Mitch Berg on Republican and Minnesota Politics
Everyone enjoyed hearing from Mitch Berg today following the State Republican convention. Berg has been opining on Minnesota politics since the early 2000’s on the Salem Radio Network (AM1280). His first message today referenced the Ingrid Bergman 1948 movie “Gaslight” where a husband constantly tells his wife that what she thinks isn’t true. The analogy is that the DFL wants Republicans to believe that the “DFL is inevitable – give up and go away”, it’s NOT inevitable. The first time in MN history where Republicans had legislative control was in 2010.
Berg made the case that there are at least 3 very vulnerable MN Senate seats where the DFL won by very small margins that we could pick up (Seeberger in Lake Elmo/Afton, Kupec in Moorehead and Hauschild in Hermantown). We have razor thin margins in these districts and wins are doable. Having even thin majority control in the Legislature would give Republicans the ability to stop bad legislation, such as the DFL’s desire to take away peoples’ guns and freedom.
Another theme was that Republican factions need to work together to win instead of fighting like the mob families in the Godfather. Don’t feel it’s futile just because the DFL is like an abusive spouse. Vote for the most conservative candidate who can win in a particular district. The Q & A brought an interesting discussion of the party reliance on volunteers to compete with the DFL professional staffers that puts us at a disadvantage. It makes the party reliant on a “consultant class” which doesn’t have to prove itself by winning.
We appreciate Mitch Berg’s seasoned knowledge and viewpoints that are helpful in understanding the state of MN politics in a very important election year. Thank you!
Next meeting – Sat. Sept 12. See you then!
Mitch Berg on MN Politics Sat June 6
“Every Life. Every Voice. Every Vote. Rebuilding a Pro-life America” with MCCL
We enjoyed hearing from Cathy Blaeser, Co-executive Director of MN Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL). Blaeser has extensive experience in the Pro-life movement: lobbying, consulting, managing from the beginning to the end of life. It was refreshing to see the organizations updated messaging: “Every Life. Every Voice. Every Vote. Rebuilding a Pro-life America”. We learned that 30% of Prolifers are not voting! So, reach out to family and friends to make sure they plan to vote. During the 2026 March for Life, the MCCL displayed 14K life-size fetal models representing all the aborted lives in the past year. Unfortunately, this was 2,000 more than the year before. A victory last year was stopping the effort to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot, which would have made abortion a permanent “right”. Through strategy and coordination with other groups it was a success. We also learned that Minnesota is one of 3 places with state sanctioned infanticide (China and Alberta Canada are the other two). She encouraged us to be vigilant in the fight to protect life. Here is a picture of today’s speaker, as well as pictures of MCCL’s information cards that they distribute. Many thanks for the dedication of MCCL and for updating us today.
