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CQ ranks congressional voting records: How’d Minnesota do?

By Andy Birkey | 07.07.09 | 11:12 am

Congressional Quarterly has compiled their annual Vote Study for congressional votes leading up to the July 4 break. Each year, CQ compiles records based on party unity, support for the president and percentage of votes missed during the session.…

CQ breaks down all 435 Congressional districts

By Paul Demko | 03.25.09 | 12:03 pm

Barack ObamaCongressional Quarterly has created a nifty interactive map detailing the results of the 2008 presidential contest in all 435 Congressional districts. Across the country, 34 House districts elected…

Minnesota legislators seldom cross party lines

By Paul Demko | 12.22.08 | 9:58 am

Congressional Quarterly has released its annual rankings of federal legislators in terms of party loyalty and support for President George W. Bush’s policies. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (pictured), finishing up her second year at the Capitol, voted with her…

CQ Politics Ratings: Tinklenberg, Sarvi and Walz improve

By Andy Birkey | 10.27.08 | 7:01 pm

Congressional Quarterly released its election rankings for Senate and House races throughout the country, and it isn’t good news for Republicans. In all, 74 Democratic House candidates improved in CQ’s rankings compared to just nine for Republicans. In terms…

Chris Lehman on “moronic” campaign coverage

By Paul Demko | 08.22.08 | 11:59 am

Ken Silverstein has a wonderfully acerbic Q & A with Chris Lehman about campaign coverage over at Harper’s. A senior editor at Congressional Quarterly and co-editor of Bookforum, Lehman mercilessly skewers the media for its horse-race…