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Minnesota Legislative Race Ratings – House Edition

October 22, 2012

In which I Rate All of the House Races

Pile of Cash

The Weekly Wrap 10-19

October 19, 2012

Lots going on this week; race ratings, fundraising, polls, ad buys, more polls, and possible campaign dirty tricks

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Minnesota Legislative Race Ratings – Senate Edition

October 17, 2012

In which I, your intrepid author, Rate All The Senate Races.

Paul Thissen

Minnesota Generic Legislative ballot shows big DFL advantage

October 15, 2012

And what that could mean come November

Erik Simonson

The Weekly Wrap 9-30

September 30, 2012

It was a good week for Minnesota Democrats. The Minnesota Supreme Court let them switch candidates in Duluth, and some excellent poll numbers came out

Vote!

A new LeftMN feature, Election Resources

September 26, 2012

A discussion of the new LeftMN Election Resources page and the goodies contained within

Pile of Cash

Minnesota House Fundraising Totals

September 25, 2012

Belated doesn’t even begin to describe this posts timing

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Minnesota Legislature generic ballot tests from last week’s polls

September 17, 2012

Last week both SurveyUSA and Public Policy Polling released polls of the state. I’ve already covered the amendment portions of both polls, as well as the Presidential and Senatorial portions of those polls. Uncovered by me so far are the generic ballot tests for the Minnesota legislature that appeared in both of those polls. The Minnesota […]

Mikey takes his shot at redemption

August 16, 2012

In the last few days, the Legislative Lothario Michael Brodkorb has popped up, it seems, everywhere. He was on Minnesota Public Radio after the polls closed on Tuesday night. He did an interview with Minn Post. In the Twitterverse, he opined that Allen Quist’s win in the primary handed the election to to Tim Walz […]

Better Know a Senate District: 57

August 8, 2012

Pat Hall, of the south suburbs Hall brothers, is running for this open Senate seat

Kurt Bills Hates Babies

The Weekly Wrap 8-5

August 5, 2012

Another fundraising deadline and some Republicans trying to game the public financing system

Spam Town, USA

Better Know a Senate District: 27

August 1, 2012

Rich Murray might be the most endangered Republican in the house