Big Money, Stealth Parties Shape the Landscape, w/ Robin Garwood

With unprecendented big money pouring into a full slate of city elections, we assess the Minneapolis political landscape, with special guest Robin Garwood. This episode features a deep dive on new phenomenon of political action committees acting as stealth political parties. In this context we ask the question: what could lead to the mayor getting re-elected or defeated?

Further reading

The PACs

• All of Minneapolis
  • "radical" "extremists" and "outside agitators" from 2023
• We Love Minneapolis
  • Who is behind We Love Minneapolis
• Minneapolis for the Many
• Cam's column on big money in these PACs
• The quaint days of PACs circa 2017
• Charlie Rybak's PAC lament
• Josh Martin's response to Rybak

2023 Mayoral Race

• Mpls for Many Poll shows Frey's approval rate dropped 20 points
• Rev Dr DeWayne Davis
• Sen Omar Fateh
• Jazz Hampton
• Emily Koski drops out of race

2021 Citywide Elections

• MPR: How Jacob Frey won re-election - interesting data breakdown
• Sept 2021 Kare11 Poll on Mayor/Council