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Speculation swirls about next Supreme Court vacancy

The Hill logoJust months before Election Day, the question of whether President Trumpwill get to select a third Supreme Court justice hangs over the final weeks of the court’s term.

Speculation over a possible vacancy has focused in recent years on the prospect of Justice Clarence Thomas exiting while Republicans control the White House and Senate, and alternatively on the health of the court’s aging liberal bloc.

Top Senate Republicans drew fresh attention to the bench recently when they said they would confirm a new justice if given the chance despite 2020 being an election year, in an apparent reversal of their rationale for blocking President Obama’s nominee late in his second term. Continue reading.

Trump’s new ad attacking Biden on China is a complete and utter mess

Washington Post logoThe big headline from a new Trump campaign ad is that it features an image suggesting that Gary Locke, former Washington governor and U.S. ambassador to China, is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. The image flashes for only a moment, but the suggestion is clear: Joe Biden is bowing deferentially to a person of Asian descent standing in front of Chinese flags. Except that the person of Asian descent is actually an American.

But that’s hardly the only way in which the ad obscures and misleads. It is a veritable smorgasbord of deception and disinformation. It attacks Biden for saying things about China that are extremely similar to what Trump himself has said. It also alters Biden’s comments about travel bans and other things to make it sound like he was saying something he did not say.

Let’s walk through it. Continue reading.

Minnesota House Week in Review: April 6 through 10, 2020

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A look back at what happened in the Minnesota House of Representatives the week of April 6-10

Although behind-the-scenes work has been ongoing, lawmakers began meeting again officially this past week, albeit remotely.

One of the more unusual weeks in legislative history began Sunday night when Gov. Tim Walz delivered his annual State of the State address from his residence, a distancing precaution the Legislature will also follow for the foreseeable future as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Continue reading “Minnesota House Week in Review: April 6 through 10, 2020”

Nadler: Trump showed ‘pattern’ that poses ‘danger’ to elections

The House Judiciary chairman says Trump acted against his country’s interests.

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that President Donald Trump has shown “a pattern” of seeking foreign interference in U.S. elections but stopped short of saying that obstruction charges would be included in articles of impeachment.

“The central allegation is that the president put himself above his country several times, that he sought foreign interference in our elections several times, both for 2016 and 2020,” Nadler said on “State of the Union“ on CNN. “All this presents a pattern that poses a real and present danger to the integrity of the next election.”

Pressed by host Dana Bash on whether charges related to 2016 would be included in articles of impeachment, Nadler demurred.

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Fox News legal analyst knocks down Fox & Friends’ anti-impeachment talking points one by one

AlterNet logoFox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano disappointed the co-hosts of “Fox & Friends” on Thursday by informing them that House Democrats still have a very strong case for impeaching President Donald Trump.

Co-host Brian Kilmeade started off by claiming that the president was vindicated because he told European Union ambassador Gordon Sondland that he wasn’t seeking a quid pro quo from Ukraine.

However, Napolitano said that statement is utterly meaningless given that the president already knew he was being investigated when he made it.

View the complete November 21 article by Brad Reed from Raw Story on the AlterNet website here.

Lawmakers spar over upcoming Sondland testimony

The Hill logoPresident Trump’s allies and critics on Sunday took differing views of the implications of U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland‘s testimony in the House’s impeachment inquiry, with Democrats saying Sondland’s upcoming appearance will show that Trump solicited a bribe and Republicans disputing his statements about a quid pro quo.

Sondland is scheduled to testify in front of the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that Sondland’s public testimony will demonstrate that Trump solicited a bribe.

View the complete November 17 article by Zack Budryk on The Hill website here.

Our Candidates

2018 U.S. Senate Candidates

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar

 Visit her website at http://www.amyklobuchar.com.

Visit her Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/amyklobuchar/

Follow her on Twitter @amyklobuchar

U.S. Senator Tina Smith

 Visit her website at http://www.tinaforminnesota.com/meet

Visit her Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/TinaSmithMN/

Follow her on Twitter @TinaSmithMN

2018 CD3 DFL Congressional Candidate

Dean Phillips

 Learn more about him here.

Visit his website at http://www.phillipsforcongress.org

Visit his Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/deanphillipsforcongress/

Follow him on Twitter @deanbphillips

2018 DFL Gubernatorial Candidate

U.S. Rep. Tim Walz

State Rep. Peggy Flanagan

 Visit their website at http://walzflanagan.org/

Visit their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/WalzforGovernor/

Follow Tim on Twitter @Tim_Walz

Follow Peggy on Twitter @peggyflanagan

2018 Secretary of State

Secretary of State
Steven Simon

 Visit his website at http://stevesimonmn.com/

Visit his Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/SteveSimonForSOS/

Follow him on Twitter @MNSteveSimon

Volunteer here.

2018 Attorney General

Keith Ellison

 Visit his website at http://keithellison.org/

Visit his Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/ellisoncampaign/

Follow him on Twitter @EllisonCampaign

2018 State Auditor

Julie Blaha		 Visit her website at http://blahaforauditor.org

Visit her Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/BlahaForAuditor

Follow her on Twitter @julieblaha

2018 Senate District 33 Candidates

Norrie Thomas
House District 33A

 Visit her website at http://norriethomas.com

Visit her Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/worksmarttogether/

Follow her on Twitter@NorrieAThomas

More About Norrie:

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View her video here.

Kelly Morrison House District 33B

 Visit her website at http://www.morrisonforhouse.com

Visit her Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/MorrisonforHouse

Follow her on Twitter @morrison4house

2018 Senate District 34 Candidates

Dan Solon
House District 34A

 Visit his website at http://www.solonforhouse.com/

Visit his Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/solonforhouse/

Follow him on Twitter @solonforhouse

Kristin Bahner
House District 34B

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Visit her Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/kristinbahnermn/

Follow her on Twitter @kristinbahnermn

2018 Senate District 35 Candidates

Bill Vikander House District 35A

 Visit his website at http://BillforHouse.com

Like his Facebook page at http://facebook.com/billforMNhouse

Follow him on Twitter @billformnhouse
Kathryn Schwartz-Eckhardt
House District 35B		 Visit her website at http://www.kathrynformn.com

Visit her Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/KathrynforMN/

Follow her on Twitter @Kathrynformn

2018 Senate District 36 Candidates

Zack Stephenson
House District 36A

 View his website at http://www.zack.mn/

View his Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pg/zackstephensonformnhouse/

Follow him on Twitter @zackstephenson

Jackie Mosqueda-Jones, ISD #279 School Board Special Election

 Visit her website at http://www.jackiefor279.com/

Visit her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/Jackiemojo279

Follow her on Twitter @jackiefor279

Cindy Shevlin-Woodcock, ISD #279 School Board 

 Visit her website at http://www.cindyfor279.org/

Visit her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/cindy.shevlinwoodcock.52

Follow her on Twitter @CSWoodcock

Sizi G. Goyah, ISD #279 School Board

 More information as it becomes available.

2018 Senate District 37 Candidates

State Rep. Erin Koegel
House District 37A

 Visit her website at http://erinformn

Visit her Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/erinformn/

Follow her on Twitter @erinkoegel

2018 Senate District 40 Candidates

State Rep. Mike Nelson
House District 40A

 Visit his website at http://www.nelsonformnhouse.com

Visit his Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/rep.michael.nelson

 

Samantha Vang
House District 40B

 Samantha is a resident of the CD5 portion of this House District.

Visit her website at http://samanthavang.org/

Visit her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/samanthavangforhouse/

 

2018 Senate District 44 Candidates

Ginny Klevhorn
House District 44A

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Visit her Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/ginnyklevorn

Follow her on Twitter @GinnyKlevorn

Patty Acomb
House District 44B

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Visit her Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pattyacomb

Follow her on Twitter @PattyAcomb

2018 Senate District 45 Candidate

State Rep. Lyndon Carlson
House District 45A

 Visit his website at http://lyndoncarlson.com

Visit his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/State-Representative-Lyndon-Carlson-207632055924786/

2018 Senate District 46 Candidate

Former State Rep. Ryan Winkler
House District 47A

 Visit his website at http://www.ryanwinkler.com/

Visit his Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/ryanwinklerformn/_

Follow him on Twitter @_RyanWinkler

2018 Senate District 47 Candidates
Madalynn Gerold

Madalynn Gerold
House District 47A

 Vist her website at https://madalynngeroldformn.com

Vist her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/madalynnformn/

Follow her on Twitter @MadalynnforMN

Donzel Leggett
House District 47B

 Visit his website at http://www.donzel4mnhouse.org

Visit his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/donzel4mnhouse

Follow him on Twitter @donzel4mnhouse

 

2018 Senate District 48 Candidates

State Rep. Laurie Pryor
House District 48A

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Visit her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LauriePryorMN

Follow her on Twitter @lauriepryor

Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn
House District 48B

 Visit her website at https://www.carlieforhouse.com/

Visit her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/carlieforhouse

Follow her on Twitter @CarlieforHouse

2018 Senate District 49 Candidates

Heather Edelson
House District 49A

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Visit her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/heathermedelson

Follow her on Twitter @heather_edelson

Steve Elkins
House District 49B

 Visit his website at https://www.elkinsforhouse.com/

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Follow him on Twitter @ElkinsforHouse

2018 Senate District 50 Candidates

Richfield Council Member Mike Howard

 Visit his website at https://www.michaelhowardmn.com/

Visit his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MichaelHowardMN/

Follow him on Twitter @MichaelHowardMN

State Rep. Andrew Carlson
House District 50B

 Visit his website at https://andrewcarlsonforstaterep.com

Visit his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ElectAndrewCarlson

Follow him on Twitter @ElectAndrewCarlson

 

2018 Hennepin County Attorney

Mark Haase

 Visit his website at http://www.markhaase.org.

Visit his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HaaseforHennepin/

Follow him on Twitter at @Haase4Hennepin

 

2018 Hennepin County Commissioner, District 2

Irene Fernando

 Visit her website at http://www.voteirene.com

Visit her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/irenekfernando/

Follow her on Twitter at @irenekfernando

 

2018 Hennepin County Sheriff

Sargeant Dave Hutchinson

  

Visit his website at http://www.votehutch4hennepin.com

Visit his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/votehutch4hennepin

Follow him on Twitter @realhutchhenn

 

2018 Brooklyn Center Mayor

Tim Willson Brooklyn Center Mayor

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2018 Brooklyn Center City Council

April Graves Brooklyn Center Council Member

 Visit her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Graves4BCCC/

Follow her @Graves4BCCC

 

 

Dan Ryan Brooklyn Center Council Member

 More information as it becomes available.

 

 

2018 Brooklyn Park Mayor

Hollies Winston

  

Visit his website at http://www.hollieswinston.org/

Visit his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/votehutch4hennepin

Follow him on Twitter @Hollies4Mayor

 

2018 Brooklyn Park City Council

Christian Ericksen

  

Visit his website at http://eriksenforbrooklynpark.com/

Visit his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/eriksenforbrooklynpark/

 

 
Wynfred Russell  

More information as it becomes available

 

The following candidates are running in races without endorsement.  Based on our review of their positions, we believe these individuals hold positions most closely aligning with DFL party positions:

City of Eden Prairie — Mayor

Ron Case — Visit his website here:  http://roncaseformayor.com/

City of Eden Prairie — City Council

PG Narayanan — Visit his website here:  http://www.pgforep.com/

Kathy Nelson — https://kathynelson.org

Eden Prairie School Board

Sue Ellen Toppings — Like her Facebook page here:  https://www.facebook.com/Sue-Ellen-Toppings-for-Eden-Prairie-School-Board-307554006484756/

Osseo School Board

Jackie Mosqueda-Jones

Cindy Shelvin-Woodstock

 

Sizi Goya

 

 

For information on judicial races, we suggest you visit the Minnesota Bar Association’s website.