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Paulsen’s Pathway? Minnesota Senators Who First Served in the House
Will he or won’t he? Until we know for sure, here is a profile of the nine U.S. Senators from the Gopher State who previously served in the nation’s lower legislative chamber.
Read MoreProjections: 2012 Upper Midwestern U.S. House Races
More than a half-dozen contests in the five-state region could be decided by single digits.
Read MoreMinnesota Eyes Most Competitive US House Races Since 1994
The last time three Gopher State congressional races were decided by single digits was during the Republican Revolution.
Read MoreTwo-Candidate Race a Rarity in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District
The Minneapolis area congressional district had fielded 16 third party and independent U.S. House candidates over the last eight cycles, averaging 9 percent of the vote.
Read MoreThird Parties Vanish from Minnesota’s 2012 US House Races
There are 11 fewer independent and third party candidates running for Minnesota’s eight congressional seats in 2012 compared to two years ago.
Read MoreMinnesota DFL 8th CD Primary Sets Statewide Record in Post-Merger Era
The last time the margin between first and third place was less than nine points in a Minnesota U.S. House primary race was 1942
Read MoreBachmann Scores Weakest Minnesota GOP US House Incumbent Primary Win in 50 Years
The last time a Republican incumbent won a lower percentage of the vote in a Gopher State U.S. House primary was 1962 (Herman Carl Andersen).
Read MoreMcCarthyism Charge First Levied at Bachmann in 2005
The origin of what is now the critics’ favorite charge against Representative Bachmann dates back to 2005, before gaining steam three years later with Katrina vanden Heuvel, Chris Matthews, Rachel Maddow, and Joan Walsh.
Read MoreDefense of Abedin, McCain Slow from Senate Colleagues after Bachmann Rebuke
As of mid-day Thursday, no other U.S. Senator has issued a press release defending Huma Abedin after the senior senator from Arizona’s impassioned remarks in the chamber Wednesday.
Read MoreNo Bachmann Fatigue: Fundraising Up a Quarter Million from Two Years Ago
Despite a failed presidential bid and risk of overexposure, the Minnesota Congresswoman raises 15 percent more funds in Q2 2012 than she did in Q2 2010 during her record-breaking campaign.
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