http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/?rsssource=1 As part of our Public Insight Journalism initiative, Minnesota Public Radio selected a group of swing voters to share their thoughts on this election season. These swing voters keep up with politics and have all voted across party lines in the last several elections. Copyright 2008, Minnesota Public Radio Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:18:54 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jim Stattmiller Do you remember the “Thelma & Louise?” At the end of the movie they are sitting, stopped in their convertible which is pointing toward a great precipice. They are surrounded by the gendarmes ready to arrest them for murder and... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/thelma_louise.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/thelma_louise.shtml Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:18:54 CST Jim Stattmiller The war to end all wars ended today in 1918. Forty million casualties resulted. “The philosopher Bertrand Russell said, ‘All this madness, all this rage, all this flaming death of our civilization and our hopes, has been brought about because... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/veterans_day.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/veterans_day.shtml Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:58:25 CST Jim Stattmiller The election was emotionally exhausting. Yesterday I was in a daze. Up too late Tuesday night. I had not realized the psychic energy I had invested in the election. The MPR election party was interesting and it was fun being... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/november_9th_1.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/november_9th_1.shtml Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:42:00 CST Patty Bruce I would like to say thank you to MPR and The Current for hosting a great party last night. I attended the party, but could not find any of my fellow bloggers. I was looking for Sandy and Jim, as... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/thanks_mpr.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/thanks_mpr.shtml Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:33:07 CST Ken Lee Some very interesting results today as I wake up, hours after turning off the TV to having no governor, I find that we have the same one. Pawlenty took a lead late last night and held onto it very slimly.... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/post_election_wrap_up.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/post_election_wrap_up.shtml Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:47:59 CST Sandy Peatrowsky I just heard the new Speaker of the House of Representatives who is a woman (Nancy Pelosi). I am frankly excited. She says that she promises to create an atomosphere of bipartisanship. I'm for it! I'm also revved up by... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/new_speaker_of_the_house.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/new_speaker_of_the_house.shtml Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:16:21 CST Ken Lee Somewhere there is a ray of hope, as of current Minnesota is rejecting the MVST amendment but barely. Patty Wetterling is being punished for breaking her "No new campaigns" promise. Pawlenty is being taught a hard lesson of running as... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/for_the_night.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/for_the_night.shtml Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:00:44 CST Ken Lee As the night progresses I will surely vent right here for all to see. I am live at MPR talking to everyone and even Jim, although not on quite as heatedly as we have here. A few views for the... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/hello_again.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/hello_again.shtml Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:13:22 CST Sandy Peatrowsky I mentioned previously that I was going to write in for a school board member. Now I kept forgetting his name, then couldn't remember how to spell it (we can go into my memory problems in another blog, okay?). Finally... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/this_is_the_best_we_can_do.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/this_is_the_best_we_can_do.shtml Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:11:25 CST Ken Lee Today, the Democratic Party faces a tough challenge. They have to choose between a candidate who is against the war in Iraq, and the candidate who is. Joe Lieberman is the "reject" of his party (their words, not mine folks)... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/what_about_joe.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/what_about_joe.shtml Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:14:51 CST David Duvall What are some core Republican beliefs? Three strong beliefs could be a desire to have less government, to be financially responsible as well as frugal with government spending, and a strong stance on keeping government out of one's personal life.... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/republican_beliefs.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/republican_beliefs.shtml Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:49:29 CST David Duvall Readers, I called Michele Bachman's campaign headquarters. I was told I should write and send my questions as they could not answer them on the phone. I wrote five questions to the Michele Bachman campaign. I received no answer. Below... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/questions_unanswered.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/questions_unanswered.shtml Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:31:32 CST Ken Lee As the masses of people are waking up today, they go off to vote. I admit that even I waited until about 20 minutes ago to actually look through all the candidates on my ballot -- to even the soil... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/today_and_you.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/today_and_you.shtml Tue, 07 Nov 2006 05:44:52 CST Jim Stattmiller When the pendulum swings too far, I change parties. When Clinton was in power I grew tired of the litmus tests on abortion, on affirmative action, on 15-year-olds with babies. I voted for Dole and then for Bush. My kids... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/pendulum_swing.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/pendulum_swing.shtml Mon, 06 Nov 2006 22:35:42 CST Ken Lee I attended the debates last night courtesy of the Public Insight Journalism section of MPR and I wanted to thank those guys for the awesome spot they got me on the main floor. It is with great pleasure that I... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/the_debates_from_the_back_two.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/undecided/archive/2006/11/the_debates_from_the_back_two.shtml Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:37:42 CST