The Sunday Take

We have heard the candidates, received your texts, phone calls and watched your ads on our different platforms - now we want to hear your voice and texts, what do YOU have to say ahead of this Tuesday’s Election Day! Blois shares your thoughts, breaks down the key races ahead of the big week! From the seats in Washington to the local rural areas of Minnesota - we break it all down for you!

Blois hosts a debate with the 3 top candidates for Secretary of State.

This week we have a different type of Sunday Take - we pull some excerpts from both the AG and Senate Debates as well as the CD1 perspectives on health care, tariffs and more as we fast approach Election Day in just a couple of weeks!

This coming Tuesday marks three weeks until Election Day - Blois discusses what to expect, what to look for as we wind down the clock! He chats with Senator Aric Putnam who is defending his Senate District 14 in Saint Cloud - we get into state budget, Ag, campaigning and what he is seeing and hearing, where he sits in contrast to other Senate seats and more! We also chat with Nels Pierson, senator...

We begin with thoughts on the situation involving the Eden Prairie homecoming football game, the current state of the Minnesota economy as we approach November and more! This week Blois sat down with Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen and also we replay an excerpt from this week’s Fluence Media Forum featuring Ag Economist Brian Buhr, MN Bio Fuels Executive Director Brian Werner, Compeer’s Pe...

This week Blois Olson moderates an in-studio debate for the U.S. Congressional District Two Seat between DFL candidate and former Senator Matt Little and GOP candidate and Senator Eric Pratt - asking the hard pressed questions from Metro Surge, to fraud, Presidential influence, Ag and more!

It is oh so far away but oh so close! This week Blois sat down to chat with Senator Amy Klobuchar and Speaker Lisa Demuth at the LeadingAge Minnesota Annual Leadership Forum and Conference up at Grand View Lodge - covering any and all topics when it comes to the upcoming election, the needs an aging workforce, workforce care, access to care, financial sustainability and much more!

Blois Olson and Lindsey Brown in studio for this morning’s Sunday Take. To open the show Blois talks about Representative Cedric Frazier’s campaign ghosting him for a debate and Ryan Faircloth’s piece in the Star Tribune this morning about the Governor Tim Walz administration’s response to Minnesota's fraud problems. Blois opines the heavy reliance on campaign ads and social media to connect with...

It is the second Sunday of the Minnesota State Fair as we are in the home stretch for this year and we have Blois Olson LIVE on the WCCO Radio veranda hosting the Minnesota State Auditor's Debate on Sunday Take featuring Scott Jensen, Jay Reeves, and Zack Filipovich tackling any and all of the hot topics in the state from fraud to crime and much, much more in today's debate

Bois Olsen is joined live at Minnesota State Fair with Eric Eskola, former WCCO Radio personality/host and John McCormick with Wall Street Journal.

We are creeping ever so closely to the Minnesota State Fair - Blois previews what the first weekend of Sunday Take has in store, we discuss flock cameras, AI and data centers then pivot to chat with Representatives Brad Tabke (D) Shakopee and Representative Mary Franson (R) Alexandria discussing more on the controversy with flock cameras and much more! Plus Blois shares this week’s take!

What a week that was in Minnesota politics with Tuesday's primaries in the rear view mirror - Blois recaps some of the key points and how this plays out into which candidates have the best scope, the best future outlook for this state, then we shift to metrics of this state MN Chamber President and CEO Doug Loon on the true struggles with Minnesota when it comes to growth, workforce and the overal...

We are 48 hours away from Tuesday’s Primary Voting and Blois takes a deeper look into the races to watch for and the numbers going into this week’s voting from the top down he previews each race and the highs and lows of each candidate in each race!

This week marks another year of Farm Fest, Blois previews this as well as recapping the nice and not so nice interactions among campaigning this past week amid some turmoil in the Angie Craig and Peggy Flanagan race! Then we hear from Republican candidate for Senate Adam Schwarze who shares his non-establishment run in the GOP, what he is seeing and hearing amid his campaign travels, what he bring...

As we inch closer to primaries there seems to be somewhat of a disconnect between Minnesotans and around the country with candidates and races in politics - Blois addresses why he believes people have tuned out. Then we have an extended conversation with Representative Angie Craig (DFL) who is running against Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for Senate and right out of the gate we dive into her vision for...

This week Blois Olson hosts the Congressional District 2 DFL Debate featuring Matt Klein, Matt Little and Kaela Berg LIVE in studio!

We are edging closer to primaries and we have a few spots to fill both in DC and here in Minnesota so Blois previews next week's Sunday Take in studio debate featuring the three condidates for Congressional District 2 and what we can expect as we edge closer to primaries and then Blois sits down with Secretary of State Steve Simon about the Oversight Committee, ID when it comes to voting, voter in...

This weekend marks 250 years as a country. Blois shares his thoughts on the historic Independence Day marker, previewing the primaries and Farm Fest coming up and then he sits down for an extended conversation with Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan discusses why she chose to run for U.S. Senate, her race against Angie Craig for the DFL seat, her reflection on how Operation Metro Surge was handled by Gov...

As we slowly approach primaries in just over a month, there is a lot to keep track of as we look ahead. From the Tim Walz factor in these elections and DFL support, also where does rural Minnesota and even surrounding states stand when it comes to the GOP? That, the Senate race and much more as Blois shares and breaks down the five key things to keep an eye on as we are five weeks out and of cours...

We begin today's show with Blois recapping the week that was as we had a lot of data flood in with fundraising numbers, also, Blois lays the ground for the conversation today on the 'party over principle' in today's politics and the state of being an independent candidate! We continue to highlight the third party candidacy with Chip Tangen, Libertarian candidate for Sec. of State as well as Jay Re...

It was one year ago today that many started their morning amid chaos when Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their dog Gilbert were gunned down in their home in the early Saturday morning hours in Brooklyn Park - along with Senator John Hoffman and wife Yvette being shot in their home as well and what could have been more political leaders. Blois reflects on the past year, what...

It has been an interesting week on both sides of the aisle, Klobuchar from the left and on the right we have seen some divisiveness and the non-endorsed candidates seem to have the backing financially - Blois begins by recapping that and much more from this week. Then we sit down with Congressional candidate Jake Johnson of the DFL CD1 and he shares his plans and thoughts when it comes to agricult...

We had an upset in the GOP endorsement in yesterday’s convention up in Duluth where Kendall Qualls came away with the Republican nomination for the upcoming gubernatorial race - we talked to Kendall about this win, we chat with Adam Schwarze who received the Senate nomination and got Mike Lindell’s thoughts on coming up short in the GOP and then Blois shares this week’s take!

WCCO Political Analyst looks at races, trends and the issues going into state conventions in another crucial midterm year.

It is going to be a long final stretch into Monday for the members of the legislative session at the State Capitol to finish out this session leading up to the midnight deadline and Blois shares what needs to be done, if and how can Minnesota leaders reach an agreement on gun legislation, who has been the stronger side throughout the session, the latest development with HCMC and Rahul Koranne, Pre...