Minnesota
Tim Pawlenty: The Forgotten Man?
During Jeopardy’s Teacher’s Tournament, three educators could not name the capital city from where Tim Pawlenty governed for eight years.
Read MoreVeterans Represented in Minnesota US House Delegation for 102 Straight Years
Minnesota has elected at least one candidate with military service to the U.S. House since 1910.
Read More12 Reasons Minneapolis’ Mayoral Election Is More Interesting Than Yours
35 candidates. Two Bobs, two Marks, two Christophers, two Johns, two Jameses. Captain Jack Sparrow and The Rock. Ranked choice voting. Welcome to elections in the City of Lakes.
Read MoreBack to Back to Back? Will Another Minnesota US Rep Fall in 2014?
It’s been 50 years since the last time incumbents from the Gopher State U.S. House delegation were defeated in three consecutive cycles.
Read MoreCollin Peterson’s Fundraising Numbers Not a Retirement ‘Tell’
Although Democratic alarm bells are ringing, Peterson’s off-year fundraising tally is actually up in 2013 compared to his average hauls over the last decade.
Read MoreOn the Hot Seat: US Senate Plurality-Vote Winners
Nearly 40 percent of plurality vote winners of U.S. Senate contests have lost their seat in the next election; three are on the ballot in 2014 (Begich, Franken, Merkley).
Read More100 Years of Minnesota Republican Gubernatorial Primaries
Gopher State Republicans have not had a competitive gubernatorial primary since 1924.
Read MoreMinnesota Republican US Senate Primaries by the Numbers
The GOP is coming off its most competitive Senate primary since 1934; Julianne Ortman will become the 10th female GOP U.S. Senate primary candidate if she wins (or ignores) her party’s endorsement.
Read MoreHarry Byrd’s Death Leaves 167 Living Ex-Senators
Minnesota has the most living former Senators with eight while six states have only one (Hawaii, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming).
Read MoreBachmann Raised More Than $1K Per Day After Retirement Announcement
Bachmann raised more than $1,000 per day in large donor contributions after May 29th – aided by a misleading fundraising message on her campaign website.
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