Cyndy Brucato
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In Minnesota’s nationally watched Eighth District, a third candidate struggles to be heard
Left out of polls and excluded from some debates, Independence Party candidate Ray “Skip” Sandman insists his campaign is not just a symbolic protest. → Read More
Red meat and reflected glory: In Duluth, Trump crowd gets exactly what it came for
It’s not easy being an outsider at a Trump rally.It’s not just the protesters, like the two at the rally in Duluth who were circled by Trump supporters chanting the president’s name until security hustled them out of Amsoil Arena. It’s anyone who questions the basic aspirations of Trump voters or the president himself. → Read More
Johnson wins GOP endorsement, setting up primary against Pawlenty
The Minnesota Republican Party state convention in Duluth endorsed its former chair Jeff Johnson for governor Saturday, the same endorsement Johnson won eight years ago.Johnson’s deep roots in the party resulted in a third ballot victory by acclamation after challengers — Woodbury Mayor Mary Giuliani Stephens and former teacher Phillip Parrish — dr → Read More
GOP endorses Housley, Newberger for U.S. Senate
The Minnesota Republican Party has had its share of charged, nail-biting moments at its state conventions. The first day of the 2018 convention in Duluth wasn’t one of them. → Read More
Yes, a good candidate can bridge the divide in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District
The 8th Congressional District in northern Minnesota has a distinct brand of politics.I know because I’ve worked on campaigns here. → Read More
At GOP gathering, Speaker casts doubt on special session
“There’s a point at which … it doesn’t make a lot of sense for us to call everybody back in for a one day special session,” the speaker told a gathering of Republican seniors. → Read More
Rubio's presidential campaign steps up efforts in Minnesota
In a December straw poll, Rubio placed a distant second to Ted Cruz. But Rubio’s supporters contend that he holds a competitive position among caucus goers in Minnesota. → Read More
Minnesota's conservatives are coalescing around Cruz
The Ted Cruz campaign for president took a chance booking a venue as large as the Harriet Island Pavilion in St. Paul for a rally. Not to worry. Thursday night, 500-plus Cruz supporters packed the place, testimony to the senator from Texas' increasing strength in the Republican field of presidential candidates. → Read More
Why the support? 'Donald Trump is verbalizing people’s frustration'
At a meeting of Republican activists last weekend, where a straw poll was taken on presidential preference, the Donald Trump campaign presence was minimal and, with 10 percent of the vote, so, apparently was his popularity.But while many in the group found much to dislike about Trump, there were sidebar conversations to the effect that Trump is get → Read More
Political newcomer says 'time is right' to challenge Rep. Ron Erhardt in DFL primary
Rep. Ron ErhardtThe man who gave Democrats their first legislative seat representing Edina in modern history is facing a re-election challenge from within the DFL.Heather Edelson, a former child advocate with Hennepin County, is running for the DFL endorsement against 11-term incumbent and former Republican Ron Erhardt in House District 49A. → Read More
The significance of the Minnesota GOP straw poll
The poll provides a starting point, helping campaigns decide whether a candidate still has a shot or has settled so far down in the pecking order that it's even worth campaigning here. → Read More
The significance of the Minnesota GOP straw poll
The poll provides a starting point, helping campaigns decide whether a candidate still has a shot or has settled so far down in the pecking order that it's even worth campaigning here. → Read More
The odd congressional candidacy of David Benson-Staebler
Extreme comments by the Second Congressional District GOP candidate — coupled with his previous work as a Democratic operative — have prompted suspicions that he is not a Republican at all. → Read More
GOP debate offers vast differences in style, if not substance, among CD2 candidates
At the first formal debate of Republicans trying to capture the seat that GOP Rep. John Kline is vacating in the Second Congressional District, there was minimal difference in the five candidates’ approach to federal policy.There was, however, a difference in style. Former radio host Jason Lewis, state Rep. Pam Myrha, former state Sen. → Read More