Perhaps you've heard - there's a gubernatorial race going on.

Since the True North ruling junta has gotten a few emails on the subject, I want to make sure we're clear on a few things.

True North is not a GOP blog.  We are a conservative blog that supports the first principles of conservatism, and the candidates, politicians and policies that in turn support them.  It's entirely possible that True North could support a conservative DFLer over a liberal Republican.  Not to worry - it's pretty much a theoretical exercise, so far.  Most of True North's contributors are Republicans, and as a practical matter the GOP, imperfect as it is, is the conservative party - but we are not a party blog.

True North does not endorse candidates.  This blog is a forum for conservative bloggers, some of whom may themselves endorse candidates. The bloggers speak for themselves; the endorsement doesn't matter to True North as much as the reasons for the endorsement do, by way of educating and helping the reader reach their own conclusions.

True North supports conservatism as a positive movement in Minnesota. As such, we will stick to giving the public a reason to vote for conservatism, and for conservative candidates, rather than focusing on reasons to vote against candidates. 

Since True North is a blog that draws from Minnesota's first-principles conservatives, it's very likely that the blog's output will reflect the overall outlook of that group.  But True North endorses nobody.

Or rather, we endorse six things; liberty, security, prosperity, limited government, culture and family.