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Well, that sucked. Kamala Harris ran on the slogan “A New Way Forward,” but to those voters unhappy with the Biden administration, she...
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Clay County DFL
Oct 182 min read
What You Can Do (If Nothing Else)
I attended the state DFL’s Get Out the Vote training, and one theme especially stood out to me. The presenter emphasized that social...
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Clay County DFL
Oct 91 min read
Office closed
Our office at 1424 1st Ave. N. will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 10, and Friday, Oct. 11, to allow Nick to attend staff training. However,...
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Clay County DFL
Sep 293 min read
Throw the Fisch Back on Nov. 5
The country just averted a government shutdown, but it was no thanks to Michelle Fischbach. She voted against the short-term funding...
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Clay County DFL
Sep 121 min read
Get Your Yard Signs!
Our next scheduled time for sign distribution is Saturday, Oct. 5, from 11:30 to 12:30 . Get your Harris/Walz, Klobuchar, Keeler, or...
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Clay County DFL
Aug 233 min read
Come On, Get Happy!
Just over a month ago, when people asked how I was feeling about the upcoming election, my standard reply was, “Terrified!” I was not...
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Clay County DFL
Jul 173 min read
Corporate Capture of the Courts
I was preparing to write this blog post about the Supreme Court when word came down that Judge Aileen Cannon had thrown out the...
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Clay County DFL
Jun 133 min read
Building Bridges
I was quite impressed by a workshop at the state DFL convention in Duluth recently. It was put on by the Rural Urban Bridge Initiative,...
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Clay County DFL
May 233 min read
Have You Heard about Project 2025?
The saving grace of the first Trump administration was its sheer incompetence. Much as Trump might rail on about the “deep state,” he...
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Clay County DFL
Apr 243 min read
Why We Condemn Christian Nationalism
At our county convention on April 13, we passed a resolution Condemning White Christian Nationalism as a threat to democracy and contrary...
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Clay County DFL
Mar 173 min read
My Fellow Populist Joe Biden
Minnesota’s presidential primary made national news this month when close to 19% of Democratic voters selected “uncommitted.” I get it....
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Clay County DFL
Feb 143 min read
Building a Blue Island
I am deeply grateful to have worked with a great group of volunteers on our Central Committee the past couple of years. I count on their...
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Clay County DFL
Jan 223 min read
Housing Is a Big Problem
A lack of decent, affordable housing is a problem across the country. In metro areas, developers would rather build high-end condos and...
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Clay County DFL
Dec 21, 20232 min read
A Holiday Message from Spain
Once there was a place where Muslims, Jews, and Christians together created a culture that changed the world. The Arabs who founded it...
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Clay County DFL
Nov 18, 20233 min read
Organized Labor Is Rising
I have a soft spot for the United Auto Workers. When I was in graduate school at the University of Michigan, we were trying to organize...
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Clay County DFL
Oct 20, 20232 min read
Fischbach Watch
I don’t often write about foreign affairs in this blog, but I always welcome a chance to criticize Michelle Fischbach. The other day I...
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Clay County DFL
Oct 14, 20232 min read
Get a Coffee Mug by Donating to our Fall Fundraiser
Democrats have a good story to tell heading into next year’s election. We have emerged from a period of turmoil when a pandemic upended...
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Clay County DFL
Sep 23, 20232 min read
Is One Minnesota Possible?
My dissertation advisor, David Hollinger, published an influential article thirty years ago with the intriguing title “How Wide the...
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Clay County DFL
Aug 23, 20233 min read
Biden's Dilemma
The legislative accomplishments of the Biden administration have been impressive, especially when you consider how difficult it is to get...
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Clay County DFL
Jul 23, 20233 min read
Minnesota Has an Answer to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has gone so far to the right that no one was sure how they would rule on the wacko “independent state legislature”...
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