Minnesota
Could Minnesota Democrats Notch Their Best Ever Election Cycle in 2018?
They will…if they hold all statewide offices, pick up the state house, and win a sixth congressional seat.
Read MoreMinnesota Media Coverage of Latest Keith Ellison/Louis Farrakhan News Lags
A Wall Street Journal column about Ellison’s attendance with the Nation of Islam leader at a 2013 dinner hosted by the President of Iran is not exactly making the rounds in the Gopher State.
Read MoreSwanson Seeks History-Tying Attorney General Bid Instead of Run for Governor
No sitting or ex-attorney general has ever subsequently won the governorship in Minnesota – despite numerous attempts.
Read MoreWill a Short Campaign Calendar Hurt Tina Smith’s Chances in 2018?
Appointees who had less than a year to run for their seat have historically fared notably better than those who had more than a year – but not in recent decades.
Read MoreHow Do Failed Presidential Hopefuls Fare As US Senate Candidates?
More than a dozen candidates who unsuccessfully ran for president since 1972 later ran for the U.S. Senate – just three were victorious.
Read MoreMichele Bachmann and a Brief History of Minnesota US Reps Running for Senate
Sitting or former U.S. Representatives have been elected to the U.S. Senate by Minnesotans in only four of 20 candidacies.
Read MoreMinnesota On Eve of Rare Governor and Lieutenant Governor Partisan Split
The top two constitutional offices in the Gopher State have been occupied by members of different political parties for 3,759 days since statehood (10+ years).
Read MoreMinnesota to Become 6th State with Women Holding Both US Senate Seats
After Tina Smith is sworn in, four states will have all-female U.S. Senate delegations.
Read MoreMinnesota 2018: How Often Do States Host Elections for Both US Senate Seats?
Next year will be the 55th time in which a state simultaneously hosts elections for each of its U.S. Senate seats; in only eight cases has the electorate split its vote between two parties.
Read MoreIs a Minnesota US Representative Due for Defeat at the Ballot Box?
There have been only three longer stretches during which no Gopher State U.S. House member was defeated over the last 135 years.
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