Search query: minnesota
One-on-One: Gov. Gary Johnson, Libertarian for President
Credit: Minnesota Public RadioGovernor Gary Johnson is making a big push to collect five percent of the national vote in today’s general election. If he does so, the Libertarian Party will secure mil ...
06 Nov, 2012
-
3 min read
Super PAC Money Has Been Flowing Freely to Grab Last Voters
Mitt Romney has been appealing to four blue-leaning states much more aggressively this week, launching ads totaling $1.8 million in Minnesota and New Mexico this past Wednesday. In an attempt to ...
05 Nov, 2012
-
2 min read
Presidential Hopefuls Get Help From Clinton, Bush in Florida
Photo: Lannie WatersThe presidential hopefuls are getting help from big players in their respective parties in the next couple days. President Obama is relying heavily on the charisma of former Presi ...
03 Nov, 2012
-
2 min read
Representative Michele Bachmann Struggles For Re-Election
(Credit: Gage Skidmore)Fifteen months after winning the Iowa Straw Poll in August 2011, Minnesota US Representative Michele Bachmann may be on the ropes in the Sixth District. A recent poll from the ...
03 Nov, 2012
-
4 min read
Same-Sex Marriage on Ballots Across the Country
Photo: Richard SennottFour states have same-sex marriage on ballots this election, with voters in those states nearly split evenly on the issue. Citizens in Maryland, Washington, Maine, and Minn ...
01 Nov, 2012
-
3 min read
Top Ten Most Partisan Members of Congress
(Photo: ABC News)While there is no mathematical formula for calculating partisanship, both party-line voting and ideology were considered in finding the ten most partisan members of Congress.In deter ...
15 Oct, 2012
-
4 min read
Pulpit Freedom Sunday Endorsements Spark Debate
Credit: New York Times / Monica AlmeidaThis Sunday, an event is going to take place that is designed to alter the ideas of Americans regarding the First Amendment, the presidential candidates, and th ...
06 Oct, 2012
-
3 min read
Gov Jesse Ventura: Gary Johnson Should Be Allowed to Debate
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Author: Cory BarnesIn a new ad released Wednesday by the Libertarian Action Super PAC, former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura urged voters to call the Commission on Presid ...
28 Sep, 2012
-
3 min read
Outside Groups Plan To Make Minnesota Reliably Conservative
Credit: Cooper Levey-BakerOutside groups plan to make Minnesota reliably conservative by channeling funds into undecided districts.Such organizations can't donate directly to candidates or ...
28 Sep, 2012
-
2 min read
Tim Pawlenty to Head The Financial Services Round Table
Photo: Gage SkidmoreA press release Thursday announced that Tim Pawlenty, the national co-chairman for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign is stepping down to accept a position as president and ...
20 Sep, 2012
-
3 min read