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The official account of @NickZerwas' #mnleg #Covfefe drawers...mostly Sweet, but occasionally Tart, as evidenced by @MarioLopezExtra liking one of my Tweets.

St Paul, MN
Joined May 2016
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No regrets about the fact that my vote for #mngov was for a third-party candidate. #mngop #mnleg #mnvotes
Scott Jensen was never able to grow as a candidate. He remained one-dimensional - it’s all about the pandemic to Jensen. This is one of the reasons why he will lose tomorrow. #mngov
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If the question is “childish,” @drscottjensen shouldn’t have flunked the answer quite so easily. You’ve made much ado about Tim Walz’s character, yet moments that boomerang on the #mngop’s own candidates become “petty”? Please. #rochmn #tcnt #mnleg #mnvotes #mngov
The say something nice about your opponent debate question is so petty and childish. @GovTimWalz is a tyrant, and that's the nicest thing anyone could say about him.
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You made plenty of hay out of @GovTimWalz’s “rocks and cows” gaffe. You’re now unhappy about a debate airing- *checking notes* -in the land of rocks and cows. Gotcha. #mnleg #mnvotes #mngov #rochmn #mngop
I’m so incredibly annoyed by this failed debate stream. I didn’t see a single minute of a live debate. Minnesota needs to create a non-partisan commission that ensures gubernatorial debates are aired in every market.
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A little reminder: @UMNews does a poor job at keeping track of how many regents hail from which campus. I’m willing to bet the number from @UMNMorris and @UMNCrookston (let alone @UMRochester) pales in comparison to the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses. #mnleg should fix that.
University of Minnesota Board of Regents meeting last Thursday, Board of Regents Vice-Chair, Steve Sviggum, asked the interim-chancellor at the University of Minnesota-Morris if declining enrollment might be connected to “too much diversity” at the campus. kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/…
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The #mngop made a huge deal out of the Attorney General allegedly interfering with county-level prosecutions of alleged officer misconduct. Yet, they have no problems with the Attorney General intervening in county-level prosecutions, as long as they don’t involve cops? #mnleg
Replying to @RyanFaircloth
"The opponent has never seen the inside of a courtroom, has no knowledge of what we do or how we do it," said Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, who's endorsed Ellison. "I don't see any county attorneys, that I'm aware of, that are supporting [Schultz]."
You know how ad buys work. You can tell where the money goes, and the quantities. Bad coincidence? Pick your shot. Getting cut off? These newscasts are tightly structured. Take accountability for your homework, instead of complaining about on-air fortunes. #mngop #mnleg #mngov
A remarkable coincidence… followed by another remarkable coincidence-an attack ad against me. Quite simply, you can’t make this stuff up. Do Minnesotans care? Check back in November.
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**tightly structured and vulnerable to technical disruption. Try sitting in a production/master control room on a busy live night, if you think it’s all one big trap. #mngov #mngop #mnleg #mnvotes
Fun fact: Politicians love these sorts of interviews, because they have a chance dodge hard questions about their records, especially when up for re-election (as Ms. Norton is). By not letting Britt Noser respond, you just put your thumb on the scale. Not cool, @KTTCTV. #rochmn
Between September 1 and October 15, 2022, Rochester residents are encouraged to participate in Rochester’s Fall Fit City Challenge. kttc.com/2022/09/01/fall-fit…
Does your concern for law enforcement extend to the ways certain Republicans have defecated on the @TheJusticeDept and @FBI, as of late? #MN01 #mnvotes #mngop #mnleg
Enjoyed talking with @KAALTV about my first few weeks in office, including my vote against the Inflation Reduction Act, which does more to grow the IRS and fight climate change than it does to help Americans suffering from record inflation. Read more here: kaaltv.com/news/top-news/rep…
Nazis are bad. Comparing anything other than today’s literal Nazis to 1940s Nazis is also bad. Anyone who does this, whether a candidate for #mngov, #mnag, or #mn05 is, again, bad. I can’t believe I wrote that, but that’s the Tweet. #mngop #mnleg
Hey @KTTCTV, now that we’re past the primary, this is officially campaign season. Why did you essentially just give one #mngov candidate a free ad? I’m far from a @drscottjensen fan, but not giving him a chance to respond is way out of bounds. #mngop
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To be fair to @KIMTNews3 , they did reach out to our general email box for an interview yesterday afternoon for a story that evening. We don't monitor the box 24/7.
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Robert Kennedy died today 1968—here is his grave at Arlington National Cemetery, photographed on fiftieth anniversary of his death:
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I’ve gotten to know Kim personally, and am very fond of her, as a person. That’s why seeing her fall as deeply as she has into the wormhole of conspiracy nonsense is depressing for me. I’m deeply sad that a lady of such smarts can succumb to something this wrong. #mnleg #mngop
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I’m eager to see @tptAlmanac’s coverage. cc: @mlahammer, @CathyWurzer
So here is first of 2 clips featuring what appears to the voice of Paul Cumings - @MinnesotaDFL staff for @_RyanWinkler - discussing plans for how allies inside Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis Now Party will change the name of the party at its convention tomorrow to "MAGA Party."
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I look forward to the next At Issue, @thauserkstp. cc: @BrianRMcDaniel
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Setting aside the horror of shattered families for a bit - which, yes, is setting aside a lot - I think moments like these are a useful window into the age gap facing today’s #GOP. It’s a problem I’ve reflected on beforehand, but this week’s disaster brings this into focus. 🧵 ⬇️
Here’s a principle: Our children’s lives are sacred and life is a paramount value. When children are being regularly killed in schools, the status quo is unacceptable. Protect our kids.
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(As I wrote here, it seems to me that, without some course-correcting, the Right can win every stand-up logical firefight, but lose the public relations war.) #mnleg #mngop #tcnt #PrinciplesFirst
Replying to @mnguncaucus
THREAD: A silly argument this article may have, but it does bring up one useful point: Too often, from a PR perspective, gun owners come out the losers, because they are seen (rightly or wrongly) as not offering any concrete solutions. #mnleg #tcnt (1/)
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If nothing else, it’s a ripe opportunity for a study, if some college ever wanted to pursue it. (Paging @PoliSciUMN?) #mnleg #mngop #tcnt #PrinciplesFirst