Roll Call elections analyst Nathan L. Gonzales has two dozen House race ratings shifts — and they’re all positive for Democrats. Nearly one month from Election Day, Gonzales discusses how it’s more a question of Democratic prospects being good or great in the House than anything else. See below for a full list of all the ratings shifts and watch the video for more analysis. Continue reading “24 House Ratings Change in Favor of Democrats, One Month Out”
In the competitive Third District race for Congress, pitting Republican U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen against Democratic businessman and first-time candidate Dean Phillips, supporters on both sides are turning to grass-roots efforts in hopes of boosting the Nov. 6 turnout — and securing a victory.
At an Eden Prairie house in late August, a group of volunteers organized by progressive activists from Indivisible MN03 gathered over white wine and cheese plates to write out postcards to urge women to vote for Phillips. Indivisible picked out 12,000 women who are under age 35 and voted in the presidential election but not in the 2014 midterm, hoping to encourage like-minded voters to push Phillips to victory.
The group started sending out the postcards in February and will continue peppering the 12,000 voters through October with postcards, hoping the personal handwritten notes will resonate more than a fleeting Facebook post or TV ad. The group is also door-knocking throughout the district.
View the complete September 29 article by Kelly Smith on the StarTribune website here.
Good morning. Apologies for the tardiness.
The gamesmanship between U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen and challenger Dean Phillips continues to impress. Paulsen’s campaign manager John-Paul Yates asked Phillips if they could use his coffee shop to film an ad:
I am writing to request the use of the Linden Hills Penny’s Coffee shop to film a political commercial. Since Penny’s has previously allowed political commercials to be filmed at their shops, we believe that the facilities are equipped to handle such logistics. To the extent that the location requires any additional build out or resources to facilitate the filming we are able and willing to provide that at our own expense without impacting the shop. We are more than willing to pay whatever fee was charged of other political campaigns to shoot at Penny’s Coffee shop.
The subtext here is that Paulsen has continued to hit Phillips for not offering employee health insurance when the shop opened. Phillips called their bluff, responding:
Thank you for your inquiry about using Penny’s coffee shop…Coincidentally, I too am running for Congress, and I operate my campaign the same as Penny’s; by offering accessibility, radical hospitality, a fun environment to which everyone’s invited, livable wages, and a healthcare plan for all full-time employees. We would be happy to host you at Penny’s to film your commercial for Congressman Paulsen free of charge, provided it’s during normal business hours. Please advise me of the date and time you’d like to shoot, and we’ll confirm if it works for our team. I’ll also commit to being onsite to ensure the experience exceeds your expectations.
In honor of National Voter Registration Day, DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement:
“This is the most important election in our lifetime, and that’s why Democrats are working nonstop to register voters today and every day through November 6th. Across the country, activists and organizers are joining our fight to flip more seats from red to blue – from the school board to the Senate.
“We’ve already shattered records for turnout in our primaries, which is an exciting sign of what’s to come for our diverse candidates on Election Day. But we can’t leave anything to chance. And this National Voter Registration Day is a great opportunity to connect with friends and family, make sure they’re registered to vote, and do everything we can to make this election one for the history books. Let’s take back our democracy.” Continue reading “DNC on National Voter Registration Day”
DFL legislative endorsements are done by state senate districts. To access the correct sample ballot showing DFL candidates you’ll see on your ballot, you’ll need to know what district you live. in.
If you don’t know, please visit the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Pollfinder website. Enter your address, and you’ll be taken to a web page with which of the various state district your address falls within. You’ll see you state legislative districts there.
Once you know this, you can click on the correct CD3 Senate District link below to go to a sample ballot you can download, print out and share with your family and friends.
We have them listed with their websites, Facebook pages and Twitter handles here.
A number of judgeships are up for election this year. You can find information on the candidates on the Minnesota Bar Association’s website here. Continue reading “2018 Election DFL Sample Ballots”
