U.S. House
The Still Very Long Odds of an Oberstar (or Walz) Defeat in November
Less than 4 percent of Minnesota U.S. House incumbents have been defeated out of more than 200 who won at least 60 percent of the vote during the previous election cycle
Read MoreWestern States to Eclipse Midwest in Representation to U.S. House for First Time in History
It took 160 years, but Western states will finally eclipse the Midwest in the number of Representatives it sends to D.C. in 2012
Read MoreTwitter Wars: Tarryl Clark vs. Michele Bachmann
Clark campaign delivers twelve times as many ‘tweet attacks’ as Bachmann
Read MoreVin Weber Talks Washington (And Minnesota) Politics
Weber says GOP will net 48 or 49 seats in House, 8 seats in Senate, and Tom Horner to hit 20 percent mark in Minnesota gubernatorial race
Read MoreMinnesota Third Parties to Set Modern Mark for Number of Midterm U.S. House Candidates in 2010
Independence Party leads the way with seven – the most third party U.S. House candidates to run in any election cycle since the DFL merger in 1944
Read MoreWhat are the Most Partisan Cities in Minnesota for U.S. House Campaign Contributions?
Champlin and Lakeland have the largest Republican tilts for U.S. House campaign contributions; Anoka, Elk River, and Minneapolis have the largest Democratic tilts
Read MoreWayzata: The Hamptons of Minnesota?
Small western suburban city of less than 5,000 residents has given $415,000+ to Minnesota U.S. House candidates – third highest in the state and less than $30,000 behind St. Paul
Read MoreNo Hometown Advantage for Michele Bachmann in Stillwater
Clark even with Bachmann in per-day fundraising from Stillwater; Congresswoman has shed top of the ticket GOP vote in the City in both 2006 and 2008
Read MoreAnd the Leader in Minneapolis Campaign Fundraising Is…Maureen Reed?
Former 6th CD DFLer who suspended her campaign more than two months ago has still raised the most money from Minneapolis residents of any U.S. House candidate this election cycle
Read MoreLoss by Herseth Sandlin in 2010 South Dakota US House Race Would Be Historic
Defeat of four-term Democratic Congresswoman would mark biggest fall since statehood for a South Dakota U.S. House incumbent in back-to-back contested elections
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