Articles & Tools

Interactive explainers, primary source documents, and voter-service tools from MN-06 Watch.

Special Reports
Investigation
The Handbook EIN Just Published Has the Safeguards. The Bill EIN Is Fighting For Doesn't.
A document comparison. The Election Integrity Network published a 116-page Model Election Laws Handbook on May 14, 2026 — with free state IDs, notice-and-cure procedures, multi-database verification, pending-status protections, and good-faith standards for officials. The same network champions the SAVE America Act, which contains none of these safeguards and adds federal preemption, criminal liability, and a private right of action. Every claim sourced to the bill text, the handbook, federal statute, or Supreme Court case law.
May 2026 · Document comparison · Eight provisions · Polling, consequences, and the conflation problem
Investigation
Minnesota's Elected Rhetoric
A 12-month audit of how Minnesota's ten members of Congress posted on X. 10,554 original posts. 99 flagged. Five members at zero. Same methodology as the national audit, applied symmetrically across the delegation.
April 2026 · MN Delegation Audit · 12-month window · 10 members
Investigation
Both Sides Call Each Other Fascists. Only One Side Is Calling for Public Hangings.
A 90-day audit of 122,106 congressional posts on X finds Republicans and Democrats apply totalitarian-regime labels to opponents at statistically indistinguishable rates. The asymmetry that does exist lives in different rhetoric entirely — and it's substantial. Published with full methodology and a 110-post audit trail.
April 2026 · TheWatchdogs.us · 90-day classifier audit · 480 members · 122,106 posts
Special Report
Who Is He Talking To?
810 transcripts. 11 years. Five audiences. What Tom Emmer says depends on who's in the room. A complete analysis of how his language, targets, and claims change by audience — and how his district disappeared from his vocabulary.
April 2026 · Rhetoric vs. Reality #11 · Interactive report
Interactive
Rhetoric Dashboard
Heat map, career timeline, keyword tracker, and side-by-side comparisons. The interactive data behind "Who Is He Talking To?"
April 2026 · Companion to RvR #11
Voter Service
Voter Service
Who Wants This Job?
MN-06 Watch sent every declared candidate for Minnesota's 6th Congressional District the same five questions. Two responded. One withdrew. The incumbent did not respond.
March 2026 · Interactive profiles · Updated as candidates file
Interactive Explainers
Interactive
The SAVE Act Explainer
What the SAVE Act actually does, how it works, and who it affects. An interactive tool for understanding the legislation Rep. Emmer calls his top priority.
March 2026 · Updated with March 26 Senate vote
Interactive
Election Integrity Standards Act — Framework
If citizenship verification is the goal, here's what getting it right actually looks like. A data-consistent alternative to the SAVE Act, with shareable graphics.
March 2026 · Explainer with shareable graphics
Interactive
How a RINO Became the Whip
The arc from "Globalist RINO" to Donald Trump's most reliable vote-counter in the House. A scrollable narrative built from the primary source record.
March 2026 · Interactive narrative
Primary Source Documents
Primary Source
Full Transcript: AG Ellison / MMBA Meeting
Complete verbatim transcript of the 54-minute recording from December 11, 2021. The tape Rep. Emmer has cited across 26+ media appearances — without linking to the full text.
December 2021 recording · Transcribed February 2025 · Published by MN-06 Watch
Model Legislation
Election Integrity Standards Act — Full Bill Text
Model legislation for evidence-based citizenship verification in federal elections. Amends HAVA and NVRA. Drafted for any Senator or Representative to introduce.
March 2026 · Discussion draft
Research Tools
Tool
Rep. Emmer — Vote Tracker & Profile
Voting record, tweet archive, transcript library, and sponsorship data for Rep. Tom Emmer (MN-06). Updated daily.
Live data · 14,600+ tweets · 810+ transcripts · All votes tracked

MN-06 Watch publishes daily accountability coverage of Rep. Tom Emmer.

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