Checking out some recent polling in Minnesota

Oct16

October 16, 2019

Primarily in an effort to limit the quantity of “bad” stress in my life, I’m not the polls junkie I used to be. That said, Public Policy Polling recently polled our state (commissioned by Alliance for a Better Minnesota), and I got to pondering. It’s easy to react with something like “44% job approval seems […]

by Dan Burns Elections

MN-01: Dan Feehan is going to kick butt

Oct3

October 3, 2019

It was Feehan vs. Hagedorn in 2018. The latter is now Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), but not by much. Feehan has announced a rematch. My intent is not to dismiss any other DFLers who may get in, but I think it’s a pretty safe bet that it will be Feehan on the ballot, again. And […]

by Dan Burns Elections

MN-Sen: Is Jason Lewis Trump-level crazy?

Sep26

September 26, 2019

Jason Lewis was in the U.S. House, for one term. He’s running for the U.S. Senate, in Minnesota. Jason Lewis, a Republican running for US Senate in Minnesota, once said Republicans had “dual loyalties” to Israel, adding that support for the country was the result of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and a “very […]

by Dan Burns Elections

Elizabeth Warren pulls ahead

Sep24

September 24, 2019

According to a poll released on Saturday by the most trusted name in Iowa political polling, Ann Seltzer, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has pulled into the lead over former Vice President Joe Biden. Selzer & Co. (9/21, 6/8 in parenthesis): Joe Biden 20 (24) Bernie Sanders 11 (16) Elizabeth Warren 22 (15) Pete Buttigieg 9 […]

by Tony Petrangelo Elections

hPVI 2019, House edition

Sep16

September 16, 2019

Partisan scores for Minnesota House districts

by Tony Petrangelo Elections

Another Minnesota GOP savior

Sep11

September 11, 2019

Though I don’t blame you if you’ve put it out of your mind, Tim Pawlenty was governor of Minnesota for eight years, beginning in January 2003. He was the worst governor in modern Minnesota history. But, oh, did Minnesota’s corporate “news” media love him, among other things because he supposedly had everything it took for […]

by Dan Burns Elections

hPVI 2019, Senate edition

Sep9

September 9, 2019

Partisan scores for Minnesota Senate districts

by Tony Petrangelo Elections

Push Poll!

Aug26

August 26, 2019

While pursuing the website twitter dot com over the weekend I was presented with the following tweet: I just got called by a pretty nasty push poll about the 5th Congressional district by someone identifying themselves as VRI Research. — Steve Fletcher (@FletcherMpls) August 24, 2019 Apparently Minneapolis Ward 3 Council member Steve Fletcher was […]

by Tony Petrangelo Elections

Redistricting Minnesota: A New And Better Solution Emerges

Apr10

April 10, 2019

Last Thursday at Drinking Liberally Minneapolis we were treated to a discussion of the census, redistricting, how redistricting is done in Minnesota, and how it could be done better. Topics like this are what the kids these days refer to as “click bait” and what has made Drinking Liberally Minneapolis such a hot ticket. This […]

by Tony Petrangelo Elections

A look at the updated American Community Survey numbers for Minnesota

Jan23

January 23, 2019

At the beginning of the year the United State Census Bureau released updated results from the American Community Survey, a massive continuous survey project the bureau undertakes between censuses. With redistricting coming up in 2021 it’s perhaps worth checking in on the updated ACS numbers to see what’s been going on in Minnesota and how […]

by Tony Petrangelo Elections

Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk has one priority for 2021: Gerrymandering Minnesota

Jan16

January 16, 2019

This is a paragraph from a recent J.Patrick Coolican piece in the StarTribune: Indeed, at a Chamber of Commerce dinner last week, Bakk said redistricting is his reason for running for re-election in 2020. This must sound strange to a layman’s ears, who might guess that a lawmaker would want to craft education or health […]

by Tony Petrangelo Elections

Minnesota Senate District 11 Bonus Election Preview

Jan9

January 9, 2019

On Thursday January 3rd Governor-elect Tim Walz announced the appointment of now former State Senator Tony Lourey as the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Within 24-hours five candidates had jumped into the race to succeed him in the State Senate with another two joining the following week. Of the seven, two are […]

by Tony Petrangelo Elections