Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer withdrawing his name from the race for the US Senate
Perhaps it was naïve to think that the Franken machine could be stopped. Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer’s campaign had all the elements of a perfect MN story with a passionate populist theme. Instead we will bear witness to a war of attack ads between Franken and Coleman costing millions, money I think could be much better spent. […]
Michelle and Barack Obama, Xcel Center. St. Paul, MN
I think the thing that I will remember most about this night was the almost deafening roar of the crowd when Barack and Michelle first took the stage. He is going to be a GREAT President. One other thing I noticed watching the two of them together, was the love, support and respect they display […]
CD 8 Convention. Duluth, MN. US Senate Candidates Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer and Al Franken speaking to delegates.
I have documented many different conventions over the years, including city, district, state as well as national conventions, but I’ve never seen anything like CD8, Jim Oberstar’s district. The convention voted to amend their schedule to allow a question and answer time for the candidates […]
CD 5 Convention, Washburn High School. Minneapolis
Some of the 41 men who ran for a chance to be one of three Obama delegates to the National Convention in Denver representing CD 5.
3rd Congressional Convention. Wayzata, MN
It is the start of the Congressional District conventions, and the 3rd Congressional race was a lively one. A young Iraqi war vet, and former Republican, Ashwin Madia won the DFL endorsement over State Senator Terri Bonoff. It had been assumed by many that it would be Bonoff who would be running for the seat […]
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