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Gallup: Minnesota ranked 13th in Democratic advantage

By Andy Birkey | 08.11.11 | 11:39 am

According to a Gallup survey of 170,000 adults nationwide, Minnesota ranks 13th in the nation for Democratic advantage just behind New Jersey and ahead of Washington state.

Klobuchar cracks up Iowa Democrats

By Andy Birkey | 06.15.10 | 4:08 pm

Amy Klobuchar had the crowd laughing as headliner at last weekend’s  2010 Iowa Democratic Party State Convention. The Minnesota senator has been making a name for herself for…

ARG poll: Clinton by 9 in Iowa

By Paul Schmelzer | 01.03.08 | 11:25 am

American Research Group released its new poll results, which show Hillary Clinton with a nine-point lead over challengers in Iowa. It’s poll, taken between Dec. 31 and Jan. 2 shows:
Clinton: 34%
Obama: 25%
Edwards: 21%

Iowa Independent Power Rankings — Democratic Presidential Candidates

By Robin Marty | 11.19.07 | 1:11 pm

From our sister site in Iowa, the Iowa Independent asks the question:

“If the caucuses were held tonight, what would be the results?”

Results are after the jump, and Republican candidate rankings will be out later this week…

Debating the Debates: The Democrats Come to Logo

By Robin Marty | 08.09.07 | 11:57 am

Tonight, the Democratic presidential candidates will be debating GLBT issues during a debate sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign and Logo cable network.  Reporters Andy Birkey and Jeff Fecke will be live-blogging the debate, which starts at 8…

How Did They Do?: Senator Hillary Clinton

By Robin Marty | 04.26.07 | 8:19 pm

Were there any winners or losers in tonight’s debate?  I’d be inclined to say the answer to both questions is no.  The debate was formatted in such a way that the participants seldom engaged each other, and there were not…

Hotdish Thursday: Let the Debates Begin

By Robin Marty | 04.26.07 | 10:09 am

With less than…well, two years before the next election, campaign season is kicking off with the first presidential debate.  Tonight, all eight Democratic candidates will be in South Carolina to go head to head on policy issues.

Minnesota Monitor will…

If Democrats don’t mess up, both short and long term look good

By Leigh Pomeroy | 11.15.06 | 9:54 pm

Cross-posted at Vox Verax.

A revolution? Not quite. But the first paragraph of an editorial from a southeastern Minnesota newspaper chain speaks volumes about the change that has overcome the American electorate, at least as represented by a…