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gregladen | May 23, 2017Here’s why: All the available data strongly indicates that Otto will beat all the other contenders across state in the upcoming Governor's race.
Democrats have two major problems to face in 2018 and beyond. First, how do we win elections? Second, how do we remain true to our progressive and liberal roots?
For Democrats, 2018 is a must-win election, and Minnesotans have a lot at stake. Will the state remain the shining star of the North, or will it go the way of Wisconsin, and sink into a Republican dark age of union busting, environment polluting, professor bashing, service slashing, and…
gregladen | March 3, 2016A lot of people don't like the Minnesota presidential "caucus" (which is really a somewhat dysfunctional primary, not a caucus). Here is a discussion of that problem and suggestions as to how to fix it, over at Minnesota Progressive Project where I sometimes blog (but not enough, I should do more, it is a great place).
gregladen | July 15, 2014How do you say “Surprise” in Norwegian? The word is “Entenza.” I am not making that up.*
DFL activists and party leaders were both surprised and annoyed when perennial candidate Matt Entenza filed at the very last moment to run for Minnesota State Auditor against sitting Auditor Rebecca Otto in this year’s primary. He claimed he would fight corporate giveaways at the local level and scrutinize spending on education, addressing the state’s achievement gap. Also, he would be nice to out-state local governments and not favor the Metro, because he was born out-state. Entenza has a habit of…
gregladen | September 17, 2012This is Denise Bader, who is running against a very extreme Tea Party candidate: