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Nelson-Pallmeyer hopes issues sway DFL delegates

Al Franken and Mike Ciresi have gotten most of the attention in the race to become the DFL-endorsed candidate to run against Republican Sen. Norm Coleman next year. But political scientists say Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer might attract support with issues that could play well with the type of liberal DFLers who will attend the convention. (11/14/2007)

The power of the voting bloc

Pollsters are pointing to women, youth, the faithful and the unmarried as important voters in the next presidential election. (Midmorning, 11/13/2007)

St. Paul can learn from Boston convention

Caterers and zoos get ready, political conventions are great for business. That was Boston's experience when it hosted the 2004 Democratic convention. Residents weren't too inconvenienced, because so many decided to leave town. (11/12/2007)

Peace activists, radicals plotting protests for GOP convention

With less than 10 months to go before the Republican National Convention, activists are already plotting to crash the party. On the drawing board: A mass march to protest Iraq; human roadblocks; schemes to disrupt public transportation; and talk of a temporary free state near the main convention site, St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center. (11/12/2007)

For political news, America turns to comedians

There's a long tradition of political satire in the U.S. Late-night TV comedians have been making fun of all the presidential candidates for months. (11/09/2007)

A pollster's perspective on Election 2008

Nearly a year before a single vote is cast, candidates and the media have been closely following the polling data. According to Bill Morris, president of the polling firm Decision Resources, there's a lot more to come. (11/09/2007)

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