National Politics
Amy Klobuchar’s Historic Experience in Elected Office
No woman running for president in the modern primary era has served longer in elected office than the Minnesota U.S. Senator.
Read MoreBiden Exaggerates Bill Clinton’s Early Campaign Struggles
Georgia was not on his mind.
Read MoreStates, States Everywhere But Nary a Bellwether in Sight
Wisconsin saw its streak backing the eventual Democratic presidential nominee in every primary since 1972 end when voters backed Bernie Sanders in 2016.
Read MoreWill Five Candidates Win 10 Percent in a 2020 Primary?
Such a feat has occurred only three times since 1912.
Read MoreMinnesota’s Unusual Partisan Runs in Presidential Elections
Minnesota is one of just six states in which both parties have recorded double-digit partisan presidential winning streaks – and the only one outside of the South.
Read MoreBellwether States for Partisan Control of the US Senate
Seven states have elected U.S. Senators into the majority party of the subsequent Congress 70+ percent of the time over the last century, but no state has done so in each of its last four elections.
Read MoreCantwell and Murray to Join Elite 20-20 Club Next Year
The Democratic duo from the Evergreen State will become just the second state delegation of women U.S. Senators to serve 20+ years together.
Read MoreEarly Bird 2020 White House Hopefuls Still In The Hunt
Eight of the 11 candidates to jump in the race before March are still on the campaign trail.
Read MoreHow Many Midwestern States Does the 2020 Democratic Nominee Need to Carry to Win the Presidency?
Democratic nominees have won the White House in every cycle since the formation of the Republican Party in which they carried at least half of the region’s states.
Read MoreIs Klobuchar’s Surge in Iowa a Big Deal?
Many White House hopefuls have reached double-digits in Iowa caucus polling in the 21st Century and ultimately floundered; few however mirrored Klobuchar’s timeline and trajectory.
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