DON DAVIS
Minnesota Political Notebook: Campaign turns to seeking fiscal cliff votes 
ST. PAUL - The White House acts as if the campaign continues.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , December 01, 2012
Minnesota Political Notebook: GOP leader in Minn. House understands his place
St. Paul - Kurt Daudt knows he leads a group that has little say in what happens around the Minnesota Capitol.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , November 24, 2012
Minnesota Political Notebook: Vikings say seat licenses were part of the deal
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Vikings say Gov. Mark Dayton and others are jumping the gun in criticizing the idea of selling pricey seats to some season-ticket holders.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , November 17, 2012
Minnesota Political Notebook: Bills faces long odds against popular Klobuchar
St. Paul - Gov. Mark Dayton told a crowd gathered to hear former President Bill Clinton that each one of them is needed to elect Democrats on Tuesday because races are so close.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , November 03, 2012
Minnesota Political Notebook: Calmer seas will not sweep one party this year
ST. PAUL - No wave appears in Minnesota’s political forecast. A wave, in political terms, is when events influence voters so much that one party does well nationwide.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , October 20, 2012
Minnesota Political Notebook: Obama, Romney engage in brief ag exchange
ST. PAUL - The two major presidential candidates broke their silence on rural issues, if only briefly.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , October 13, 2012
Professor to presidential candidates: All small businesses not alike
St. Paul - The two major presidential candidates say they love small businesses and want to help.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , October 06, 2012
Minnesota Political Notebook: Some politicians wonder if ballot ruling opens new door
ST. PAUL - Some Minnesota politicians wonder if a state Supreme Court ballot ruling opens the door for more last-minute changes.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , September 29, 2012
Minnesota Political Notebook: New Pawlenty job changes Minnesota politics
ST. PAUL - Scratch Tim Pawlenty’s name off the potential candidate list.
At least for two years.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , September 22, 2012
Minnesota Political Notebook: Redistricting throws voters into unknown territory
ST. PAUL - Many Minnesota voters don’t know where they are.
At least, many don’t know where they live in terms of political districts after congressional, legislative and many local boundaries were redrawn earlier this year.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , September 01, 2012
Minnesota Political Notebook: Biden says ‘I’d trade it all’ to play football
ST. PAUL - Joe Biden is ready to give up his job. Well, only if he could become a high school football player.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , August 26, 2012
Davis: Obama touts advances in wind power
ST. PAUL – Wind was a major topic on President Barack Obama’s campaign swing through Iowa, and not by chance the White House released a report showing wind power use is growing.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , August 18, 2012
Davis: Candidates’ forum answers get repetitive
REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. – Farmers listening to the two major-party candidates for U.S. Senate may not have understood just where they stood on some issues after a Farmfest forum, but they could not have missed two points:
• Republican challenger Kurt Bills is a teacher, a fact he managed to work into nearly every answer during the 90-minute forum.
• Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar works with Senate Republicans on a range of issues, something she squeezed into many answers.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , August 11, 2012
Minnesota Political Notebook: Recount possible in state Supreme Court races
ST. PAUL - Minnesota election officials say a recount is possible in Aug. 14 primary election state Supreme Court races.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , August 04, 2012
Media probes Pawlenty’s past in anticipation of Romney’s VP choice
ST. PAUL – Tim Pawlenty could get his wish to join a national ticket in the next few days.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , July 28, 2012
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