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It's now official. GOP Speaker Lisa Demuth has officially entered the GOP Primary to become Minnesota's next governor. Throughout the campaign, Speaker Demuth maintained that she'd abide by the State Convention's endorsement. That was her intent throughout until the electronic voting devices didn't work. According to this Fox9 article , though, Fox9 reports that "In a statement, Plechash acknowledged that the disruption created confusion among delegates, campaigns and observers, and extended what was already a lengthy process. 'I believe it is appropriate to make clear that any gubernatorial candidate who agreed to abide by the endorsement, should not be treated as bound by that pledge. Those candidates may make their own decision about whether to continue their campaign into the primary. That decision does not change the party's position." This is the right compromise considering the voting devices malfunctioning. Kendall Qualls got 60.6% of the ...

During Sen. Klobuchar's presidential run in 2020, the national media took note of Sen. Klobuchar's temper and the hostile work environment her office represented. Thanks to Michelle Griffith's reporting for the Minnesota Reformer, we now know that Sen. Klobuchar's temper is still intact. Ms. Griffith reported "While backstage at the Democratic-Farmer-Labor convention Friday night, Sen. Amy Klobuchar loudly declared her frustration and said she was going to abandon the convention after delegates nominated a 26-year-old progressive activist as an alternative to Klobuchar for Minnesota governor, according to two people who overheard the senator’s remarks. The two DFL activists were granted anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly about what they witnessed backstage and fear reprisals from the Klobuchar camp." The Queen's Coronation? Going into Friday night at the DFL Convention, I'd heard that Sen. Klobuchar was expecting a DFL coronat...

After reading this tweet , I learned that the MNGOP "released the candidates from their pledges to abide by the endorsement." This isn't doing the right thing but it's a good first step in apologizing for thoroughly screwing up last weekend's State Convention. In that same tweet, Grage wrote "The convention was an absolute farce. Kendall Qualls only took the lead during an anomaly that they later thought they solved." We'll see how this affects the GOP's primaries. Obviously, it isn't a matter of whether this reporting will affect the primary. It's a matter of HOW it'll affect the primaries. Dustin Grage is also reporting "All of the right people are upset that Lisa Demuth and Ryan Wilson are going to jump into the Republican Primary soon. We’re going to win." I'm betting that "one of the right people" that Mr. Grage is talking about is Michael Brodkorb. Last night, Brodkorb tweeted this: 🗳️ Take: The MNGOP ...

It's tired me out watching Jill Biden and KJP lie to us about Joe's painfully obvious dementia. Thankfully, we get to watch Melania Trump help the world's children rather than watch Jill Biden commit elder abuse by having her send Joe out to the press, where he'd stumble or mumble. Clearly, Joe wasn't in any shape run the country during the Autopen Administration. RealClearPolitics quoted the former First Lady as saying "He was still doing a great job as president. He was still doing the work every single day. It was so hurtful to see many of the people that we really thought were behind Joe come out and attack him. Of course, I could be blinded by love. I hope that I am blinded by love. To me, he was the best president." It's a lie for her to say that Joe 'was still doing the work every single day.' Joe Concha coined the phrase that Biden worked '24/7' before explaining that he meant Biden worked 24 hours a month for 7 months a year. ...

It's been seemingly forever since the Minnesota GOP has had an opportunity to flip a statewide seat from blue-to-red. The last time that happened was 2002 when Norm Coleman flipped Paul Wellstone's seat after Sen. Wellstone's tragic plane crash death. Still, that's the position that the Minnesota GOP finds themselves in after they endorsed Adam Schwarze to be their candidate for U.S. Senate. That's how the GOP wrapped up their first day of their 2026 Convention. In the interest of full disclosure, I've been a fan of Michele Tafoya's since she jumped into this race. I won't pretend to be unbiased. That being said, I'm totally willing to enthusiastically support Mr. Schwarze if he wins the primary. Let me explain my thinking behind my decision. Why I suppport Michele: Michele has charisma and likeability, 2 of the biggest gifts a politician can have. Within months, she'll be tackling issues of importance. Michele has a good grasp of the issues and...

If you're the type of person who enjoys cheering for the underdog, you would've enjoyed this weekend's MNGOP Convention. You would've enjoyed the convention, held at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, aka the DECC, because Adam Schwarze was considered the underdog vs. Michele Tafoya for the open U.S. Senate seat endorsement. You would've loved this weekend's MNGOP Convention because, according to the 'experts', Kendall Qualls trailed Lisa Demuth in the endorsement fight for governor and the right to challenge Sen. Klobuchar. According to WCCO-TV's reporting , "Republican delegates endorsed Qualls at their state convention in Duluth. Qualls upset frontrunner Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth for the endorsement. The Minnesota Star Tribune said she pledged to drop out of the governor's race if she wasn't endorsed, but that it isn't clear if 'she will still abide by her pledge' or run in August's primary....