In political science, it’s very difficult to conduct controlled experiments. However, in this month’s general election, a natural experiment appears to have occurred in Edina, MN. Statewide, Democrats swept to…
It’s the magic of Ranked-Choice Voting! We’ve previously discussed the truly bizarre election system in Alaska, which has perfected the art of counting ballots until the correct result is reached.…
Muse Mohamed was convicted of perjury related to his mishandling of absentee ballots in a 2018 election. The Sahan Journal reports that Mohamed was sentenced this morning to two years…
With the election less than two months away, lefty money groups continue to register in Minnesota, in case they are needed to prop up the ruling Democrats. Late last week,…
But other agencies aren’t so squeamish. Earlier today, the state Department of Commerce tweeted out to its 7,000 followers a message thanking Governor Tim Walz and featuring a picture of…
That Congresswoman Omar won last night was not the surprise. The shocking thing was her thin margin of victory. Omar prevailed over former Minneapolis city council member Don Samuels by…
The Heritage Foundation issued its Election Integrity Scorecard last month. Minnesota ranks a below average 34th among the 50 states. The Washington, D.C.-based think tank scored the states on a…
A review of this month’s Minneapolis mayoral election shows voters gaming the RCV system. Earlier this week, the Star Tribune reported on some interesting analyses of this year’s election, which…
Every American who is eligible to vote ought to be able to do so. That is a fundamental principle of this republic. And they have the right for those votes…
DFL State Senators have introduced legislation that would make voter registration automatic, and on Tuesday, newly-elected Congressman Dean Phillips (DFL) from Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional district introduced legislation that would make voting…
It turns out there was no blue wave or red wave, and the purple haze that settled over the country in the wake of the midterm elections gives me reasons…
MPR recently ran a piece describing the issue of mining may have on the upcoming elections. The story cites our research, and then goes on to describe the positions politicians…