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May 21, 2013
A conglomeration of national and local politics, Minnesota to Washington and, yes, even Wall Street to Main Street. Filed Under Politics aims to aggregate and contextualize political news for the political junkie in you.
Mon, 11/10, 1:24pm (5 years ago)
As of 1:23 Sen. Norm Coleman's lead over Democrat Al Franken is at 206, according to the Secretary of State's office.
County canvasses must be completed today, Minnpost reports, so the numbers are expected to continue their shift. Literally, they've been changing by the hour, so check it out. And...
Keep checking…
Mon, 11/10, 11:03am (5 years ago)
Norm Coleman's lead in the Senate race is 204 votes as of 10:48 this morning. The difference between the incumbent senator and Al Franken has dwindled since Nov.4, with a recount to start on Nov.18. The recount should last into the holiday season.
Check mndaily.com for updates on this race and other…
Sat, 11/8, 12:24am (5 years ago)
Sen. Norm Coleman's lead is now down to 221, according to Minnpost.
That's more than a 500 vote drop since the morning after Election Day.
Stay tuned, we'll update as often as possible.
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Fri, 11/7, 3:47pm (5 years ago)
Sen. Norm Coleman's lead has shrunk from more than 700 on Wednesday morning to just 238 in his -- for lack of a better word -- insanely close senate race against Democrat Al Franken.
Experts and pundits agreed when the unofficial recount was to take place the margin would widen and…
Fri, 11/7, 2:09pm (5 years ago)
In the face of the worst unemployment situation in the United States in 14 years, President-elect Barack Obama held his first press conference today in Chicago to address the country's dire economic situation.
"Their stories are an urgent reminder that we are facing the greatest economic challenge of our lifetime," Obama…
Wed, 11/5, 2:08pm (5 years ago)
So I'm assuming most everyone has either seen or read about Barack Obama's victory speech in Chicago last night. Well, here's one more way to look at: A word cloud from wordle.net.
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Wed, 11/5, 12:42pm (5 years ago)
In its statement saying the senate race is too close to call and not over, the Franken camp has pointed to reports of "irregularities" at polling places around the state and polling places in Minneapolis running out of registration materials.
So this is a call for response. If you or anyone…
Wed, 11/5, 12:11pm (5 years ago)
The AP has reported that President-elect Barack Obama will choose Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff in the White House.
Meanwhile, Politco reports Obama is considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Environmental Protection Agency and Colin Powell for secretary of Defense or Education.
Kennedy's cousin, Caroline Kennedy,…
Wed, 11/5, 11:28am (5 years ago)
Sen. Norm Coleman this morning claimed victory in his race against Democrat Al Franken, despite a looming recount mandated my state law.
"The Senator is thrilled and humbled to be given the opportunity to serve the people of Minnesota for another six years. Today is a time for us to come…
Wed, 11/5, 1:18am (5 years ago)
The Senate race is too close to call right now, gang. Check back at mndaily.com for updates.
Earlier in the evening...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks at the GOP election party in Bloomington on Tuesday.
PAUL BANGASSER, DAILY
Gov. Tim Pawlenty just spoke, and although my computer died halfway through (all better now...)…
Wed, 11/5, 1:06am (5 years ago)
If Sen. Norm Coleman holds on against Al Franken, Minnesota Republicans will break even in Congressional representation, as Rep. Michele Bachmann has been reelected and Erik Paulsen has won the seat of the retiring Rep. Jim Ramstad.
Bachmann defeated El Tinklenberg (and some would say Chris Matthews) in the 6th…
Tue, 11/4, 10:07pm (5 years ago)
The official verdict from the Daily: the U.S. Senate race is too close to call. Check tomorrow's Daily for further coverage, mndaily.com for updates and Thursday's Daily for a complete story.
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According to the latest Secretary of State's Office numbers, Coleman and Franken now sit a tight .01 percent -- no,…
Tue, 11/4, 10:00pm (5 years ago)
According to MSNBC, Obama has enough votes to win the 2008 presidential election.
As west coast states closed, according to MSNBC, Obama grabbed the states of California, Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii, and ended up with 297 electoral votes. He needed 270 to win the election.
The key states for him were Ohio,…
Tue, 11/4, 9:50pm (5 years ago)
Sixth district congressional candidate El Tinklenberg waits to be interviewed at his election night party in Ramsey, Minnesota.
MARIJA MAJERLE, DAILY
El Tinklenberg conceded the race for U.S. House Representative in the 6th Congressional District at around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Earlier in the evening...
Tinklenberg just took to the podium at…
Tue, 11/4, 9:09pm (5 years ago)
Among the nearly 97 percent of precincts reporting, 58.6 percent of voters have said 'yes' to the Clean Water, Wildlife, Cultural Heritage and Natural Areas constitutional amendment, according to the Secretary of State website. It looks like it's going to pass.
*NOTE: Voters who didn't respond to the question registered a "no" vote.…
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