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A mandate or a rejection? Lessons from the 2012 elections
For a year that was not supposed to be theirs, the Democrats appeared to do well across the country and in Minnesota. But while the Democrats may conclude that it was a mandate for them, it is possible...
View ArticleHow in the world did Minnesota GOPers screw up their golden opportunity?
Wry Wing Politics I have a prediction, though not a particularly prescient one. Minnesota Republicans will say they lost the election because of bad candidates. Mitt Romney, Kurt Bills, and the Tea...
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Mayor Rybak joins his mother in a crowd-surf after Obama win
When President Obama's re-election was announced Tuesday night at the DFL election party in St. Paul, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak's mom, Lorraine, jumped off the stage for a celebratory...
View ArticleStudy finds exercise extends life expectancy, including among people who are...
People who engage weekly in some kind of moderate to vigorous physical activity have a longer life expectancy — no matter what their weight, a study published Tuesday in the journal PLoS Medicine has...
View ArticleRepublicans try to figure out what went wrong with legislative races
The business groups that gathered at the Bloomington Hilton to monitor the results of Minnesota’s legislative races had early indications Tuesday night of the Republican losses that led to a DFL...
View ArticleFoes did 'the unthinkable' in stopping the voting amendment
Voting amendment opponents carved out a solid victory at the polls on Tuesday that would have been nearly unthinkable just months ago.Advocates of requiring citizens to show a photo ID to vote ended up...
View ArticlePPP Polling, Minnesota editorial pages nail state election
While they weren't quite Nate Silver, North Carolina-based pollster PPP Polling had quite a night, basically nailing Minnesota's presidential and amendment contests.And while they didn't make...
View ArticleSens. Parry, Newman appealing dismissed complaint against Mark Ritchie
Sen. Mike Parry is using his dwindling time in state office efficiently.Parry, who is leaving the Legislature after an unsuccessful run for the 1st District Congressional seat, and Sen. Scott Newman...
View ArticleTime magazine has fascinating inside look at the Obama data crunchers
Time magazine got an inside look at the Obama campaign's secret weapon and has a story out today called:"Inside the Secret World of the Data Crunchers Who Helped Obama Win."Reporter Michael Scherer was...
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Election reaction roundup, Part 1
Bear with me while we process the election from our system. This may take a while.On the re-election of Our Favorite Congresswoman, Danielle Ryan of the Los Angeles Times writes simply: “[Jim] Graves,...
View ArticleFinal count in Senate is 55 Dems, 45 Repubs
My post of this morning was published with a couple of Senate races not finally decided. But the Republican candidates (Rep. Denny Rehberg in Montana and Rep. Rick Berg of North Dakota) have now...
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One more nail-biter: the Reimnitz-Wycoff school-board race
There were the electoral nail-biters involving the nearly 3 million Minnesota votes cast Tuesday, the proposed constitutional amendments, control of the statehouse, congressional races that were beyond...
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Images from Election Day 2012 in Minnesota
Polls opened early and returns came in late. In between, MinnPost contributing photographers captured Minnesotans voting, doing some last-minute campaigning, cheering, commiserating and even...
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GOP legislative 'losers' and DFL 'winners' take decidedly different tacks
The losers couldn’t have been more petty; the winners couldn’t have been more gracious.At back-to-back news events Wednesday afternoon, Republican legislative leaders took no responsibility for their...
View ArticleIn Egypt, Obama win elicits feeling of relief
CAIRO, Egypt — Despite US President Barack Obama’s failure to deliver on his lofty rhetoric of peace in the Arab world after his last election, Egyptians nevertheless breathed a collective sigh of...
View ArticleWhy Florida's count matters, even though it won't affect the outcome
They are still counting ballots in Florida. Thankfully, none of them involve hanging chads.Although the presidential race was called in favor ofPresident Obama late Tuesday night, election officials in...
View ArticleChina's peace plan for Syria: Q & A
Earlier this month China put forward a four-point peace plan for resolving the 20-month-old Syrian crisis.The proposal calling for a phased-in ceasefire and the establishment of a transitional...
View ArticlePaul Ryan returns to House: Is he ready for bigger role in GOP?
The defeat of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney does not necessarily mean a net loss for his vice presidential pick, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.Even though Congressman Ryan will not step...
View ArticleIsrael moves quickly to congratulate Obama
Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to congratulate President Obama on his reelection by paying tribute to an US-Israel alliance that, in his words, is "rock solid," though the upbeat statement...
View ArticleElection Day bears fruit? Boehner, Reid talk of compromise on 'fiscal cliff'
Senate majority leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner hit a note of compromise not often heard in the last Congress as they weighed in Wednesday on how to deal with the "fiscal cliff" in...
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