MN US House
Minnesota’s GOP U.S. House Delegation Acknowledges Military and Veterans at 17:1 Ratio over DFLers
Minnesota’s Republican U.S. Representatives have acknowledged holidays and days of observance recognizing the military at a 17 to 1 ratio in press releases and social media compared to DFLers over the last 12 months
Read MoreBachmann’s Potential Presidential Pathway Not Well-Trodden
Only one sitting member of the U.S. House has been elected president in history (Garfield); only three presidents have been elected with U.S. Representative as the highest elected office attained on their resume
Read MoreCravaack Bolsters Military Record of Minnesota’s U.S. House Delegation
With Chip Cravaack’s election to Congress, half of Minnesota’s 2011 U.S. House delegation has a military background, compared to 36 percent of the 134 U.S. Representatives elected since statehood
Read MoreBachmann Survives Sixth Closest Victory Among 2010 Republican House Incumbents
Fellow controversial Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) at #3; Bachmann had the narrowest victory among GOP incumbents in 2008
Read MoreSupport for Minnesota GOP US House Candidates Rises 22 Percent in 2010
Support increases across all eight districts for Republicans; cumulative vote for DFLers falls below 48 percent for just the 3rd time in six decades
Read MoreThird Parties Leave Footprints in Minnesota’s 2010 U.S. House Contests
Votes for third party candidates eclipse 5 percent in six congressional districts; most since DFL merger in 1944
Read MoreMichele Bachmann Raised More Than $70 Per Vote Won on Election Day
Incumbent in nation’s most expensive U.S. House contest raises $70 per vote won in 6th CD race through mid-October FEC filings
Read MoreSmart Politics Projections: Minnesota U.S. House
Two-term incumbents have won 88 percent of their reelection bids in Minnesota history (75 of 85 races)
Read MoreElection Profile: Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District
Oberstar is the longest serving Congressman in Gopher State history
Read MoreElection Profile: Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District
With the exception of DFLer Tim Penny’s six-term service from 1984-1992, the GOP had won every 1st District contest from 1892 through 2004
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