Minnesota has had more than its share of the national political spotlight in recent years. The Republican National Convention, Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s VP prospects and, of course the never-ending U.S.…
The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza has updated his top 10 list of Republicans to keep an eye on heading towards the 2012 presidential contest. Gov. Tim Pawlenty makes the cut in…
A week after losing his KSTP AM show, Dave Thompson is throwing his hat in the ring to become state GOP chair. Chris Cillizza’s best-state-based blogs list came out at the Washington Post today, and Minnesota has more featured blogs than any other state. And a traffic milestone for MinnPost. All this, plus some naughty humor from Roger Ebert, inside.
“Should Norm Coleman Concede?” asks the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza today in his blog, The Fix. Cillizza recommends the former senator look to Florida for a lesson, and he doesn’t mean Bush vs. Gore. Instead, Cillizza says, Democrat Christine…
After declaring a state of emergency there on Friday, Gov. Tim Pawlenty headed to Moorhead today for an early-afternoon briefing with local officials about the looming flood in western Minnesota. Pawlenty and local officials will meet with media…
The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza has released his latest top-ten list of Republicans across the country who could be key players in the coming years. After failing to make the cut in November, Gov. Tim Pawlenty lands in…
Minnesota’s U.S. Representative-elect for the Third District, Republican Erik Paulsen, ran one of the best five House campaigns in the country, according to the Washington Post blog The Fix. Paulsen “beat back the anti-Republican trend,” writes Chris Cillizza, “by focusing on his own accomplishments in the state legislature.” The Fix tracked the Third District contest closely throughout the campaign season as one of the nation’s most competitive congressional contests. But in several ways Cillizza’s summary this morning doesn’t exactly square with how home-state observers might recall the race.
The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza has assembled a list of 10 Republicans across the country who will be influential in trying to resurrect the party over the next four years. Conspicuously missing from the mix? Gov. Tim Pawlenty.…
The presidential election may have just ended, but it’s never too early to begin speculating on who might lead the Republicans from the electoral wilderness in 2012. While most chatter in recent days has focused on Louisiana Gov.…
Sen. Norm Coleman holds a slight edge in Minnesota’s bitterly contested U.S. Senate race, according to the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza. In his final assessment of which Senate seats are most likely to flip parties, Coleman’s post comes…
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