GOP ’14: Who’ll stop the DFL’s reign?
Republicans are mired in an extended losing streak in statewide political contests. Since 2006, when Gov. Tim Pawlenty won re-election with 47 percent of the vote, Republicans have been shut out. That...
View ArticleKeith Downey wins GOP chair contest
Former state Rep. Keith Downey easily won a four-way contest for Republican Party chair on Saturday. Downey took 228 votes on the first ballot -- or two thirds of the total cast.
View ArticleScott Honour announces deep campaign bench
Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Honour has announced a team of GOP operatives for his recently announced campaign. The Wayzata businessman has hired several well-known Minnesota Republicans to...
View ArticleMany GOP legislators are mulling congressional campaigns in 2014
When Republican members of the Legislature return to St. Paul next year and compare notes on what they did during the interim, a growing number will say they launched campaigns for Congress.
View ArticleGOP 2014: No endorsement, no problem?
The first Republican to launch a campaign for Minnesota governor in 2014 immediately changed the dynamics for all other candidates who would follow him. In April, Orono businessman Scott Honour became...
View ArticleMN GOP makes list of most dysfunctional state parties
The Republican Party of Minnesota may be clawing its way back to relevance. But its problems remain significant enough to land it on Roll Call's list of the most dysfunctional state political parties.
View ArticleMinnesota GOP shows signs of resurgence
Sitting in his St. Paul office overlooking the Minnesota state Capitol, Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Keith Downey says there was a point in his life when, in his “wildest dreams,” he never would...
View ArticleScenes from the GOP straw poll
Republican candidates and activists filed into the National Sports Center in Blaine on Saturday to participate in a preliminary straw poll of candidates in the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races....
View ArticleThe Capitol Note: Kurt Zellers announces $403,000 haul for 2013
The campaign said Zellers had "far out-raised candidates not dependent on their personal wealth."
View ArticleThe Capitol Note: Dayton slams Senate Democrats on tax delay, office building
Bakk denied that the Senate had deliberately delayed approval of over $500 million worth of tax cut.
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