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Tag: Politics

Grading the polls

Bob Collins November 3, 2010, 2:54 AM Nov 3, 2010

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Whose polls turned out to be the most accurate?

Michele Bachmann’s muscle

Bob Collins November 3, 2010, 12:14 AM Nov 3, 2010

8

Bachmann has shown her ability to get stronger in the district, not weaker

Meet your judge

Bob Collins November 2, 2010, 10:01 PM Nov 2, 2010

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The argument over whether Minnesota continues to elect judges is only going to get louder.

A riverboat referendum?

Bob Collins November 2, 2010, 8:36 PM Nov 2, 2010

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For people in the metro, Rep. Jim Oberstar’s legacy will likely be two things: the light-rail you see, and the riverboats you don’t.

Add another state to voter ID rules

Bob Collins November 2, 2010, 7:32 PM Nov 2, 2010

Oklahoma becomes the 27th state to adopt the idea.

Scenes from an election night

Bob Collins November 2, 2010, 6:43 PM Nov 2, 2010

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Notes from election night at MPR.

Secret ballot

Bob Collins November 2, 2010, 2:26 PM Nov 2, 2010

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It’s getting harder to keep voting secret.

Does life imitate politics?

Bob Collins November 2, 2010, 11:31 AM Nov 2, 2010

3

What’s the best politics movie ever made?

What were the issues, again?

Bob Collins November 2, 2010, 9:49 AM Nov 2, 2010

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The Select A Candidate survey takers this year had different issues than what the candidates were addressing.

Return of the ‘Lizard People’

Bob Collins November 1, 2010, 3:53 PM Nov 1, 2010

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The most famous name in the Coleman-Franken race two years ago may reappear on a ballot in Bemidji.

Are you better off than you were two years ago?

Bob Collins November 1, 2010, 12:23 PM Nov 1, 2010

7

What yardstick should we use to gauge how things are going?

The final debate

Bob Collins October 31, 2010, 9:15 AM Oct 31, 2010

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I’ll tell you what’s going on at the debate. You tell me what’s going on in the Vikings-Patriots game.

The last-minute voter

Bob Collins October 28, 2010, 12:16 PM Oct 28, 2010

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To what extent are the people who are just getting around to paying attention to the candidates digging deeply into the coverage provided so far?

Christine O’Donnel and the First Amendment – Part two

Bob Collins October 27, 2010, 3:45 PM Oct 27, 2010

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The Delaware Senate candidate threatened to sue a Delaware radio station if a video of an interview with her was posted online. It was. She didn’t.

A return to issues?

Bob Collins October 27, 2010, 1:54 PM Oct 27, 2010

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What would happen if the actors, actresses, models, and marketing people who make the political advertising we’ve been subjected to, refused to participate in anything that wasn’t a real issue?