Overheard in the Mayo Civic Center’s Presentation Hall Friday morning: "Is this where I can get Ron Paul’s autograph?" a GOP delegate asked, feigning great ...
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Waiting for the invasion
Former state Rep. Phil Krinkie, now president of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota, was (figuratively) girding his loins Friday morning, preparing for the invasion of ...
Read More »Does anybody really know what time it is?
As U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman ended his speech Friday afternoon, the chorus of Chicago’s "Feeling Stronger Every Day" soared through the crowd. A delegate sitting ...
Read More »And the heavens opened …
Less than a half-hour after Sen. Norm Coleman finished his speech Friday afternoon, the skies darkened outside and half-inch hail began pummeling the Mayo Civic ...
Read More »Elitists vs. insurgents
At least one Ron Paul supporter took exception to a story in Thursday’s St. Paul Legal Ledger Capitol Report which referred to Ron Paul as ...
Read More »GOP convention gets underway
The weather is cool and humid in Rochester this morning, as throngs of Republicans have converged from across the state. Right now, former GOP Gov. ...
Read More »BPOU delegate slates coming up a bit short of 100%
The credentials committee report is being announced right now, and the delegate slates from the GOP’s basic political organization units [BPOUs] are mostly not entirely ...
Read More »Keeping Score — on taxes
Our Saint Paul Legal Ledger Capitol Report/Politics in Minnesota table outside the Taylor Arena, where the actual convention is taking place, happens to be next ...
Read More »Coleman accepts nomination, tries to rouse Republican troops
Addressing a convention hall in Rochester that had more than a few empty delegate seats, U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman tried hard Friday to rouse to ...
Read More »My Hero on a Horse
Former GOP Gov. Al Quie stopped by our booth to chat. He delivered the invocation at the convention this morning. He also delivered his own ...
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