Breaking! WI Dems have LEFT THE STATE to block a quorum! AWESOME! UPDATE:...
I know, too many caps and exclamation points, but this is amazing. From TPM: The weather in Wisconsin is cold this time of year -- but the budget fight is only getting hotter. Following a walkout by...
View ArticleND-Gov: Ryan Taylor Exploring a Run for Governor
Ryan is one of two top tier candidates expected to run (the other being former Attorney General and 2000 Gubernatorial Candidate Heidi Heitkamp), and his announcement is good news for Democrats in...
View ArticleND-AL - Pam Gulleson running for U.S. House
The second announcement by a statewide candidate in nearly as many weeks this time that they are officially running. Former aide to Senator Byron Dorgan and Democratic State Representative Pam...
View ArticleND-Gov It's official. Ryan Taylor announces for Governor
After months of speculation, it's official. Ryan Taylor is running for Governor.
View ArticleUpdated: The Texas Maps are out!
The 3-judge panel in Texas has just released the new congressional maps for the 2012 elections. Update: The looks of it appear that this is Texas Attorney General Gregg Abbott's map almost if not...
View ArticleND-Sen: Rick Berg Waffling on Violence Against Women Act
So you're a rich male member of congress running for senate. Your opponent is a prominent female ex-prosecutor. You have a history of opposing legislation making sure domestic violence victims don't...
View ArticleND-Gov: Jack Dalrymple's Workers Comp Agency: Kickin' a Guy When He's Down
With permission, I'm crossposting this story, written by my co-blogger, Chad Nodland over at North Decoder. Chad has been working for years tirelessly pursuing the story of corruption at North...
View ArticleND-Gov: Jack Dalrymple's Workers Comp Agency: Kickin' a Guy When He's Down
With permission, I'm crossposting this story, written by my co-blogger, Chad Nodland over at North Decoder. Chad has been working for years tirelessly pursuing the story of corruption at North...
View ArticleFargo Forum: We think our poll's just fine!
Many of you know that Forum Communications, the parent company of the Fargo Forum, released an extremely flawed poll showing--among other things--that Heidi Heitkamp was 7 points behind Rick Berg, and...
View ArticleNutcase Ballot Initiatives Fail in North Dakota
Yesterday, North Dakotans went to the polls and sent the batshit insane tea partiers and the idiot establishment in the legislature packing(for the most part.Follow me below the fold for the analysis
View ArticleND-AL: Kevin Cramer Calls Himself a Criminal
Crossposted from North DecoderThis is pretty amazing.Dem-NPL Public Service Commission candidate Brad Crabtree is starting to make an issue out of the fact that members of the North Dakota Public...
View ArticleND-AL: Kevin Cramer(R) Commits Political Suicide
I am absolutely flabberghasted. I have never seen a politician say something so completely inept. Kevin Cramer, Republican candidate for U.S. House has just shown himself to be completely out of...
View ArticleJack Dalrymple And His Big Oil Money "Coincidence"
My co-blogger at North Decoder has written the following post. Below is the crosspost of Chad's original story.Crossposted from North Decoder.comThis question was presented to me not too long ago: "Is...
View ArticleND-SEN: BREAKING! Rick Berg Concedes to Heitkamp!
Crossposted from North DecoderI have word that Rick Berg called Heidi Heitkamp at noon Central time to concede the election and congratulate her on winning the race. Sources confirm North Dakota...
View ArticleSo Why Hasn't North Dakota's 6-week Abortion Bill Become Law Yet?
Not that I think it should by any means, but I sat down on Thurdsay and realized, "Hey, Jack Dalrymple should have either signed or vetoed North Dakota's "heartbeat" bill by now." Like every state...
View ArticleJustice Alito tipped his hand in the Windsor Case
Ok, maybe, but if nothing else, he has exposed more conservative judicial hypocrisy...Recently I listened to Oral Argument in the case, Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, a very interesting, and incredibly...
View ArticlePreclearance is not dead
I do not mean in any way to minimize the impact of today's decision. It is a terrible ruling that sets an arbitrary standard for coverage. It also sets southern states free to pass restrictions on...
View ArticleShooting Reported at Purdue University
Few details have emerged yet, but there does appear to have been a shooting at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. One person is in custody it sounds like and the police are doing a room by room...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Hospital Grants Abortion Doctors Admitting Privileges
Huge news from the Peace Garden state this morning: Sanford Hospital has agreed to grant admitting privileges to the doctors at the state's only abortion clinic. Last year North Dakota passed a raft...
View ArticleLindsey Graham, et al: "I blame Obama for Iraq, not Bush"
Perhaps this has been covered here already, but I need to vent. Driving into work today I heard the NPR bio of Lindsey Graham's launch of his presidential bid. In it they discuss his appearance at...
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