Crowded DFL field emerging in open 43A district
There will be at least four DFL challengers for an open seat in House District 43A. Peter Fischer, Michelle Yener, Patrick Moore and Bob Hill all intend to seek the suburban seat representing parts of...
View ArticlePredicting 2012
n the four months since legislative maps were released, political strategists and journalists have been scrutinizing the new House and Senate districts to determine which ones favor Republicans or...
View ArticleIt’s war: Nasty DFL primary fight colors HD 43A race
House District 43A is an odd creation. It meanders from the border of St. Paul to the northeast and contains at least part of five cities, including Maplewood, White Bear Lake and Mahtomedi.
View ArticleDFLers compete for safe seats in Twin Cities and on Iron Range
As the state’s late-summer primary date approaches next week, more DFL candidates find themselves in the midst of competitive intra-party contests than Republicans.
View ArticleMcCollum calls out Hill for ‘unsubstantiated’ attacks in HD43A contest
Attorney Bob Hill has released a pair of misleading mailings in recent days attacking his opponent, DFL-endorsed candidate Peter Fischer, in the House District 43A contest.
View ArticleFischer prevails in rancorous DFL primary in HD 43A
Peter Fischer faced a barrage of attack mailings from opponent Bob Hillin the DFL primary in House District 43A. But the DFL-endorsed candidate ultimately prevailed by an 8 percent margin on Tuesday.
View ArticlePrimary turnout even lower than expected — with exceptions
Secretary of State Mark Ritchie predicted a low voter turnout for Tuesday's primary election, putting his estimate at around 15 percent participation from eligible voters. As it turns out, the state...
View ArticleStacey Stout: A GOP star candidate tries to buck the odds
On paper the open seat in House District 43A should favor the DFL nominee. Partisan indexes suggest the district tilts in their favor by anywhere from 2 to 14 percentage points.
View ArticleHow the lege was won
Minnesota’s 2012 Democratic legislative campaigns started about two years ago. The exact date depends on who you ask.
View ArticleMeet the freshmen: House DFL (part 2)
In with the new (and old) as Capitol Report continues to profile all 65 of the newly elected members of the Minnesota Legislature.
View ArticleThe Capitol Note: Dayton to announce running mate choice
The latest conventional wisdom points to chief of staff Tina Smith as the odds-on favorite.
View ArticleNew bills: Legislative Water Commission redux?
Despite Gov. Mark Dayton’s much-touted vision of a government-streamlining “un-session,” some of his fellow DFLers are actively pursuing the opposite agenda in one notable instance: the push to revive...
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