Partisanship
Vin 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 MoreA Profile of the Tea Party Caucus
Caucus members skew southern, average 10 years of service in the House, won their ’08 races by 29 points, and represent districts with an average GOP tilt of +14 points
Read MoreMinnesota’s 6th CD: The Most Politically Volatile District in the State Since 1944 DFL Merger
District has switched parties eight times since DFL merger in April 1944, including five times since 1980 – twice as many as any other district in Minnesota
Read MoreInside the SurveyUSA Poll of Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District
July 2010 poll shows notable sampling differences in percentage of males, independents, and voters above the age of 50 from spot-on late October 2008 poll of the district
Read MoreShould Kagan’s Partisan Past and Policy Work Derail Her Confirmation?
Over half of Supreme Court Justices throughout history have served in or sought partisan legislative or executive offices
Read MoreCity Pages Errs in Latest Pawlenty Snark
Tennessee not quite as Republican-friendly as article suggests
Read MoreAre Bachmann, Kline, and Paulsen ‘Too’ Conservative for Their Congressional Districts?
Difference between Kline’s conservative vote ranking and his district’s Partisan Voting Index ranking is the 2nd largest among all House Republicans; Bachmann 14th largest, Paulsen 27th
Read MoreIs Representative Ryan Winkler the DFL’s New Attack Dog?
Partisan attacks by Winkler against GOP have more than quadrupled in press releases from 1st to 2nd term in office
Read MoreRepublicans Outnumber Democrats in Minnesota for First Time Since 2005
Study of nearly 70 SurveyUSA polls finds GOP holding first party ID advantage since October 2005; percentage of Minnesotans identifying as Republicans at highest level ever recorded by polling organization
Read MoreHow Do Members of Congress Use the American Flag in Their Reelection Campaigns?
Republican U.S. Representatives are 36 percent more likely to incorporate the American flag on campaign websites than Democrats
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