Tag: Jeff Johnson
Walz Downplays Promise To Raise The Gas Tax Following Negative Poll
MINNEAPOLIS - Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for governor, is trying to downplay his promise to raise the gas tax after polling shows Minnesotans...
Planet Pawlenty Pouts
I was hoping I wouldn’t have to write this column but events have conspired to leave me no choice. All during the Minnesota Republican...
Sanctuary State And Gas Tax Hike Are Bad Issues For Walz...
Minnesota voters and gubernatorial candidate Tim Walz don’t see eye-to-eye on key issues, according to new polling data.
Walz, the Democratic nominee for governor, has...
Illegal Immigration Transforms Minnesota’s 2018 Elections
The worst nightmare for the DFL came true this week: illegal immigration, and the violent crime it brings, in addition to ruining the quality...
Debating Walz, Johnson Lays Out His Path To Victory
Once the mandarins of conventional political wisdom got over their shock that a two term governor with oceans of money and universal name recognition...
Johnson’s Victory: The Grassroots Divorces The Establishment
Jeff Johnson’s sweeping victory over former Governor Tim Pawlenty last night marked a sea change in Minnesota Republican party politics, the fallout from which...
Jeff Johnson For Governor
Tuesday's Republican primary for governor will in large part determine the future of the Republican Party in Minnesota: one whose establishment has given us...
Johnson Forces Pawlenty To Debate Twice, Wins Twice
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. For a time, Tim Pawlenty’s campaign thought that by simply holding most of the donor money hostage,...
Jeff Johnson Unveils “A Better Way Forward” Proposal For Minnesotans In...
MINNEAPOLIS - GOP-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson unveiled his plan for “a better way forward” for Minnesotans facing poverty in a press conference Monday.
Standing...
Primary Questions: Will Pawlenty’s Donors Support Johnson? Will Johnson’s Voters Support...
The Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary is three weeks out, yet it is not too early to talk about two issues that are important regardless...