen. Klobuchar didn't stop Medicaid fraud, that's simple. To stop Medicaid fraud would require Sen. Klobuchar to stand up to the Somali voters she'll need this fall. Considering the fact that Sen. Klobuchar is both the most popular politician in recent history AND the most risk-averse politician in recent history, the math is ...

Don Lemon's attorney is attempting to get his case dismissed. The problem he's facing is a constitutional showdown. According to this Alpha News article , "Fort and Lemon, along with other notable figures such as William Kelly and Nekima Levy Armstrong, were among the 38 individuals charged in connection to the incident. Both Fort and Lemon have argued that they were not active participants in the mob but were there simply as journalists. The individuals charged in the case targeted Cities Church because they believed one of the pastors worked for ICE." The first problem is that Cities Church is private property, which means Cities Church controls access to the church. Cities Church isn't obligated to letting anyone in, though that's the custom. The next problem facing Fort and Lemon is a legal balancing act. In addition to not getting permission to enter Cities Church, they're fighting to see which group's First Amendment rights are more important. Is...