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The Fix: Franken now the favorite

By Paul Demko | 10.24.08 | 9:10 am

Al Franken now has a “better than 50-50 shot” at defeating Sen. Norm Coleman, assays The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza. In his latest assessment of which senate seats are most likely to flip parties in November, Coleman’s post…

Obama ramps up ad spending in Minnesota

By Paul Demko | 10.15.08 | 9:14 am

Barack Obama narrowly outspent John McCain on television advertisements during the second week of October, according to figures obtained by the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza. Between October 7 and 13, the Democrat spent $675,000, compared to $607,000 for…

The Fix: ‘The last 14 days have not been kind to Sen. Norm Coleman’

By Paul Demko | 10.10.08 | 9:34 am

Chris Cillizza has released his latest analysis of which Senate seats are most likley to flip parties in November. Ranking seventh is the post currently held by Sen. Norm Coleman. Despite a rough couple of weeks for the…

McCain outspending Obama on TV in Minnesota

By Paul Demko | 10.07.08 | 4:49 pm

Barack Obama is outspending John McCain by almost three-to-one on television ads nationwide, reports Chris Cillizza. The disparity is staggering in some states. In North Carolina, for instance, Obama has spent $1.5 million on television commercials in the…

VP or not VP: Pawlenty raises his national profile

By Paul Demko | 06.05.08 | 1:43 pm

Publicly Gov. Tim Pawlenty always demurs when asked about whether he is seeking the VP slot on the Republican ticket. But the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza points out that Pawlenty…

Return to blue: Minnesota slips from battleground line

By Paul Demko | 05.30.08 | 10:35 am

In today’s edition of “The Line,” Chris Cillizza ranks the 10 state’s most likely to switch parties in the presidential election. Conspicuously missing from the list: Minnesota. When Cillizza last weighted battleground states,…

VP or not VP: Pawlenty still tops the short list

By Paul Demko | 05.09.08 | 12:23 pm

Chris Cillizza’s latest analysis of the VP sweepstakes has Gov. Tim Pawlenty as the No. 1 contender. Here’s the Washington Post scribe’s take on T-Paw’s chances:

1.Tim Pawlenty: So Tpaw and McCain had something of