Posts tagged Republican Party of Minnesota

BDBB – A recap of the 2024 Iowa Republican Caucuses

on January 16, 2024 January 16, 2024 by Michael Brodkorb

On this episode of The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky, Michael Brodkorb and Becky Scherr break down the following:

00:02:09 – An announcement on upcoming bonus episodes on the race for president.
00:06:00 – Analysis and commentary on the results of the Iowa Republican Caucuses. We previewed the Iowa Republican Caucuses in a special bonus episode last week.
00:39:39 – The rise of Dean Phillips in the polls.
00:45:02 – The Republican Party of Minnesota stakes a flag in the fight over Minnesota’s new state flag.

The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky will return with a new episode next week.

BDBB – An interview with Anna Mathews

on December 19, 2023 December 20, 2023 by Michael Brodkorb

On this episode of The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky, Michael Brodkorb and Becky Scherr break down the following:

00:01:24 – An interview with Anna Mathews, executive director of the Republican Party of Minnesota.
00:05:06 – Mathews talks about her unwavering confidence in MN GOP Chairman David Hann.
00:07:50 – Mathews discusses the state party’s role and the differences between the chairman and the executive director.
00:21:00 – Mathews gives her take on the recent events at the Republican Party of Minnesota’s State Central Committee meeting.
00:44:39 – Mathews talks about the upcoming precinct caucuses and presidential primary in Minnesota.
00:59:38 – A recap of the interview with Mathews.
01:02:37 – The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky’s Football Pick’em Pool.

The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky will return with a new episode next week.

BDBB – The return of Becky Scherr

on December 12, 2023 December 14, 2023 by Michael Brodkorb

On this episode of The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky, Michael Brodkorb and Becky Scherr break down the following:

00:01:24 – The return of Becky Scherr and a break down of the Scherr wedding.
00:05:30 – A break down of the interview with Don Samuels and the reaction from Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and the media.
00:19:02 – An update on the local politics of Blaine in the aftermath of our interview with Mayor Tim Sanders.
00:33:07 – A break down of the Republican Party of Minnesota’s State Central Committee meeting on Saturday.
00:44:31 – The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky’s Football Pick’em Pool.

The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky will return with a new episode next week.

BDBB – Interviews about lawsuit to bar Trump from MN ballot

on September 26, 2023 September 26, 2023 by Michael Brodkorb

On this episode of The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky, Michael Brodkorb and Becky Scherr break down the following:

00:00:54 – An interview with Dave Thul, former co-chair of the Steele County GOP, about a lawsuit he signed onto to bar former President Donald Trump from the presidential ballot in Minnesota.
00:37:00 – James Dickey, a Minnesota attorney with the Upper Midwest Law Center, gives his legal analysis on why the legal attempts to bar former President Trump from the presidential ballot are not strong.
01:05:12 – A recap of the interviews with Thul and Dickey.
01:12:23 – The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky’s Football Pick’em Pool.

The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky will return with a new episode next week.

BDBB – A debate between the chairs of the DFL and MNGOP

on September 12, 2023 September 12, 2023 by Michael Brodkorb

On this episode of The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky, Michael Brodkorb and Becky Scherr break down the following:

The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky joined with The DFL Debrief to produce a special two-part podcast episode featuring a debate between Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman David Hann and Minnesota DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin.

The Chairman debated the 2023 legislative session, discussed the 2024 campaign season, and much more!

This episode contains part two of the debate. Listen to part one of the debate on The DFL Debrief.

The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky and The DFL Debrief are available on all podcast platforms.

BDBB – A second interview with Dr. Scott Jensen

on August 17, 2023 September 26, 2023 by Michael Brodkorb

On this episode of The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky, Michael Brodkorb, Becky Scherr, and special guest co-host Jeff Kolb break down the following:

00:01:40 – “Small Talk” with Jeff Kolb.
00:04:41 – A follow-up interview with Dr. Scott Jensen about the robust reaction to his historic interview last month on The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky.
01:22:09 – A recap of the interview with Jensen.
01:36:57 – Food Fight with Brodkorb and Becky – Top Fast Food Restaurants.
01:48:51 – Tweets (now called “posts”) of The Week.

The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky will return with a new episode next week.

BDBB – Recap of Jensen’s interview and reforming the GOP

on July 27, 2023 September 26, 2023 by Michael Brodkorb

On this episode of The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky, Michael Brodkorb and Becky Scherr break down the following:

00:02:00 – A panel discussion with former Rep. Kelly Fenton, Leslie Rosedahl, and Jill Vujovich-Laabs about Dr. Scott Jensen’s interview and reforming the Republican Party of Minnesota.
01:00:02 – A critique of the roll-out of the “Suburban Solutions Caucus.”
01:22:58 – A mini-version of the Food Fight with Brodkorb and Becky and guests – Top Halloween Candy
01:26:15 – A recap of the panel discussion.

The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky will return with a new episode next week.

In the news: Republican Party of Minnesota’s fundraising

on July 23, 2023 July 23, 2023 by Michael Brodkorb

I spoke to the Star Tribune about the current fundraising position of the Republican Party of Minnesota. I’ve been a critic of the Republican Party of Minnesota’s operations, and I was quoted in this story saying the party needed to raise money. Having nearly $200K in its federal account is precisely what the party needs to be doing. This is a good sign and an indication of a focused party operation.

The Republican Party of Minnesota was in rough financial shape nearly halfway through the year, having about $54 in its federal campaign account and about $336,000 in debt at the end of May.

The low cash balance raised eyebrows and alarm among state GOP activists who feared the party wasn’t rebounding from being swept by Democrats in last year’s election.

But the party’s top leader says fundraising has picked up now that Republicans can point to the results of the recent legislative session and make the argument that Democrats overreached. A financial report filed with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday showed the Minnesota GOP had close to $200,000 in its federal campaign account at the end of June — along with about $361,000 in debt.

“It has improved markedly since people have looked at the results of the last legislative session,” Minnesota GOP Chair David Hann said of the party’s fundraising. “[Democrats] said they were going to return the surplus. They said they were going to cut taxes. … None of it got done.”

The GOP, which hasn’t won a statewide race since 2006, will need all the cash it can get as it heads into a presidential election year in which U.S. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s seat and control of the state House of Representatives will also be up for grabs. Its counterpart, the Minnesota DFL Party, reported having about $781,000 in its federal campaign account at the end of June and no debt.

“The next few months for the Republican Party in Minnesota … are going to be the most important that they have in front of them,” said Michael Brodkorb, former deputy chair of the Minnesota GOP. “They have to raise money. They have to figure out their direction.”

Hann said the party’s low cash balance wasn’t as bleak as it looked. Political parties raise money so they can spend it, not hold onto it in their accounts, and that’s what the state GOP has been doing to set its candidates up for success next year, he said.

Click here to read the complete story from Star Tribune.