Holly Cairns, MNVoter

Today I happened to catch a Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Tony Sertich press conference on the Omnibus Bonding bill.  Margaret is working hard for us, and was so knowledgeable.   Go Margaret!
So, will Governor Pawlenty use a line-item veto approach, thereby negating the legislatural process? And can he veto all but the sex offender facility funding, [...]

Last night’s straw poll results show two, clear, DFL leaders.  However, the game isn’t over yet.  Mower county hasn’t reported, and a few of our northern counties haven’t either. Looking at the absent counties, I expect the MAK, Entenza, and Rukavina numbers to uptick as the day goes on.  Will MAK surpass Rybak?
Independent Tom Horner [...]

Here’s my caucus, DFL, straw poll prediction.  I’ve taken into account who I think usually goes to caucus (regionally speaking).
For the endorsement:  The the proof is in the pudding. For example, how many jobs were created in Minneapolis due to budgeting or planning?   How well did each candidate respond to the straw poll?  Etc.
–Rybak 15% [...]

Margaret Anderson Kelliher is the type of person who looks you right in the eye.  In our talks (of which I have had three) she watched me look down at the floor, waited until I looked up, and then resumed speaking.  She’s got high standards, even for those she’s listening to.
Margaret likes to remind you [...]

 
Today the Campaign Finance Board ruled in favor of a complaint against Margaret Anderson Kelliher’s Campaign for Governor.
See Tom Scheck for more information on the complaint.  Update, 1:47 pm, 1/3/2010, Tom Scheck covers the bases for us once more.
See this Politics in Minnesota Tweet which describes the fines.
Here’s the Entenza Campaign for Governor statement on [...]

The 2009 elections are in!  Here’s a few thoughts:
Minneapolis and St. Paul Mayoral Races, Metro area:
Our metro area, litmus test, elections are over with democrats Chris Coleman and RT Rybak safely reassuming their seats.  Metro area elections are good publicity but drum-beating republicans tried in vain and couldn’t even get out a basic message.
Since he [...]