Ron Paul

Sep 21, 2016

2 Ron Paul aides avoid prison for roles in cover-up

Third aide sentenced to three months

Jun 6, 2014

Jesse’s party in shambles? IP state director quits

“I cannot keep my name as a leader of a party that I do not believe is the best option for the voters of this state,” wrote IP state director Kyle Lewis.

Apr 28, 2014

Libertarians endorse four at convention

With hopes high that this is the year they will finally earn major party status, the Libertarian Party of Minnesota endorsed a slate of four candidates at its state convention in Maple Grove on Saturday.

Oct 30, 2013

Johnson gubernatorial bid tries to unite disparate factions of GOP base

At the GOP’s state central meeting in Blaine last Saturday Saturday, Johnson proved himself the most popular candidate among roughly 400 Republican Party activists in an early, nonbinding straw poll for the governor’s race. But Johnson’s appeal among activists has been building for years, most recently through his position as RNC committeeman and as one of the lead players in an audit of the[...]

May 23, 2012

Minnesota GOP becomes the party of Paul

Near the close of a fractious two-day Republican Party of Minnesota state convention in St. Cloud, Jeff Johnson took the dais to address the elephant in the room: the tensions between supporters of Ron Paul and other activists and party regulars.

May 17, 2012

Zellers backs Bills in GOP Senate contest

The Zellers endorsement comes on top of nearly three dozen House GOP caucus members who've backed Bills thus far.

May 14, 2012

Rick Perry, GOP lamakers Daudt and Brown back Pete Hegseth in Senate bid

The Hegseth campaign also announced the support state lawmakers Rep. Kurt Daudt and Sen. Dave Brown and former state GOP Chair Ron Eibensteiner.

Apr 11, 2012

Race to take on Klobuchar heats up

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has long been viewed as all but invincible in 2012. Six years ago she trounced a three-term congressional incumbent by 20 percentage points, the largest margin in a U.S. Senate race in Minnesota in three decades.

Apr 6, 2012

Some key endorsing conventions still lie ahead

In recent weeks, local party activists around Minnesota have commandeered many a school auditorium to endorse candidates for state House and Senate races.

Mar 23, 2012

Ron Paul acolytes a major force in 2012 GOP grass roots

Earlier this month, when GOP activists in Carver County gathered to pick their slate of delegates for the state party convention in May, supporters of Congressman Ron Paul’s long-shot presidential bid turned up in droves. And once all the votes were tallied, Paul backers had secured 30 out of 52 delegate slots.

Mar 8, 2012