MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ― Gov. Tim Pawlenty's approval rating has hit a new low in the latest Star Tribune Minnesota Poll. Forty-eight percent of those po...
The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics
On Monday's Tonight Show, Sen. John McCain was asked to name the current leader of the Republican Party ("Is it Rush Limbaugh?" Jay Leno asked). I...
MyDD | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics
Last week, I took a look at the political leanings of the five Minnesota Supreme Court Justices who will decide Republican Norm Coleman's likely appea...
Politico | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics
The legal fight between Al Franken and Norm Coleman is headed to the desk of Gov. Tim Pawlenty -- a no-win predicament for a Minnesota Republican with...
Mark Nickolas | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics
David Brooks is one of the few conservative voices who have shown to be a lot more right than wrong over the past few years when it comes to the ever-shifting dynamics in American politics.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics
On last night's Rachel Maddow Show, the MSNBC host discussed the future of the GOP and the ongoing hullabaloo over Rush Limbaugh with Minnesota Govern...
The Hill | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics
The Republican Governors Association liked Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's (R) Tuesday night speech enough to feature it in a new fundraising campaign -...
Reese Schonfeld | Posted 03.26.2009 | Media
The use of "neutral" content is a cheap and lazy way of filling air time, which is why we see so much of it on the cable news networks.
T. Boone Pickens | Posted 03.23.2009 | Green
This weekend the National Governors Association will meet in Washington. With the exception of Congress itself, I can't think of a more important gathering in our country today.
Star Tribune | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics
As Israeli forces pushed into Gaza on Sunday in fierce fighting, Minnesotans half a globe away weighed in with fierce opinions. About 750 supporters ...
Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics
The Republican primary fight that didn't happen in the first months of 2008, may be unfolding now. As they begin to regroup, the GOP finds itself lacking leadership, vision or new constituencies.
David Kirby | Posted 12.19.2008 | Living
Idil, a Somali mother in Minnesota, told me she had been trying for more than a year to get state officials to pay attention to all the sick kids in the local Somali community. She's now "taking off the gloves."
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics
As glib as it is to talk about how the 2008 election left the GOP in a fractious state, this is not just idle tea-time chatter for poli-sci nabobs: th...
Tom Vander Ark | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics
At the critical point where young people should be connecting with college and 21st century careers, we rely on an outdated education system that evolved in the 1970s.
Michael Seitzman | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics
The Republicans are in a period of "soul searching." And by "soul searching" they really mean, "Who do I have to kill to be in charge here?" The answer, of course, appears to be Sarah Palin.
Washington Post | Robert Barnes | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics
MIAMI, Nov. 12 -- Republican governors were the brightest spot in an otherwise dispiriting election last week for the GOP, but the chief executives ga...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.14.2008 | Media
[Via Newshounds] On last night's edition of Hannity and Colmes, the show's hosts took up the issue of the ongoing Minnesota Senate race, with Sean Han...
Ron Galloway | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
Without Palin, McCain would have carried maybe 7 states. But she energized the base, despite her pratfalls. People started giving money and manning phone banks. Conservatives love her.
David Quigg | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics
No group in America would have more trouble adjusting to an Obama presidency than the Bush Liberals. Yes, there really is such a thing as a Bush Liberal. Let me explain.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
A few minutes ago, my inbox began to swell with scuttlebutt from the convention floor, which The Politico's Jonathan Martin was quick to confirm: Tou...
Matt Littman | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
McCain makes fun of Obama for being a celebrity -- McCain just pulled off the political equivalent of Britney Spears' wedding to Jason Alexander.
Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics
Amy Goodman of Pacifica Network's Democracy Now! was arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota, while trying to free two of her producers, Sharif Abdel Kouddo...
Todd Gitlin | Posted 10.02.2008 | Media
In terms of attention seized, McCain-Palin "won the weekend." Whether they won supporters is more doubtful. Judging from the top two Sunday shows, they didn't impress.
Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics
The challenge for the Obama-Biden campaign is to show voters how bizarrely unqualified and ideologically conservative Palin is without being seen a bullies beating up on the nice young woman from Alaska.
Washington Post | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics
Though it was high in shock value, the Palin pick left bruised feelings among the short-list contenders who were not picked -- and infuriated some Rep...
AP | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics