MN US Senate
Was Amy Klobuchar Snookered by Chuck Schumer?
Everything Minnesota fans do not want to know about the Twins-Yankees rivalry
Read MoreKlobuchar and Franken to Get Boost in Senate Seniority After 2010 Election
Gopher State delegation currently has second lowest collective seniority in the U.S. Senate
Read MoreBachmann vs Franken in 2014: A Dream Matchup?
Scenario could also be best chance for 3rd party revival in Gopher State
Read MoreBachmann and Paulsen Are Biggest Fundraisers in 5 of Minnesota’s 8 Congressional Districts in 2009
Bachmann, Paulsen, and Kline outraising DFLers by nearly $30,000 in DFL districts and by more than $600,000 in GOP districts
Read MoreAre Klobuchar and Franken Exceeding Expectations? MN Senators Receive All-Time High Job Approval Marks
Klobuchar and Franken are enjoying their highest approval ratings since being elected in 2006 and 2008 respectively
Read MoreKlobuchar’s Approval Rebounds While Senators Grassley, Harkin, Kohl, and Feingold’s Sink to Historic Lows
The latest round of SurveyUSA polling finds Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar rebounding back into familiar territory, while many of her Upper Midwestern colleagues see their job performance marks sink to record lows and struggle to reach even a positive…
Read MoreAl Franken Receives First Grade As U.S. Senator: Minnesotans Split Down the Middle
As DFL Senator Al Franken inched into office by the narrowest of margins, both he and 2008 Republican opponent Norm Coleman endured negative net favorability ratings as their expensive, and frequently brutal campaigns gained neither candidate favor with a majority…
Read MoreEt Tu Minnesota? Klobuchar Disapproval Rating Soars to Record High After Franken Is Seated
As unemployment continued to rise and economic and budget concerns reached near crisis levels across most states, several U.S. Senators, both Democrats and Republicans, saw their approval ratings slip noticeably during the first several months of 2009. One of the…
Read MoreSen. Rest and Rep. Emmer to Speak on U.S. Senate Recount and MN Election Reform
Two leaders from the State Capitol will be speaking at a forum hosted by the Humphrey Institute on Friday morning to pinpoint reforms that could be made in the Minnesota election system to avoid recount pitfalls in the future. DFL…
Read MoreMinnesota Delegation Has 2nd Lowest Collective Seniority Ranking in U.S. Senate
The soon-to-be seated DFL U.S. Senator Al Franken will now be able to assist Senior Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar with the state’s constituency caseload, but will not enhance the state’s collective seniority ranking in Capitol Hill’s upper chamber. Minnesota has…
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