Partisanship
History Predicts Republicans Will Gain 19 Seats in Minnesota House in 2010
Study of midterm elections since 1954 finds party out of power in the White House makes double digit gains in Minnesota House more than 60 percent of the time
Read MoreWill Representative Mark Buesgens’ Arrest Put House District 35B in Play? (Not Likely)
HD 35 has averaged a 28-point GOP tilt in top of the ticket races since redistricting in 2002
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 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
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