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When the Secretary of State refused to put my name on the ballot as the New Party’s candidate because I was already on the ballot as the Democratic Party candidate, we sued in federal court and won. The State’s … Continue reading
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One of my favorite visionary bills that never got a committee hearing was to morph Minnesota into proportional representation, whereby more than one person can get elected to represent a district. Any candidate who gets at least 10% of the … Continue reading
Getting called “Andy Sandanista” was not the way I wanted things to start-out. Perhaps if I’d had a quick retort (like I did that time in the Judge’s chambers), and said something like, “Well, if it isn’t the Democratic Phony … Continue reading
“Popular candidates like Andy Dawkins sometimes receive national recognition. Fiorello LaGuardia, Earl Warren, Ronald Reagan, and Franklin Roosevelt are names that come readily to mind as candidates whose reputations and political careers were enhanced because … Continue reading
Not even a Kennedy could get in In 1988 I was a one-year-legislator with the now-seemingly-reachable ambition to be President of the United States. In the “Open Letter” to my kids I say why I still believe to this day … Continue reading