GOP's Tall Order: Find 9K Votes In Minn. Gov. Race
Watch CBS News
For much of the evening, it looked like Mark Dayton had a sizeable lead. But then after an error by Hennepin County was corrected, Mark Dayton's lead was down to 1 percent.
Mark Dayton said this weekend, "It's not hard to make fun of myself when there is so much material to work with."
Tuesday night's Good to Know got a lot of response. It was about why candidates for office this November aren't talking about energy policy. So Don Shelby, opens the mailbag for some reaction.
An update to a Reality Check from Monday about a MN Forward ad featuring "Deputy Dave" complaining about DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton's tax hikes.
As Election Day draws near, there is a certain subject that politicians are afraid to broach. The subject is energy policy. Don Shelby says somebody in leadership ought to start talking, right now.
Washington Post columnist George Will wrote a column Sunday featuring Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty in the subject line. The subtext was Pawlenty's Presidential aspirations. Don Shelby says, Will covered familiar ground, and stepped over some fertile soil.
You'll be seeing a lot of a new Halloween political ad in the next few days, calling Democrat Mark Dayton's income tax hike a "horror show."
Juan Williams was fired from NPR this week for saying he got "nervous" when he got on a plane and saw Muslims in "Muslim garb."
National Public Radio has fired news analyst Juan Williams after Williams appeared on a Fox News broadcast and shared a personal opinion about Muslims and airplanes. Now Republicans are saying it was censorship, and want public funding of NPR stopped. Don Shelby says the debate over Williams' words has gone beyond what he said.
This campaign season, you'd be hard-pressed to find politicians who are running on their resumes. Voters are angry with the status quo.
Last night's Good to Know received a lot of negative responses. It was about a Senate debate in Delaware between Tea Party candidate Christine O'Donnell and Chris Coons, a Democrat. O'Donnell indicated in her remarks that the separation of church and state didn't appear in the Constitution. Don Shelby has a follow up for the critics.
You would think seniors already have enough problems, like not getting a Social Security cost of living increase this year. However, this year, politicians are trying to scare senior voters with ads that are cynical and untrue.
The election is just around the corner, and this year's field is filled with people who want the job but have little to no experience. Don Shelby says, at a debate in Delaware today, it showed.
