🤪 Deranged Pro-#Trump #ConspiracyTheorist & Pillow Hawker #MikeLindell files to run for #Minnesota governor in 2026

#MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell filed paperwork to run for governor of MN, creating a campaign cmte that will allow him to raise money.

The cmte was registered with the state’s Campaign Finance Board on Wednesday. In an interview Wednesday morning, Lindell told the Star Tribune that his run for governor “isn’t 100% yet”…

#USpol #MNpol #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://www.startribune.com/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-files-paperwork-to-run-for-minnesota-governor/601538693

#mnpol why are the park board results still blank? https://vote.minneapolismn.gov/results-data/election-results/2025/park-board-at-large/

Meanwhile, in St. Paul, women rule.

'"My family came here as refugees. Never in their wildest dreams would I be standing here today accepting the position of mayor, mayor of the city that gave them the opportunity to live the American dream,” Her told supporters early Wednesday morning following her victory. “I am doing this work for them, for you and for the future of this great city.”

'A DFLer, Her worked for Carter’s office in his first term, was a late addition to the St. Paul mayor’s race. She announced she was running for office in early August.'
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/11/05/kaohly-her-wins-st-paul-mayor

#mnpol #StPaul #ElectionResults #Badgers

DFL keeps Minnesota Senate control as parties split 2 special elections
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/11/04/voters-in-two-special-elections-decide-minnesota-senate-party-control

#mnpol #mnleg #ElectionResults Minnesota

I kept getting emails from "Team Jamison" all thru this election season and I wasn't sure if that was his first or last name!

He's our new council member here in Minneapolis Ward 11.

Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Jamison Whiting 8,436 62.57%

There's a plethora of municipal and special election results on the Minnesota Secretary of State's website.

Machine-readable files, too, if you like that kinda thing.

https://electionresults.sos.mn.gov/20251104

#mnpol #ElectionResults #Minneapolis #Minnesota

I personally couldn't give two hoots about the anxiety some "Greater Minnesota" Republicans are feeling just now.

But this topic relates to a discussion we had earlier this morning right here on Mastodon about how Minnesota Republicans rebranded themselves "Independent Republicans" after Watergate.

Ryan Faircloth: "Minnesota Republicans are rethinking whether to abide by their party’s endorsement in next year’s race for governor, after the process hasn’t yielded a winning candidate for statewide office in almost 20 years."

We'll just have to wait and see, won't we?

Will GOP endorsement matter in governor’s race? Some Republicans say they may forge ahead without it.
https://www.startribune.com/will-gop-endorsement-matter-in-governors-race-some-republicans-say-they-may-forge-ahead-without-it/601498352?utm_source=gift

#mnpol #skittish #Minnesota

@steve I remember this period well, having had to bang out on manual typewriters innumerable stories involving "Independent Republican" politicians.

Your post made me wonder why they changed it back.

I should read this Durenberger book.

“In Minnesota, Republicans no longer saw an advantage in standing apart from the nation,” he noted. “They no longer sought to appeal to independents with a label that implied a philosophy only slightly right of the nation’s ideological center and signaled a willingness to be creative in solving problems.”

https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2018/10/from-mainstream-to-extinct-a-look-back-at-the-gops-progressive-era-in-minnesota/

With Emmer as a modern example, I'm not expecting much in this direction today.

I just don't understand it.

#mnpol #Minnesota #history

'What became known as the "Mondale Memo" transformed the office, and Moe stayed with Mondale, serving as his chief of staff during his entire vice presidency — from 1977 to 1981.

'Not bad for a kid from Duluth.'

Richard Moe, Duluth native who reshaped the vice presidency and saved historic structures, dies at 88
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/richard-moe-duluth-native-who-reshaped-the-vice-presidency-and-saved-historic-structures-dies-at-88

#mnpol #Minnesota #obituary #Duluth

"The Minnesota House of Representatives is back to an even 67-67 split after Democrat Xp Lee won a special election Tuesday to fill the seat left by slain DFL leader Melissa Hortman. …

"Lee has said he wants to expand state-sponsored health insurance, invest in public education and would support limits on assault-style weapons."
https://www.startribune.com/voters-head-to-the-polls-in-special-election-to-fill-slain-rep-melissa-hortmans-seat/601471472?utm_source=gift

#mnpol #mnleg #Minnesota

There was a election tonight 🚨Minnesota Special Election🚨 Democrat Xp Lee has defeated GOP’s Ruth Bittner in HD34B. Brooklyn Park turned out big for Xp, who will be an outstanding state rep and carry forward the legacy of the late Melissa Hortman 🕊️. . 💙 #resist. #MNPol #DemocracyWins

I used to ride by the governor's residence on my way to work and would often see Gov. Dayton's dogs in the front yard.

So when my spouse had an eye appointment in St. Paul the other day I walked up there in the hope of seeing Scout, but no luck. He must have been inside.

#dogs #mnpol #Scout

"The truth of this rumor was the second post simply showed Walz petting another person's dog at a dog park. After all, a video on Walz's Instagram account appeared to show him wearing the same outfit in the same setting from the deleted post. In the video, Walz could be seen petting Scout, with the other dog wearing its light blue harness roaming nearby."

Explaining Conservatives' Conspiracy Theory About Tim Walz's Dog, Scout
https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/08/26/walz-scout-dog-park/

#dogs #mnpol #Scout

"But we’re not done yet," he said in the video where he's shown driving around in his vintage [International Harvester] Scout along with his dog, also Scout.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/09/16/tim-walz-will-run-for-minnesota-governor-3rd-term

#mnpol #dogs #Scout

Hey You!

YES YOU!

🗳Do You Live in Minnesota or Do You Know Anyone Who Does?🗳

THIS TUESDAY August 12 is ELECTION DAY!
#minnesota #mnpol #election #elections #Elections2025 #vote #voting #democracy

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/08/05/minnesota-special-election-august-12-candidates

Nth reminder that it's not just Republicans...

#USPol #MNPol #Klobuchar #Justice

#MNPol #GunViolence #Assination

Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers caught, AP source says

https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-8ce70a94c9eb90688baaa1a71faef6cc

Evan Ramstad: In the House, the only DFL vote came from Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman. When I asked her after the session why Democrats didn’t wield economics as a reason for keeping the benefits, she said the task for her colleagues who spoke Monday was to “make sure the Republicans know exactly that they’re hurting people.” …

“It was never about the money. It was about cruelty,” Hortman said. “It was hard to be part of it. But it was not my requirement for a state budget. It was Republicans’ requirement. And I know we need a state budget, so I had to vote for it.”
https://www.startribune.com/ramstad-there-was-an-economic-argument-for-offering-medicaid-benefits-to-undocumented-immigrants/601364630

#Minnesota #mnpol