Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer

Franken Wins

Mary Lahammer — Sat, 7 Jun 2008 14:12:04 -0500

Al Franken won the endorsement "by acclamation" and word is he would have won on the first ballot with 62%. Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer made the motion in deference to Franken. That's just past the 60% needed for endorsement. A first ballot endorsement is big. It shows strong support for a candidate mired in trouble. JNP and Franken stood side by side.
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Balloting At the Convention

Mary Lahammer — Sat, 7 Jun 2008 13:07:12 -0500

The demonstrations of support are over. The candidates have wrapped up their pitches. Now the voting begins. I'll update this blog post as the ballot counts come in.
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Franken & Pallmeyer Q & A

Mary Lahammer — Sat, 7 Jun 2008 10:48:43 -0500

Now the ground staff will line up the votes for endorsement. After rallying their troops earlier this morning, DFL U.S. Senate candidates took questions from delegates for an hour at the DFL State Convention in Rochester. The questions were pre-selected and pre-screened and thus predictable.
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The Senate Candidates at the DFL Convention

tptadmin — Fri, 6 Jun 2008 16:01:01 -0500

Saturday is endorsement day in Rochester ... will Al Franken be the convention's choice? How about Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer? Will there be no endorsement? Mary Lahammer talked to both candidates in Rochester Friday about Franken's problems this week.

Franken v. Ciresi v. Nelson-Pallmeyer

Mary Lahammer — Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:13:36 -0500

We just got inside Al Franken's "war room" at the DFL State Convention in Rochester. In our interview I told Franken about Doug Grow's story saying Mike Ciresi is "likely" to challenge Franken in a primary. Franken reminded us that Ciresi got out because of lack of support and said he wouldn't challenge the endorsed candidate and Franken added "I hope he keeps his word."
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Who Wasn't There for Obama

Mary Lahammer — Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:02:15 -0500

The question I kept hearing all night at the Obama rally was "Where's Al Franken?" His rival for the DFL U.S. Senate endorsement Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer was there. Sen. Amy Klobuchar appeared and got big cheers. Congressman Keith Ellison also made the crowd roar. Many said they were waiting to see Franken appear, to shore up support, to rally the troops with 30,000 people in and around the X.
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Nelson-Pallmeyer

tptadmin — Fri, 2 May 2008 16:12:24 -0500

There IS another DFLer seeking party endorsement for the Senate. He's St. Thomas professor Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer. He sits down at the table with Cathy and Eric to talk about Franken and his own campaign.

The Political Panel

tptadmin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:59:53 -0500

Republicans Sarah Janecek and Andy Brehm are pitted against DFLers Ember Reichgott Junge and Javier Morillo-Alicea. They assess the legislative session and take a look at the Senate race.

The Race for U.S. Senate

tptadmin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:58:46 -0500

Before it's all done 50 million dollars may be spent in Minnesota in the fall campaign. Mary Lahammer checks in with the three leading candidates ... Norm Coleman ... Al Franken ... and Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer.

The Other Senate Candidate

Mary Lahammer — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:08:52 -0500

Lost in the week's news of Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign kick-off and Al Franken's pre-act/re-launch was the fact there is still a legitimate candidate left on the DFL side: Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer. Franken's rally was politically smart, rallying the troops, looking like the sole strong candidate. But activists and young people who are propelling a candidate called Barack Obama are also excited about JNP.
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