A peek indside a caucus, and inside party politics: Tom Cleland

KW: This is a great, hands-on story about the nuances of party politics, and why the strategies, characters, and motivations often turn things topsy turvy. Note that in Minnesota, the local Democratic Party is the “Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party” or DFL. From the blog Tom Stream (and sent as an e-mail announcement): Subject: I hereby resign from […]

Papa John Kolstad, IRV and Pizza

KW: Below is an article I wrote for Independent Political Report: While the mainstream news reports on Papa John’s pizza, and its founder’s retrieved Camaro, the political world has been percolating the story about a unique, independent candidate running for Mayor of Minneapolis, who happens to be called “Papa John.” Papa John Kolstad received his […]