Minn. Dems Say Clinton To Keynote Summer Dinner
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton will be the headline speaker for a Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party dinner in August. Party officials on Thursday announced Clinton’s...
View ArticleKlobuchar Feels Safe, For Now
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Complacency may be the biggest election year challenge for Amy Klobuchar, one of the most popular incumbents in the U.S. Senate, as she runs for a second term representing...
View ArticleHistory Shows Democrats Can Count On Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has historically been a place a Democratic presidential nominee could count on. Through presidential landslides and squeakers, the party’s nominee has won the state in...
View ArticleGood Question: Why Do We Have The Electoral College?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – When you vote Tuesday and fill in that oval for Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, you won’t really be voting for the president. “When they say your vote counts, it makes me wonder,...
View ArticleFour Parties Rally For Vote On Legalizing Gay Marriage
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The leaders of four Minnesota political parties jointly announced Wednesday that they support legal gay marriage. Leaders of the Libertarian Party, the Green Party, the...
View ArticleMinnesota DFL Party Convention Convenes In Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party convened Saturday with delegates poised to endorse Gov. Mark Dayton and Sen. Al Franken for second terms. Around 1,300 delegates gathered...
View ArticleGood Questions: Metrodome Signs, DFL Party Name And Halloween Traditions
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Brandon from Plymouth, Minn. has been thinking about the old Metrodome sign on Interstate 394. He wants to know: when are the signs coming down? The short answer is those signs...
View ArticleKeith Ellison Gets DFL Committee Endorsement Despite Abuse Allegation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison won his party’s endorsement today for his attorney general bid in the midst of domestic abuse allegations. Democrats took a vote this afternoon at the...
View Article4 Political Parties Will Know Which Party You Voted For In The Upcoming...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — For the first time in decades, Minnesota will hold a presidential primary March 3, and early voting begins January 17. There’s a couple other big changes, also. When you vote on...
View ArticleHeavy Rains Damage DFL Party Headquarters In St. Paul
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — One of the buildings damaged due to the heavy rains overnight was the DFL party headquarters in St. Paul. Images posted on Twitter show damage to the building’s floor and ceiling....
View ArticleDFL Files Federal Elections Complaint Against Ilhan Omar Challenger Antone...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — With one week until the primary, Minnesota’s DFL Party has filed a federal elections complaint against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar‘s Democratic challenger. The complaint alleges...
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